Wadesboro Elementary

Wadesboro Elementary is a very small junior high in Wadesboro, North Carolina, one of the schools within Anson County Schools. The school works with 215 students in grades 4 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 64% leaner than typical.

Across the 9 schools in Anson County Schools (2,924 students total), Wadesboro Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Wadesboro Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 13% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 45% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Wadesboro Elementary lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wadesboro Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 49.2%; this one comes in at 30.1%, -19.1 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Anson County indicate median household earnings sit near $47,302, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Anson County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,924 students), of which Wadesboro Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Anson High School, around 1.7 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wadesboro Elementary ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.6%.

Wadesboro Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wadesboro Elementary has increased 29%, going from 167 students in 2018 to 215 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 2% to 8% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Wadesboro Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.