Enrollment
73
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370495001985
Traphill Elementary School
9794 Traphill Rd, Traphill, NC 28685 · (336) 651-7160 · Wilkes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL73 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
70 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 13 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (12).
Student demographics
25%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
42.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Traphill Elementary School
Traphill Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traphill Elementary School this school | 73 | 95.9% | 54.0% |
| Atlantic Elementary Atlantic | 88 | 95.5% | 72.3% |
| Harkers Island Elementary Harkers Island | 95 | 96.8% | 74.1% |
| Riverside Elementary Newland | 98 | 96.9% | 43.2% |
| South Toe Elementary Burnsville | 107 | 97.2% | 56.0% |
| Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School Boomer | 111 | 97.3% | 51.5% |
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 Traphill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilkes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 73 | #1,479 of 1,485 | #13 of 13 |
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
73
-4 (-5%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 73 | 6.7 | 10.9:1 | 96% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 80 | 7 | 11.4:1 | 96% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 6.7 | 11.5:1 | 96% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 77 | 5 | 15.4:1 | 96% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 117 | 8.6 | 13.6:1 | 95% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | 95% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 180 | 10 | 18.0:1 | 67% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 55% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Traphill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (117 to 73); teachers down 22% (8.6 to 6.7).
About Traphill Elementary School
Among the schools in Traphill, North Carolina, is Traphill Elementary School, a small elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 73 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 84% smaller than that.
The district, Wilkes County Schools, operates 22 schools serving 8,547 students.
The student body at Traphill Elementary School is 86% White. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 6.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.9 students per teacher. That is 4.0 students per teacher below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 96% of students.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Traphill Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Traphill Elementary School's results are 4.5 points above predicted: 54.0% against 49.6%.
In Wilkes County (population about 65,935), the median household income is $51,721, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Traphill Elementary School is one of 22 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: North Wilkes High School, about 5.8 miles away. Within ten miles are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Traphill Elementary School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 73 students in 2024-25, 4 fewer than the 77 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.4:1 to 10.9:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Traphill Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Quick facts
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
Nearby schools
- North Wilkes High School5.8 mi · 578
- Mountain View Elementary School8.3 mi · 488
- East Wilkes Middle School8.7 mi · 346
- North Wilkes Middle School8.9 mi · 484
- C B Eller Elementary School9.2 mi · 248
- Roaring River Elementary School9.6 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Traphill Elementary SchoolHow large is Traphill Elementary School?
Traphill Elementary School enrolls approximately 73 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Traphill Elementary School serve?
Traphill Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Traphill Elementary School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Traphill Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Traphill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Traphill Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
What district is Traphill Elementary School in?
Traphill Elementary School is part of Wilkes County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.