North Wilkesboro Elementary School

Located at 200 Flint Hill Rd, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, North Wilkesboro Elementary School is an intimate K-5 school that caters to 329 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Wilkes County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so North Wilkesboro Elementary School sits 30% smaller than that benchmark.

Wilkes County Schools runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 8,547 students. North Wilkesboro Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, North Wilkesboro Elementary School shows that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 32% White, 15% multiracial, 11% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

Looking at school resources, North Wilkesboro Elementary School lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting North Wilkesboro Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Wilkesboro Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wilkes County) records that median household earnings sit near $51,721, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Wilkes County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,547 students), of which North Wilkesboro Elementary School is one.

C C Wright Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Wilkesboro Elementary School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

North Wilkesboro Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Wilkesboro Elementary School has edged up 4%, going from 317 students in 2018 to 329 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 32% across the same window.

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