Wells Elementary

Located at 1400 Grove St N, in Wilson, North Carolina, Wells Elementary is a tight-knit elementary school that instructs 383 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Wilson County Schools.

Within Wilson County Schools, which oversees 25 schools and 10,451 students, Wells Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Wells Elementary shows that Black students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school reports 18% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Wilson County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Wells Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Wells Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wells Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.6%, the actual is 55.3%, a residual of +5.7 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wilson County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,423 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Wells Elementary is one of 29 public schools in Wilson County (combined enrollment of about 12,482 students).

Frederick Douglass Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wells Elementary at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 49.2%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wells Elementary has ticked down 9%, going from 421 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 15% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Wells Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.