Mulberry Elementary School

Mulberry Elementary School is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, overseen by Wilkes County Schools, hosting 419 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Wilkes County Schools, which oversees 22 schools and 8,547 students, Mulberry Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Mulberry Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mulberry Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.5%; Mulberry Elementary School posts 66.4%, +17.9 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, Wilkes County reports that the typical household earns roughly $51,721 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wilkes County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,547 students), Mulberry Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North Wilkes Middle School, roughly 2.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Mulberry Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mulberry Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.7%.

Mulberry Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 471 students in 2018 compared to 419 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 69% across the same window.

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