Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKORY CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370219000945
W M Jenkins Elementary
3750 N Center Street, Hickory, NC 28601 · (828) 327-3491 · Catawba County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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.
- 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
15.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
273 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 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
50.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 W M Jenkins Elementary
W M Jenkins Elementary's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W M Jenkins Elementary this school | 276 | 98.9% | 61.9% |
| Scotts Elementary Statesville | 283 | 98.9% | 53.6% |
| Morehead Montessori Durham | 278 | 98.9% | 70.7% |
| Page Street Elementary Troy | 248 | 98.8% | 48.4% |
| S Ray Lowder Elementary Lincolnton | 306 | 97.4% | 54.2% |
| Lowell Elementary Lowell | 367 | 99.2% | 58.1% |
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 W M Jenkins Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Catawba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #447 of 1,297 | #13 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #452 of 1,296 | #12 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #602 of 1,300 | #14 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #1,236 of 1,485 | #23 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #889 of 1,377 | #10 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #69 of 1,379 | #7 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #691 of 1,414 | #20 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.0% | #69 of 937 | #1 of 18 |
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
276
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 276 | 17.8 | 15.5:1 | 99% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 19.7 | 13.3:1 | 99% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 18.9 | 13.8:1 | 57% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 22 | 12.1:1 | 37% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 25.4 | 16.0:1 | 43% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 45% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 38% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 41% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 21 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W M Jenkins Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (406 to 276); teachers down 30% (25.4 to 17.8).
About W M Jenkins Elementary
W M Jenkins Elementary sits in Hickory, North Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolls 276 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 41% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina (about 467).
Besides W M Jenkins Elementary, Hickory City Schools runs 8 other schools. The district enrolls 3,735 students.
At W M Jenkins Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 42%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 13% Black, and 7% Asian. By comparison, Catawba County residents are about 75% White. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at W M Jenkins Elementary are from different groups.
W M Jenkins Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1, with 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. The school has 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Catawba County, the average eligibility rate is 86%.
W M Jenkins Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
A school with W M Jenkins Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.6%. W M Jenkins Elementary scores 61.9%, 13.2 points above that line.
Census data for Catawba County show median household income comes to about $67,864, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 44 public schools and about 22,392 students.
Measured in a straight line, Northview Middle is about 0.9 miles from W M Jenkins Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 61.9% is above the 50.7% average for nearby schools.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 266 (2020-21) to 276 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.5:1) than in 2020-21 (12.1:1).
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Catawba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,573
Census ACS
Median income
$67,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hickory City Schools
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Viewmont ElementaryElementary · 509 students
- Northview MiddleMiddle · 481 students
- Grandview MiddleMiddle · 347 students
- Oakwood ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Southwest PrimaryElementary · 292 students
Other schools in Hickory
- Saint Stephens HighHigh · 1,268 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 708 students
- Harry M Arndt MiddleMiddle · 601 students
- Snow Creek ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Viewmont ElementaryElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Northview Middle0.9 mi · 481
- Clyde Campbell Elementary1.9 mi · 505
- Viewmont Elementary2.2 mi · 509
- Hickory High2.2 mi · 1,024
- Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School2.6 mi · 201
- Saint Stephens High3.0 mi · 1,268
Frequently asked questions
About W M Jenkins ElementaryHow many students attend W M Jenkins Elementary?
W M Jenkins Elementary enrolls approximately 276 students in grades KG-05.
Is W M Jenkins Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
W M Jenkins Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W M Jenkins Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W M Jenkins Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at W M Jenkins Elementary?
At W M Jenkins Elementary, the student body is approximately 42% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is W M Jenkins Elementary public or private?
W M Jenkins Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hickory City Schools.
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