Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370502002011
Wells Elementary
1400 Grove St N, Wilson, NC 27893 · (252) 399-7986 · Wilson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
367 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
59%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
54.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.7%
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 58 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Wells Elementary
Wells Elementary's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Elementary this school | 383 | 95.8% | 55.3% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Fayetteville | 362 | 96.1% | 50.8% |
| Warrenwood Elementary Fayetteville | 424 | 96.2% | 35.3% |
| C. G. Credle Elementary Oxford | 327 | 99.1% | 42.7% |
| South End Elementary Reidsville | 355 | 94.6% | 30.9% |
| South Creek Elementary Robersonville | 337 | 99.1% | 38.5% |
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 Wells Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #652 of 1,297 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #676 of 1,296 | #10 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #481 of 1,300 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #954 of 1,485 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,189 of 1,377 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #735 of 1,379 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #1,043 of 1,414 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #635 of 937 | #5 of 8 |
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
383
+102 (+36%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 383 | 22.8 | 16.8:1 | 96% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 20.6 | 15.2:1 | 99% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 19.6 | 15.5:1 | 99% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 99% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 28.5 | 14.8:1 | 99% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 99% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 57% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 68% (405) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 30 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wells Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (421 to 383); teachers down 20% (28.5 to 22.8).
About Wells Elementary
Wells Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Wilson, North Carolina. It enrolled 383 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Wells Elementary is one school in Wilson County Schools, a system of 25 schools with 10,451 students.
A majority of students at Wells Elementary, 59%, are Black. The next largest groups are 18% White, 15% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The school's Black share is 20 points above the 39% share among Wilson County residents. By the diversity index, Wells Elementary comes in at 59%.
Wells Elementary employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, lower than at this school. Wells Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 96%. That is close to the 96% average for public schools in Wilson County.
The allk12 Grade for Wells Elementary is B-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Wells Elementary is 5.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (55.3% versus 49.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Wilson County has about 79,290 residents, and median household income is about $56,423, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 29 public schools in Wilson County, with a combined enrollment of about 12,482.
Nearest public school: Frederick Douglass Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Wells Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Wells Elementary ranks 2nd of 5 nearby schools, at 55.3% versus a 49.2% average.
NCES assigns Wells Elementary the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
The number of students climbed from 281 to 383 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 14.8 in 2020-21 to 16.8 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Wells Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Wells Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Wells Elementary. Wells Elementary is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Wells Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 1,133 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolWells, ME · 563 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 463 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolEast Moline, IL · 307 students
- Wells Elementary SchoolWells, NV · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Frederick Douglass Elementary0.4 mi · 339
- Fike High0.6 mi · 1,028
- Margaret Hearne Elementary1.0 mi · 423
- Wilson Academy of Virtual Education1.3 mi · 44
- Wilson Early College Academy1.6 mi · 268
- Sallie B Howard School1.7 mi · 1,228
Frequently asked questions
About Wells ElementaryHow many students attend Wells Elementary?
Wells Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wells Elementary serve?
Wells Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wells Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wells Elementary is approximately 16.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wells Elementary?
Student demographics at Wells Elementary are roughly 18% White, 15% Hispanic, 59% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Wells Elementary in?
Wells Elementary is part of Wilson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.