Wilton Elementary

Wilton Elementary is an elementary campus of cozy scale in Franklinton, North Carolina, run under Granville County Schools, instructing 350 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 467.

Granville County Schools runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 6,402 students. Wilton Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wilton Elementary records that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wilton Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 57.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Granville County) logs that median household earnings sit near $71,111, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Wilton Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Granville County (combined enrollment of about 8,376 students).

Tar River Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilton Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilton Elementary has climbed 10%, going from 317 students in 2018 to 350 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 66% to 50%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.