Best Public Schools in Boomer, NC

Summary:

The city of Boomer, North Carolina has only one school serving grades PK-5: Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School. This school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 1261 out of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 928 out of 1490 in 2024-2025, with its rating decreasing from 1 star to 2 stars out of 5 during this time.

Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School's test scores are generally lower than the Wilkes County Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 36.4% compared to 63.9% for the district and 64.1% for the state. Additionally, the school has a very high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, with 97.48% of students qualifying in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student of $12,571 in the 2018-2019 school year, which is higher than the national average, and a student-teacher ratio of 17.2 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's academic performance continues to lag behind its peers across the state. These factors suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges faced by Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School and its student population.

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School	Public	K-5	556 Boomer-Ferguson Sch Rd	Boomer	28606	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-8900	111	7	15.7	97.3%	85 (76.6%)	6 (5.4%)	8 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.8%)	39.4	928^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.7%		21.3	1261^st of 1505 public elementary schools	16.2%	333	36.4	65.2	64.7	31.8	30.4	52.9	70.6	$12,571	$1,753	$10,817

Cities Near Boomer

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hays	1.79 mi	2	302^nd
North Wilkesboro	3.75 mi	4	313^th
Roaring River	5.46 mi	1	131^st
Wilkesboro	7.79 mi	4	162^nd
Millers Creek	8.19 mi	2	160^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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