Margaret Hearne Elementary

Margaret Hearne Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary campus in Wilson, North Carolina, run under Wilson County Schools, enrolls 423 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 25 schools in Wilson County Schools (10,451 students total), Margaret Hearne Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Margaret Hearne Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 33% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Margaret Hearne Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Margaret Hearne Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Margaret Hearne Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 42.1%, a residual of -6.4 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wilson County indicate median household income runs about $56,423, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wilson County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,482 students), of which Margaret Hearne Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wilson Academy of Virtual Education, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Margaret Hearne Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 67.4%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 424 students in 2018 compared to 423 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 67% to 57% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.