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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370502002010
Vinson-Bynum Elementary
1601 Tarboro St SW, Wilson, NC 27893 · (252) 399-7981 · Wilson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
455 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
54%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
53.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Vinson-Bynum Elementary
Vinson-Bynum Elementary's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinson-Bynum Elementary this school | 458 | 99.3% | 59.4% |
| Croft Community School Charlotte | 459 | 99.3% | 56.5% |
| Elizabeth Traditional Elem Charlotte | 409 | 99.3% | 65.1% |
| Morganton Road Elementary Fayetteville | 491 | 99.4% | 43.4% |
| College Lakes Elementary Fayetteville | 459 | 98.5% | 41.0% |
| Loyd E Auman Elementary Fayetteville | 495 | 99.2% | 47.9% |
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 Vinson-Bynum Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #522 of 1,297 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #534 of 1,296 | #6 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #494 of 1,300 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #731 of 1,485 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #977 of 1,377 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #891 of 1,379 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #347 of 1,414 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.5% | #81 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
458
+96 (+27%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 458 | 28.9 | 15.8:1 | 99% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 32.1 | 14.8:1 | 99% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 28.8 | 16.4:1 | 99% (470) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 99% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 27.3 | 13.5:1 | 98% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 99% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 56% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 61% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vinson-Bynum Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (368 to 458); teachers up 6% (27.3 to 28.9).
About Vinson-Bynum Elementary
The public elementary school Vinson-Bynum Elementary is located in Wilson, North Carolina. The school has 458 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
Wilson County Schools has 25 schools and 10,451 students, and Vinson-Bynum Elementary is one of those schools.
The share of Black students at Vinson-Bynum Elementary is 64%, a majority. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Wilson County is about 39% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Vinson-Bynum Elementary totals 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. 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 (455) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Wilson County is similar, at 96%.
On the allk12 Grade, Vinson-Bynum Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 65% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Vinson-Bynum Elementary would be expected to post about 48.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Wilson County show that median household income comes to about $56,423, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilson County counts 29 public schools with about 12,482 students.
Vinson-Bynum Elementary is about 1.5 miles from Forest Hills Middle, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Vinson-Bynum Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 27% increase, from 362 to 458. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.9:1 to 15.8:1.
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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
- Forest Hills Middle1.5 mi · 654
- Wilson Academy of Virtual Education1.7 mi · 44
- Milton M Daniels Learning Center1.9 mi · 62
- Margaret Hearne Elementary1.9 mi · 423
- Wells Elementary2.1 mi · 383
- John W Jones Elementary2.3 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About Vinson-Bynum ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Vinson-Bynum Elementary?
Vinson-Bynum Elementary enrolls approximately 458 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Vinson-Bynum Elementary serve?
Vinson-Bynum Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vinson-Bynum Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vinson-Bynum Elementary is approximately 15.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Vinson-Bynum Elementary?
Vinson-Bynum Elementary reports a student body of 14% White, 15% Hispanic, 64% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Vinson-Bynum Elementary in?
Vinson-Bynum Elementary is part of Wilson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.