Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370180000748
Wilton Elementary
2555 Hwy 96, Franklinton, NC 27525 · (919) 528-0033 · Granville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% 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.
- 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
17.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
347 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
52.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 53 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 Wilton Elementary
Wilton Elementary's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Elementary this school | 350 | 99.1% | 57.5% |
| Tar River Elementary Franklinton | 370 | 99.2% | 51.2% |
| George Watts Elementary Durham | 358 | 99.2% | 66.9% |
| Northeast Elementary Pinetown | 355 | 99.2% | 54.4% |
| Washington Elementary Shelby | 376 | 97.9% | 51.7% |
| Moss Hill Elementary Kinston | 371 | 99.2% | 74.1% |
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 Wilton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Granville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #580 of 1,297 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #591 of 1,296 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #530 of 1,300 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #1,050 of 1,485 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,285 of 1,377 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #415 of 1,379 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #556 of 1,414 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #185 of 369 | N/A |
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
350
+89 (+34%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 350 | 19.7 | 17.8:1 | 99% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 19.6 | 14.9:1 | 59% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 15.1 | 16.2:1 | 57% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 34% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 15.8 | 20.1:1 | 43% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 18 | 16.4:1 | 42% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 41% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 29 | 18.5:1 | 39% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 21 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (317 to 350); teachers up 25% (15.8 to 19.7).
About Wilton Elementary
Among the schools in Franklinton, North Carolina, is Wilton Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 350 students. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
The Granville County Schools system has 16 schools and 6,402 students.
The largest group at Wilton Elementary is White students, at 50%. Other students are 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 9% multiracial. The diversity index for Wilton Elementary is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Wilton Elementary reports a ratio of 17.8 students per teacher, from 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 17.8:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Lunch program data show 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Granville County average a similar 98%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Wilton Elementary outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Wilton Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.5%; the prediction is 48.6%.
In the surrounding county, Granville County, median household income comes to about $71,111, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 20 public schools and about 8,376 students.
The closest school to Wilton Elementary is Tar River Elementary, located about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wilton Elementary is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Wilton Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 350, up from 261 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.8 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Wilton Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Granville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,877
Census ACS
Median income
$71,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,376 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Granville County Schools
- South Granville HighHigh · 706 students
- Granville Central HighHigh · 531 students
- West Oxford ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Mount Energy ElementaryElementary · 515 students
- J. F. Webb HighHigh · 512 students
- Northern Granville MiddleMiddle · 495 students
Other schools in Franklinton
- Franklinton HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Franklinton ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Tar River ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Franklinton MiddleMiddle · 232 students
Other Wilton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Wilton Elementary. Wilton Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Wilton Elementary SchoolWilton, IA · 509 students
- WILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWilton, ND · 153 students
Nearby schools
- Tar River Elementary0.7 mi · 370
- Mount Energy Elementary3.3 mi · 515
- South Granville High5.4 mi · 706
- G. C. Hawley Middle5.6 mi · 442
- Franklinton Elementary7.4 mi · 470
- Franklinton Middle7.5 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Wilton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wilton Elementary?
Wilton Elementary enrolls approximately 350 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wilton Elementary serve?
Wilton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilton Elementary is approximately 17.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilton Elementary?
At Wilton Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Wilton Elementary public or private?
Wilton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Granville County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.