Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370495001990
Wilkesboro Elementary School
1248 School St, Wilkesboro, NC 28697 · (336) 838-4261 · Wilkes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
402 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 31 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
57.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
61.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Wilkesboro Elementary School
Wilkesboro Elementary School's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkesboro Elementary School this school | 405 | 99.3% | 60.8% |
| Cool Spring Elementary Cleveland | 447 | 99.3% | 73.9% |
| Scotts Creek School Sylva | 422 | 98.6% | 47.0% |
| Stoneville Elementary Stoneville | 413 | 99.3% | 48.4% |
| Catawba Elementary School Catawba | 450 | 99.3% | 58.1% |
| Tryon Elementary School Tryon | 367 | 99.2% | 62.1% |
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 Wilkesboro Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilkes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #475 of 1,297 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #584 of 1,296 | #5 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #408 of 1,300 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #886 of 1,485 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,188 of 1,377 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #822 of 1,379 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #443 of 1,414 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #575 of 937 | #6 of 6 |
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
405
+44 (+12%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 405 | 24.1 | 16.8:1 | 99% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 24.6 | 15.8:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 22.6 | 16.3:1 | 99% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 99% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 28.3 | 16.0:1 | 98% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 99% (454) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 52% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 28% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 582 | 37 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilkesboro Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (453 to 405); teachers down 15% (28.3 to 24.1).
About Wilkesboro Elementary School
Wilkesboro Elementary School is an elementary school located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in Wilkes County. The school's enrollment of 405 students covers pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Wilkes County Schools has 22 schools and 8,547 students.
Wilkesboro Elementary School's enrollment is 62% White. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 87% of Wilkes County residents are White. Wilkesboro Elementary School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. Across public schools in Wilkes County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Wilkesboro Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wilkesboro Elementary School's results are 12.3 points above predicted: 60.8% against 48.5%.
Wilkes County census figures show that median household income is about $51,721, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilkesboro Elementary School is among the 22 public schools in Wilkes County.
The shortest distance from Wilkesboro Elementary School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Wilkes Early College High School. The five-mile area around Wilkesboro Elementary School holds 7 other public schools. Wilkesboro Elementary School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Wilkesboro Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 361 in 2020-21 and 405 in 2024-25, a rise of 44 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Wilkesboro Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wilkes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,935
Census ACS
Median income
$51,721
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,547 students
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Related schools
Other schools in Wilkes County Schools
- Wilkes Central High SchoolHigh · 719 students
- Millers Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 699 students
- West Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 582 students
- North Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Central Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Other schools in Wilkesboro
- Wilkes Central High SchoolHigh · 719 students
- West Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 450 students
- Wilkes Early College High SchoolHigh · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Wilkes Early College High School0.5 mi · 265
- Wilkes Central High School1.6 mi · 719
- Moravian Falls Elementary School2.4 mi · 257
- Central Wilkes Middle School2.7 mi · 564
- North Wilkesboro Elementary School3.8 mi · 329
- C C Wright Elementary School4.0 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Wilkesboro Elementary SchoolHow large is Wilkesboro Elementary School?
Wilkesboro Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wilkesboro Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wilkesboro Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Wilkesboro Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Wilkesboro Elementary School.
How diverse is Wilkesboro Elementary School?
Wilkesboro Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Wilkesboro Elementary School public or private?
Wilkesboro Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilkes County Schools.
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