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Wilkes County Schools

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At a glance

89^thof 246 North Carolina districts▲ 15

Better than 63% of North Carolina districts

Elementary 13 Middle 4 High 5Grades PK, KG-12

613 Cherry St
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659·(336) 667-1121·All North Carolina district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 63.8% of districts

Schools

8,547

Students

5-star school

Top rankedWilkes Early College High School71^st of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Mount Pleasant Elementary School up 366 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

C C Wright Elementary School 12.3 students per teacher

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Summary:

Wilkes County Schools serves about 8,547 students across 22 schools (13 elementary, 4 middle, and 5 high schools) in rural northwestern North Carolina. The district ranks above the statewide median (89th of 246 districts) despite nearly universal economic disadvantage: roughly 99% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. This high-poverty context makes the success of several schools especially notable. Moravian Falls Elementary School is the clear standout, ranking in the 92nd percentile with 5 stars and beating state averages in every grade and subject, including 95.1% third-grade math proficiency. Mulberry Elementary School (81st percentile) and Millers Creek Elementary School (76th percentile) are also strong, with Millers Creek tying for the district’s lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 9%.

At the high school level, Wilkes Early College High School leads the district with an 89th-percentile rank and near-perfect scores on Math III (99.9% proficient) and English II (94.7%). Among traditional high schools, North Wilkes High School is the best, ranking in the 70th percentile with a 94.7% graduation rate and strong math scores. East Wilkes High School (51st percentile) and West Wilkes High School (50th percentile) sit near the middle, while Wilkes Central High School ranks at the 48th percentile with the district’s highest chronic absenteeism rate (27.7%). The four middle schools—Central Wilkes Middle School (64th), East Wilkes Middle School (60th), West Wilkes Middle School (58th), and North Wilkes Middle School (52nd)—are consistent and all rank above the state median.

