Wahl Coates Elementary

Wahl Coates Elementary operates as a moderately sized primary school in Greenville, North Carolina, operated by Pitt County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 406 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Pitt County Schools comprises 40 schools with combined enrollment of 24,470 students; Wahl Coates Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Wahl Coates Elementary lists that Black students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school lists 9% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Wahl Coates Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.

Across the wider county, Pitt County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,188 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pitt County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,202 students), of which Wahl Coates Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Innovation Early College High, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wahl Coates Elementary comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wahl Coates Elementary has expanded 9%, going from 371 students in 2018 to 406 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 71% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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