Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370502002564
Vick Elementary
504 N Carroll Street, Wilson, NC 27893 · (252) 399-7886 · Wilson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
356 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
31.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
33.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Vick Elementary
Vick Elementary's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vick Elementary this school | 359 | 99.2% | 35.5% |
| William H Owen Elementary Fayetteville | 393 | 99.0% | 53.4% |
| Bruns Avenue Elementary Charlotte | 415 | 99.3% | 27.9% |
| Southeast Raleigh Elementary Raleigh | 378 | 99.2% | 34.5% |
| Clarke Elementary Henderson | 364 | 99.2% | 28.3% |
| Movement School Southwest Charlotte | 284 | 96.8% | N/A |
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 Vick Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,184 of 1,297 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #1,226 of 1,296 | #13 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,173 of 1,300 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #1,023 of 1,485 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #874 of 1,377 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #1,094 of 1,379 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #534 of 1,414 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.5% | #177 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
359
+91 (+34%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 359 | 23.3 | 15.4:1 | 99% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 21.1 | 15.5:1 | 98% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 17.2 | 18.8:1 | 99% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 99% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 25.8 | 12.5:1 | 99% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 99% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 99% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 22 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vick Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (322 to 359); teachers down 10% (25.8 to 23.3).
About Vick Elementary
Vick Elementary is a small elementary school in Wilson, North Carolina, under Wilson County Schools. The school serves 359 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Wilson County Schools enrolls 10,451 students in 25 schools, including Vick Elementary.
A majority of students at Vick Elementary, 70%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 39%. By the diversity index, Vick Elementary comes in at 45%.
Vick Elementary employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.4:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. Vick Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 99%. Across public schools in Wilson County, the average is about the same, 96%.
Vick Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.6%.
Federal survey data for Wilson County show that median household income is about $56,423, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. A total of 29 public schools operate in Wilson County, serving about 12,482 students.
The nearest public school is Wilson Academy of Applied Technology, at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Vick Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 4 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Vick Elementary as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
The number of students grew from 268 to 359 over 4 years.
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Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,290
Census ACS
Median income
$56,423
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,482 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilson County Schools
- James Hunt HighHigh · 1,115 students
- Fike HighHigh · 1,028 students
- Forest Hills MiddleMiddle · 654 students
- Beddingfield HighHigh · 653 students
- John W Jones ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Rock Ridge ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Wilson
- Sallie B Howard SchoolCombined · 1,228 students
- James Hunt HighHigh · 1,115 students
- Fike HighHigh · 1,028 students
- Wilson Preparatory AcademyCombined · 725 students
- Forest Hills MiddleMiddle · 654 students
- Beddingfield HighHigh · 653 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Academy of Applied Technology0.3 mi · 280
- Eastern NC School for the Deaf0.6 mi · 42
- Eastern NC School for the Deaf0.6 mi · 36
- Charles H Darden Middle0.6 mi · 378
- Wilson Early College Academy0.7 mi · 268
- B O Barnes Elementary0.7 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Vick ElementaryHow large is Vick Elementary?
Vick Elementary enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Vick Elementary serve?
Vick Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Vick Elementary have?
Vick Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Vick Elementary?
Student demographics at Vick Elementary are roughly 3% White, 25% Hispanic, 70% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Vick Elementary public or private?
Vick Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.