Parents comparing schools should note the wide achievement gap between similar schools. In third-grade reading, Moravian Falls posts 70.7% proficiency while North Wilkesboro Elementary School has just 31.4%, and C C Wright Elementary School and Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School also lag well behind. District-wide, math is a clear strength, especially Math I (58.1% vs. 42.1% statewide), while Biology trails the state by 4 points and is a target for improvement at the traditional high schools. Chronic absenteeism is low overall (16.9% vs. 24.2% statewide), but schools like Wilkes Central, Mount Pleasant Elementary School, and C.C. Wright need attention. Small schools such as Traphill Elementary School spend the most per student yet show volatile scores, highlighting that poverty alone does not determine outcomes in this district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
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%)	27.2	1155^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.6%		39.4	928^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.7%	227					52.6	60.0	42.9				42.1	55.0	38.1				47.6		$12,571	$1,753	$10,817
C B Eller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1288 CB Eller School Rd	Elkin	28621	Surry 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%)	42.8	862^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.2%		57.7	599^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.8%	263					67.6	41.5	48.6				58.8	46.3	45.7				85.7		$8,944	$1,129	$7,815
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%)	34.3	1023^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	31.4%		25.7	1164^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.9%	141					69.0	54.3	46.3				54.8	47.8	42.6				53.7		$10,952	$1,205	$9,747
East Wilkes High School	Public	9-12	13315 Elkin Hwy 268	Ronda	28670	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 651-7200	469	28	16.4	99.4%	407 (86.8%)	5 (1.1%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	50.5	325^th of 662 public high schools	50.9%		45.8	333^rd of 641 public high schools	48.0%	8	61.2	66.1	40.7	72.1															$10,562	$769	$9,794
Moravian Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Moravian Falls Rd	Moravian Falls	28654	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-4077	257	16	15.8	98.4%	131 (51.0%)	9 (3.5%)	92 (35.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	90.1	112^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.5%		88.5	131^st of 1490 public elementary schools	91.2%	19					95.1	82.6	84.4				70.7	76.1	75.0				84.4		$10,558	$1,631	$8,927
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	532 Champion Mt Pleasant Rd	Ferguson	28624	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-7600	237	15	15.5	98.7%	201 (84.8%)	3 (1.3%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	52	690^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.8%		32.2	1056^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.1%	366					56.3	56.8	75.0				53.1	54.1	58.3				66.7		$11,075	$1,241	$9,834
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%)	34.7	1016^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.9%		25.3	1177^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.0%	161					67.2	44.6	42.3				51.7	53.0	50.0				53.8		$10,717	$1,320	$9,397
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%)	76.9	278^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.4%		67.7	435^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.8%	157					82.4	78.2	80.3				66.2	74.5	52.1				76.1		$10,621	$1,175	$9,446
North Wilkes High School	Public	9-12	2986 Traphill Rd	Hays	28635	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 903-4040	578	40	14.4	97.9%	457 (79.1%)	6 (1.0%)	92 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	68.7	196^th of 662 public high schools	70.4%		62.3	217^th of 641 public high schools	66.1%	21	55.9	71.3	73.0	83.0															$9,880	$1,015	$8,865
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%)	27.9	1140^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.6%		22.2	1241^st of 1490 public elementary schools	16.7%	101					62.9	42.9	59.1				31.4	38.8	45.5				59.1		$9,437	$1,296	$8,141
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%)	59.1	600^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.8%		62.8	513^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.6%	87					62.5	74.1	50.0				50.0	70.4	65.4				69.2		$11,334	$1,701	$9,633
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%)	41.5	887^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.5%		39.2	934^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.3%	47					69.7	40.4	57.4				54.5	34.0	59.6				68.1		$9,687	$1,270	$8,417
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%)	56.9	626^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.0%		42.5	871^st of 1490 public elementary schools	41.5%	245					75.0	56.3	72.7				58.3	50.0	45.5				90.9		$13,971	$1,750	$12,220
West Wilkes High School	Public	9-12	6598 Boone Trail	Millers Creek	28651	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 903-6710	582	41	14.3	99.3%	464 (79.7%)	4 (0.7%)	97 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	49.7	331^st of 662 public high schools	50.0%		50.2	293^rd of 641 public high schools	54.3%	38	45.7	64.9	50.0	77.9															$9,570	$787	$8,783
Wilkes Central High School	Public	9-12	1179 Moravian Falls Rd	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 667-5277	719	49	14.6	99.6%	365 (50.8%)	79 (11.0%)	191 (26.6%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.3%)	48.4	341^st of 662 public high schools	48.5%		45.9	332^nd of 641 public high schools	48.2%	9	45.5	63.2	56.7	71.8															$9,054	$938	$8,116
Wilkesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1248 School St	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-4261	405	24	16.8	99.3%	251 (62.0%)	16 (4.0%)	73 (18.0%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.8%)	69.9	419^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.9%		59.9	565^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.1%	146					81.7	67.2	66.0				63.3	69.0	60.0				68.0		$9,993	$1,301	$8,692
Central Wilkes Middle School	Public	6-8	3541 South NC Hwy 16	Moravian Falls	28654	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 903-4180	564	39	14.6	99.5%	296 (52.5%)	36 (6.4%)	153 (27.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (13.1%)	61.3	283^rd of 778 public middle schools	63.6%		59.2	288^th of 773 public middle schools	62.7%	5								75.1	48.5	60.9				61.7	52.6	58.7		71.5	$9,136	$1,152	$7,984
East Wilkes Middle School	Public	6-8	2202 Macedonia Church Road	Ronda	28670	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 651-4300	346	25	13.6	99.1%	285 (82.4%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	59.2	311^th of 778 public middle schools	60.0%		67.5	226^th of 773 public middle schools	70.8%	85								56.2	63.6	47.7				52.9	66.4	64.2		71.6	$9,876	$1,000	$8,876
Millers Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4320 North NC Hwy 16	Millers Creek	28651	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 903-6000	699	46	15.1	99.6%	484 (69.2%)	5 (0.7%)	166 (23.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	73.2	357^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.1%		65.3	481^st of 1490 public elementary schools	67.7%	124					71.8	82.8	75.2				53.8	63.6	68.6				79.0		$9,599	$1,250	$8,349
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%)	53.1	371^st of 778 public middle schools	52.3%		56.3	311^th of 773 public middle schools	59.8%	60								59.4	53.3	66.4				39.8	55.1	56.1		73.6	$8,886	$1,017	$7,868
West Wilkes Middle School	Public	6-8	1677 North NC Hwy 16	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 651-4381	450	29	15.5	99.3%	345 (76.7%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	57.5	327^th of 778 public middle schools	58.0%		46	426^th of 773 public middle schools	44.9%	99								52.0	54.7	53.2				48.0	60.4	70.1		79.1	$8,888	$856	$8,032
Wilkes Early College High School	Public	9-12	1328 S Collegiate Dr	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 838-6247	265	9	29.4	98.9%	205 (77.4%)	6 (2.3%)	36 (13.6%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	90.5	71^st of 662 public high schools	89.3%		89.7	79^th of 641 public high schools	87.7%	8	83.9	94.7	89.7	99.9															$6,729	$458	$6,271

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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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