West Yadkin Elementary

Located at 4432 Old US 421 Hwy, in Hamptonville, North Carolina, West Yadkin Elementary is a medium-sized primary school that serves 422 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Yadkin County Schools.

Yadkin County Schools comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 5,174 students; West Yadkin Elementary is among them.

On demographics, West Yadkin Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 65%; the rest consists of 32% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Yadkin County runs at roughly 83%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Yadkin Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 47.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Yadkin County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,932, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. West Yadkin Elementary is one of 14 public schools in Yadkin County (combined enrollment of about 5,174 students).

The closest other public school is Starmount High, roughly 4.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, West Yadkin Elementary comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 53.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. West Yadkin Elementary's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 548 (now 422). The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 38% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.