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Wallace Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wallace Elementary is a public elementary school serving 1,112 students in grades PK-8 in Wallace, North Carolina, which is part of the Duplin County Schools district.

Despite being the largest elementary school in the area, Wallace Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the Duplin County and North Carolina state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 38.5% of 3rd graders at Wallace Elementary were proficient in Math, compared to 56.4% in Duplin County and 64.1% statewide.

The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 30-50% of North Carolina schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, Wallace Elementary spends $8,509 per student, which is lower than the Duplin County average, and has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 15.1. While there are several higher-performing elementary schools within a 20-mile radius, such as Chinquapin Elementary and Penderlea Elementary, addressing the challenges at Wallace Elementary will require a comprehensive, long-term approach from the school, district, and community.

1,120

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,509

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4266 Nc 11 S
Wallace, NC 28466-9211

(910) 285-7183

District: Duplin County Schools

Students who attend Wallace Elementary usually attend:

High:

Wallace-Rose Hill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.1%

African American:

25.8%

White:

18.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (28% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,455^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

726^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 21% (2019) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Duplin County Schools

196^th of 242Duplin County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1455 of 1490	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1462 of 1505	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1426 of 1502	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1417 of 1514	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1413 of 1489	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1328 of 1473	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1253 of 1434	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	1339 of 1429	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	1227 of 1425	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	1153 of 1440	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.9	1009 of 1390	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.9	1080 of 1403	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	55.8	680 of 1388	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.1	742 of 1381	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.6	541 of 1363	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.4	707 of 1354	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.4	747 of 1324	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	69.5	357 of 1293	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	56.3	599 of 1276	53.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	856 of 918	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	888 of 924	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	904 of 933	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	833 of 927	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	840 of 896	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	886 of 949	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	808 of 927	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	26.0	530 of 646	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	856 of 878	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	721 of 897	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	533 of 563	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	492 of 533	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	449 of 514	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	476 of 485	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	380 of 497	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	384 of 421	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1420 of 1451	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1422 of 1455	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1402 of 1459	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1346 of 1458	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1371 of 1440	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1276 of 1424	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1244 of 1405	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	579 of 710	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	70.6	32 of 669	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	55.7	368 of 612	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	923 of 961	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	927 of 951	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	851 of 915	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	851 of 893	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	827 of 843	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	738 of 865	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	685 of 851	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1412 of 1437	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1417 of 1450	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1365 of 1437	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1284 of 1366	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1260 of 1329	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1103 of 1361	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1127 of 1332	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1408 of 1450	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1415 of 1464	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1372 of 1461	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1387 of 1464	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1374 of 1444	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1323 of 1430	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1224 of 1413	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	814 of 821	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	737 of 801	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1091 of 1172	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1006 of 1166	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1087 of 1183	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1136 of 1194	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1163 of 1172	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1128 of 1183	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1024 of 1178	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	726 of 773	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	712 of 793	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	713 of 784	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	671 of 786	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	641 of 741	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	579 of 737	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	508 of 546	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	496 of 560	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	523 of 559	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	439 of 550	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	483 of 533	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	435 of 519	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	401 of 494	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	24.8	419 of 478	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	327 of 371	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.3	136 of 356	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.8	277 of 318	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	232 of 312	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	200 of 211	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	112 of 151	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	707 of 733	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	672 of 738	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	667 of 731	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	606 of 733	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	643 of 706	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	590 of 684	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	500 of 656	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	413 of 458	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.0	328 of 461	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.3	242 of 448	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	272 of 416	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	548 of 562	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	510 of 564	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	499 of 553	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	465 of 541	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	460 of 522	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	341 of 493	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	318 of 472	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	693 of 729	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	667 of 743	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	607 of 735	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	550 of 689	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	573 of 633	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	422 of 639	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	421 of 604	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	690 of 733	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	678 of 751	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	695 of 747	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	660 of 748	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	610 of 711	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	528 of 697	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	507 of 665	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	580 of 649	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	545 of 652	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	634 of 656	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	589 of 658	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	508 of 632	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	494 of 624	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	366 of 596	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Gifted and Talented (2025)18th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2021)18th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2021)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-26 vs state

