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Traphill Elementary School

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Traphill Elementary School ranks 871 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

871^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Traphill Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Traphill, North Carolina, serving grades K-5 with an enrollment of 80 students. The school is part of the Wilkes County Schools district, which is ranked 104 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Traphill Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with its performance on state assessments generally below the Wilkes County and North Carolina averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in 3rd grade math (46.2%) and reading (30.8%) were significantly lower than the Wilkes County (63.9% and 44.5%) and North Carolina (64.1% and 46.7%) averages. However, the school's performance on 5th grade science assessments was stronger, with a 66.7% proficiency rate in 2024-2025, compared to 62.9% for Wilkes County and 62% for North Carolina.

Despite the school's overall low performance, Traphill Elementary has shown some potential bright spots, such as its relatively strong performance for male students and 5th grade science proficiency. Additionally, the school spends significantly more per student ($13,971 in 2018-2019) compared to the nearby Ronda-Clingman Elementary ($9,687) and Mulberry Elementary ($10,621) schools, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.4 in recent years. However, these resources do not appear to be translating into consistently strong academic results, which raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource utilization and instructional practices.

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,971

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9794 Traphill Rd
Traphill, NC 28685

(336) 651-7160

District: Wilkes County Schools

Students who attend Traphill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Wilkes Middle School
High:	North Wilkes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 76th percentile in 2018 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 76th-percentile peak (2018) to 42nd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

871^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Wilkes County Schools

104^th of 242Wilkes 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	871 of 1490	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	765 of 1505	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	863 of 1502	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	732 of 1514	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	842 of 1489	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	623 of 1473	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	346 of 1434	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	47.4	797 of 1429	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.5	830 of 1425	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.6	1144 of 1440	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.2	1001 of 1390	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.8	813 of 1403	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.0	740 of 1388	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.8	549 of 1381	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	504 of 1363	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.0	294 of 1354	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	51.6	684 of 1324	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	76.3	236 of 1293	81.7%	★★★★☆
2006	54.6	632 of 1276	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	57.9	593 of 1424	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.2	146 of 1405	89.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	72.6	264 of 1332	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	74.5	310 of 1464	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	338 of 1430	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	479 of 1413	66.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	996 of 1172	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	812 of 1166	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	981 of 1183	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	952 of 1194	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	932 of 1172	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	894 of 1183	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.1	593 of 1178	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)80th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)79th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2019)58th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+5 vs state

Mathematics57%-4 vs state

Reading43%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

I love Traphill! The principal is awesome. He takes pride in his school and students. He takes time and looks at each and every students report card and writes words of pride and encouragement. My kids all excelled at this school and we came from a school four times the size of Traphill. I feel I can say so because I have 4 kids who attend. Close Quote

Schools Near Traphill Elementary School

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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
Traphill Elementary School	Public	K-5	9794 Traphill Rd	Traphill	28685	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-7160	73	7	10.8	95.9%	63 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	42.5	871^st of 1490 public elementary schools	41.5%		48.9	765^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.2%	106	46.2	80.0	50.0				30.8	50.0	50.0				66.7		$13,971	$1,750	$12,220
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5464 Mountain View Rd	Hays	28635	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 696-5512	488	32	15.3	99.4%	402 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	25.3	1177^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.0%		41.3	904^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.9%	273	48.3	38.0	41.7				40.2	44.0	37.5				52.8		$10,717	$1,320	$9,397
C B Eller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1288 CB Eller School Rd	Elkin	28621	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 903-6100	248	16	15.8	97.6%	215 (86.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	57.7	599^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.8%		49.5	754^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.9%	155	66.7	47.1	51.4				43.6	67.6	67.6				70.3		$8,944	$1,129	$7,815
Roaring River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	283 White Plains Rd	Roaring River	28669	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 696-4628	190	14	13.6	98.4%	153 (80.5%)	6 (3.2%)	18 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	62.8	513^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.6%		62.3	538^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.3%	25	86.2	48.0	53.6				58.6	64.0	53.6				67.9		$11,334	$1,701	$9,633
Mountain Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Mountain Park Rd	State Road	28676	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 874-3933	188	16	12.0	98.4%	134 (71.3%)	1 (0.5%)	46 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	72.4	355^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.2%		69.1	425^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.8%	70	75.0	65.4	85.7				61.1	57.7	52.4				71.4		$12,952	$1,919	$11,033
Glade Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	32 Glade Creek Sch Road	Ennice	28623	Alleghany County	Alleghany County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 657-3388	236	17	14.0	98.7%	159 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	23.3	1211^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.7%		26.7	1168^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.4%	43	40.0	52.4	40.0	37.0	61.9	45.0	40.0	28.6	30.0	33.3	52.4	30.0	63.3	55.0	$12,782	$1,440	$11,341
Ronda-Clingman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	316 Ronda-Clingman School Rd	Ronda	28670	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-4200	318	20	15.7	99.1%	264 (83.0%)	7 (2.2%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	39.2	934^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.3%		58.5	607^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.7%	327	39.6	58.7	54.7				22.9	56.5	52.8				60.4		$9,687	$1,270	$8,417
Mulberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Mulberry School Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 667-4641	419	27	15.6	99.3%	290 (69.2%)	7 (1.7%)	98 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	67.7	435^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.8%		77.3	292^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	80.6%	143	90.4	74.3	66.7				75.0	52.7	48.1				61.1		$10,621	$1,175	$9,446
Elkin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	135 Old Virginia Rd	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 835-2756	673	40	16.6	58.2%	431 (64.0%)	25 (3.7%)	164 (24.4%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	54.5	659^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.8%		53.4	694^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.9%	35	53.9	55.3	52.9	67.7			46.1	58.8	54.8	61.3			63.5		$9,868	$809	$9,059
Sparta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	450 N Main Street	Sparta	28675	Alleghany County	Alleghany County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 372-8546	523	43	12.2	99.4%	326 (62.3%)	1 (0.2%)	183 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	26.5	1143^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	23.3%		34.3	1020^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.2%	123	71.7	35.6	20.9	46.0	49.2	29.8	37.0	35.6	39.5	40.0	37.3	42.1	55.8	54.4	$12,210	$1,539	$10,671

Frequently Asked Questions about Traphill Elementary School

How many students attend Traphill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 73 students attended Traphill Elementary School.

What district is Traphill Elementary School in?

Wilkes County Schools

Is Traphill Elementary School a good school?

Traphill Elementary School ranks 871^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Traphill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Traphill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Wilkes Middle School
High : North Wilkes High School

What is the racial makeup of Traphill Elementary School?

Students at Traphill Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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