Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370495001982
North Wilkesboro Elementary School
200 Flint Hill Rd, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 · (336) 838-2872 · Wilkes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
326 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
38.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like North Wilkesboro Elementary School
North Wilkesboro Elementary School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Wilkesboro Elementary School this school | 329 | 99.1% | 42.6% |
| Ramseur Elementary School Ramseur | 346 | 99.1% | 37.0% |
| Middlesex Elementary Middlesex | 333 | 99.1% | 53.8% |
| Mary C Williams Elementary Wilmington | 355 | 99.2% | 54.5% |
| Clement Elementary Autryville | 367 | 99.2% | 67.2% |
| Charles W McCrary Elementary Asheboro | 370 | 98.9% | 36.3% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where North Wilkesboro Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilkes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #1,030 of 1,297 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #1,045 of 1,296 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #1,005 of 1,300 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #1,119 of 1,485 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,184 of 1,377 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #295 of 1,379 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #600 of 1,414 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #288 of 369 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
329
+39 (+13%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 329 | 19.6 | 16.8:1 | 99% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 18.2 | 17.0:1 | 99% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 21.8 | 14.1:1 | 99% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 18.5 | 17.1:1 | 99% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 96% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 84% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 62% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Wilkesboro Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (317 to 329); teachers up 6% (18.5 to 19.6).
About North Wilkesboro Elementary School
At 200 Flint Hill Rd in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, North Wilkesboro Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. The school has 329 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll about 467 students on average.
North Wilkesboro Elementary School sits within Wilkes County Schools, which has 22 schools and 8,547 students.
Hispanic students account for 43% of enrollment at North Wilkesboro Elementary School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 32% White, 15% multiracial, and 11% Black. Among people living in Wilkes County, the Hispanic share is about 8%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North Wilkesboro Elementary School scores 68%.
Classroom staffing at North Wilkesboro Elementary School totals 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 99% of students (326) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Wilkes County is similar, at 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, North Wilkesboro Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 21% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The model predicts 48.6% for a school in North Carolina with North Wilkesboro Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. North Wilkesboro Elementary School posts 42.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Wilkes County show that median household income comes to about $51,721, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilkes County counts 22 public schools with about 8,547 students.
Among nearby public schools, C C Wright Elementary School is closest at about 3.3 miles. North Wilkesboro Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. North Wilkesboro Elementary School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 329 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 290. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.3:1 to 16.8:1 over the same years.
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Wilkes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,935
Census ACS
Median income
$51,721
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,547 students
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Related schools
Other schools in Wilkes County Schools
- Wilkes Central High SchoolHigh · 719 students
- Millers Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 699 students
- West Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 582 students
- North Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Central Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Other schools in North Wilkesboro
- North Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- C C Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
Nearby schools
- C C Wright Elementary School3.3 mi · 316
- Wilkesboro Elementary School3.8 mi · 405
- Wilkes Early College High School3.9 mi · 265
- Mulberry Elementary School4.7 mi · 419
- Mountain View Elementary School5.0 mi · 488
- Wilkes Central High School5.2 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About North Wilkesboro Elementary SchoolHow large is North Wilkesboro Elementary School?
North Wilkesboro Elementary School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-05.
Is North Wilkesboro Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Wilkesboro Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does North Wilkesboro Elementary School have?
North Wilkesboro Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at North Wilkesboro Elementary School?
Student demographics at North Wilkesboro Elementary School are roughly 32% White, 43% Hispanic, 11% Black, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees North Wilkesboro Elementary School?
North Wilkesboro Elementary School is overseen by Wilkes County Schools in Wilkes County.
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