Reading28%-25 vs state

Mathematics26%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wallace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4266 Nc 11 S	Wallace	28466	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-7183	1,120	67	16.8	99.7%	207 (18.5%)	289 (25.8%)	572 (51.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.1%)	6.6	1455^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.8	1462^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	2.9%	7	38.5	32.6	22.8	23.9	22.9	14.0	23.0	34.8	27.6	24.6	22.9	31.8	23.6	45.0	$8,509	$1,271	$7,238
Penderlea Elementary	Public	K-8	11 Garden Road	Willard	28478	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-2761	468	33	14.1	99.4%	235 (50.2%)	83 (17.7%)	108 (23.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.3%)	36.6	971^st of 1490 public elementary schools	34.8%		34.2	1022^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	32.1%	51	55.6	65.1	56.5	47.5	51.4	50.0	27.8	44.2	42.0	47.5	42.9	40.4	55.1	38.5	$9,390	$895	$8,495
Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1329 Brooks Quinn Road	Rose Hill	28458	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 289-3667	1,118	63	17.7	99.7%	99 (8.9%)	225 (20.1%)	765 (68.4%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.2%)	11.6	1398^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.2%		4	1485^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.3%	87	53.7	23.9	23.9	45.6	21.8	23.9	23.9	27.4	21.2	32.0	21.8	32.7	22.1	40.7	$8,559	$1,446	$7,114
Chinquapin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3894 NC 50 South	Chinquapin	28521	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-3476	537	35	15.3	99.4%	367 (68.3%)	68 (12.7%)	78 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	45.2	826^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.6%		46.2	816^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.8%	10	51.9	31.7	70.6	60.0	60.0	34.9	42.6	45.0	52.9	56.4	50.0	50.8	64.7	49.2	$14,420	$1,253	$13,167
C.F. Pope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 North Wright Street	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 259-0145	530	33	16.1	97.7%	189 (35.7%)	181 (34.2%)	103 (19.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (9.1%)	13.9	1365^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.4%		15.3	1358^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.8%	7	38.2	42.7	36.8				20.6	46.7	32.2				33.3		$9,705	$1,200	$8,505
Kenansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	328 Limestone Rd	Kenansville	28349	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 296-1647	599	39	15.5	99.5%	214 (35.7%)	171 (28.5%)	187 (31.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	39.6	924^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.0%		40.3	927^th of 1505 public elementary schools	38.4%	3	63.6	42.9	57.1	40.3	42.9	37.1	45.5	30.4	54.3	46.3	44.9	42.9	60.0	34.3	$10,620	$1,785	$8,835
Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	10400 Taylors Bridge Hwy	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 532-2104	466	39	12.0	99.4%	90 (19.3%)	92 (19.7%)	271 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)								(n/a)															$11,396	$1,676	$9,720
Malpass Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4992 Malpass Corner Road	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 283-5889	513	29	17.5	98.1%	188 (36.6%)	135 (26.3%)	159 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	18.7	1302^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	12.6%		18.2	1308^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.1%	6	32.1	44.6	58.6				16.0	34.2	35.7				47.1		$11,511	$1,863	$9,647
Beulaville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Lyman Road	Beulaville	28518	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 298-3171	877	54	16.3	99.5%	527 (60.1%)	129 (14.7%)	179 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.2%)	19.9	1282^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	14.0%		16	1346^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.6%	64	49.5	52.8	28.4	37.5	46.7	41.7	34.7	42.7	33.0	41.3	31.8	42.7	28.4	46.9	$11,549	$1,108	$10,441
Warsaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Lanefield Road	Warsaw	28398	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 293-3121	808	58	14.0	99.6%	51 (6.3%)	361 (44.7%)	352 (43.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.6%)	18.6	1307^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.3%		13.2	1389^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.7%	82	53.7	29.1	20.5	48.1	15.9	25.9	40.2	38.0	20.5	40.7	20.5	28.4	34.2	25.9	$10,886	$1,586	$9,300

Frequently Asked Questions about Wallace Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Wallace Elementary?

Students at Wallace Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 26% African American, 18% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Wallace Elementary in?

Duplin County Schools

Is Wallace Elementary a good school?

Wallace Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Wallace Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wallace Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Wallace-Rose Hill High

How many students attend Wallace Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,120 students attended Wallace Elementary.

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