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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237001032
Wilson's Mills Elementary
4654 Wilson's Mills Rd, Wilson's Mills, NC 27593 · (919) 934-2978 · Johnston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
13.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
492 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
42.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Wilson's Mills Elementary
Wilson's Mills Elementary's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson's Mills Elementary this school | 496 | 99.2% | 51.3% |
| Butner-Stem Elementary Butner | 476 | 99.4% | 53.4% |
| West Smithfield Elementary Smithfield | 494 | 97.4% | 40.5% |
| Harvey R Newlin Elementary Burlington | 491 | 99.4% | 25.7% |
| Hodge Road Elementary Knightdale | 522 | 99.4% | 46.5% |
| Carver Elementary Wendell | 495 | 99.4% | 52.9% |
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 Wilson's Mills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #781 of 1,297 | #21 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #796 of 1,296 | #21 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #868 of 1,300 | #21 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #621 of 1,485 | #19 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #380 of 1,377 | #5 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #437 of 1,379 | #13 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #507 of 1,414 | #15 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #701 of 937 | #9 of 14 |
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
496
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 496 | 36.3 | 13.7:1 | 99% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 39.6 | 13.6:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 82% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 62% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 41.5 | 12.9:1 | 72% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 40 | 12.7:1 | 76% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 49 | 13.8:1 | 69% (466) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 38% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 22 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson's Mills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (535 to 496); teachers down 12% (41.5 to 36.3).
About Wilson's Mills Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Wilson's Mills Elementary serves students in Wilson's Mills, North Carolina. Total enrollment is 496 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Wilson's Mills Elementary reports to Johnston County Public Schools, which has 48 schools and 37,320 students.
Of every 100 students at Wilson's Mills Elementary, about 50 are Hispanic, the largest group. The school is also 24% Black, 16% White, and 9% multiracial. That is higher than the 17% Hispanic share among all Johnston County residents. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Wilson's Mills Elementary are from different groups.
Wilson's Mills Elementary reports a ratio of 13.7 students per teacher, from 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 1.2 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Wilson's Mills Elementary, 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Wilson's Mills Elementary outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Wilson's Mills Elementary is 2.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
For Johnston County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $83,384 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Wilson's Mills Elementary, Johnston County has 52 public schools.
Wilson's Mills Elementary is about 2.3 miles from American Leadership Academy - Johnston, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Wilson's Mills Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% decline, from 520 to 496.
People who know Wilson's Mills Elementary can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
Nearby schools
- American Leadership Academy - Johnston2.3 mi · 2,082
- Powhatan Elementary3.6 mi · 656
- JCPS Virtual Academy4.0 mi · 203
- Smithfield Middle4.0 mi · 573
- Neuse Charter School4.1 mi · 925
- Smithfield-Selma High4.2 mi · 1,548
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson's Mills ElementaryHow many students attend Wilson's Mills Elementary?
Wilson's Mills Elementary enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wilson's Mills Elementary serve?
Wilson's Mills Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wilson's Mills Elementary have?
Wilson's Mills Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Wilson's Mills Elementary?
Student demographics at Wilson's Mills Elementary are roughly 16% White, 50% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Wilson's Mills Elementary public or private?
Wilson's Mills Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Johnston County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.