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Best Public Schools in North Wilkesboro, NC

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Schools

1,548

Students

Top rankedMulberry Elementary School435^th of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

C C Wright Elementary School up 39 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina is home to 4 schools, including 3 elementary schools and 1 middle school, all part of the Wilkes County Schools district. The data reveals a mixed picture of school performance in the area, with Mulberry Elementary School standing out as a relative bright spot, while the other elementary schools face significant challenges.

Mulberry Elementary consistently outperforms the other schools and the state average on standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics. In 2024-2025, 90.4% of 3rd graders at Mulberry were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 64.1% statewide. In contrast, C.C. Wright Elementary and North Wilkesboro Elementary lag behind Mulberry and the state averages on most test score metrics, with some of the lowest proficiency rates in the district.

All four schools in North Wilkesboro have very high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.03% to 99.32%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. The student-teacher ratios vary, from 12.3 at C.C. Wright Elementary to 17 at North Wilkesboro Elementary, which are relatively low compared to state averages. However, these factors do not appear to be the primary drivers of the stark performance gap between Mulberry Elementary and the other schools, suggesting there may be important differences in curriculum, instruction, or other factors contributing to Mulberry's stronger outcomes.

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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
C C Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 CC Wright School Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-5513	316	26	12.3	99.1%	192 (60.8%)	35 (11.1%)	58 (18.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	25.7	1164^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.9%		24.3	1203^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	20.1%	39	55.6	34.6	50.0				40.0	30.8	39.1				54.3		$10,952	$1,205	$9,747
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
North Wilkesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Flint Hill Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-2872	329	20	16.7	99.1%	106 (32.2%)	35 (10.6%)	140 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.6%)	22.2	1241^st of 1490 public elementary schools	16.7%		32.4	1057^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.8%	184	50.0	42.2	41.2				32.1	44.4	39.2				47.1		$9,437	$1,296	$8,141
North Wilkes Middle School	Public	6-8	2776 Yellow Banks Road	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 903-6224	484	28	17.0	99.4%	381 (78.7%)	4 (0.8%)	76 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	56.3	311^th of 773 public middle schools	59.8%		57.3	311^th of 793 public middle schools	60.8%					63.5	56.6	56.4				50.0	53.3	55.0		55.4	$8,886	$1,017	$7,868

Cities Near North Wilkesboro

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hays	3.83 mi	2	302^nd
Roaring River	4.08 mi	1	131^st
Wilkesboro	7.42 mi	4	162^nd
Ronda	7.76 mi	3	225^th
Moravian Falls	9.34 mi	2	70^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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