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Wingate Elementary

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Wingate Elementary ranks 634 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wingate Elementary is a public elementary school serving 382 students in grades PK-5 in Wingate, North Carolina, which is part of the Union County Public Schools district.

While Wingate Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, it generally performs below average compared to nearby schools in the district. The school's reading proficiency rates are particularly low, with only 43.9% of 3rd graders, 51.7% of 4th graders, and 41.3% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025, significantly below the district and state averages. However, the school performs better in math than reading, with 5th grade math proficiency at 73% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 59.3%.

Wingate Elementary faces substantial challenges due to its high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This likely contributes to the school's overall academic underperformance. While the school performs reasonably well for certain student subgroups, its uneven academic performance suggests the need for targeted interventions and instructional strategies to address the school's reading deficiencies. Despite its higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio, Wingate Elementary's academic outcomes lag behind many of its neighboring schools, indicating potential opportunities to re-evaluate resource allocation and ensure that funding and staffing are being used effectively to support student learning.

394

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,882

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Bivens Street
Wingate, NC 28174

(704) 296-0635

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend Wingate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Union Middle
High:	Forest Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.0%

African American:

32.0%

White:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Union County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg73%

North Carolina avg57%

634^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 29Elementary Schools in the Union County Public Schools

42^nd of 242Union County Public 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	56.1	634 of 1490	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	595 of 1505	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	855 of 1502	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	973 of 1514	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	1000 of 1489	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1019 of 1473	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	766 of 1434	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.5	772 of 1429	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.1	710 of 1425	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.3	839 of 1440	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.5	679 of 1390	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.4	655 of 1403	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	79.0	234 of 1388	83.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	220 of 1381	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	71.9	354 of 1363	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	62.0	573 of 1354	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.6	411 of 1324	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.7	245 of 1293	81.1%	★★★★☆
2006	50.5	704 of 1276	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	122 of 918	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	110 of 924	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	318 of 933	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	244 of 927	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	258 of 896	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	534 of 949	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	314 of 927	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	19.3	814 of 878	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	460 of 897	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	56 of 563	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	57.1	164 of 533	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	74 of 514	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	45.7	233 of 485	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	79 of 385	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	126 of 497	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	38 of 421	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	609 of 1451	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	556 of 1455	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	816 of 1459	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	963 of 1458	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	952 of 1440	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1079 of 1424	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.4	535 of 1405	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	563 of 669	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	273 of 961	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	281 of 951	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	330 of 915	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	524 of 893	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	408 of 843	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	280 of 865	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.4	134 of 851	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	321 of 1437	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	301 of 1450	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	593 of 1437	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	482 of 1366	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	635 of 1329	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	935 of 1361	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	589 of 1332	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	679 of 1450	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	599 of 1464	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	831 of 1461	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	941 of 1464	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	953 of 1444	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	884 of 1430	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	938 of 1413	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	80.5	190 of 1166	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.4	789 of 1183	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	686 of 1178	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile+29 vs school

White (2024)84th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)16th percentile-45 vs school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+14 vs state

Science54%-8 vs state

Reading46%-7 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
Wingate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Bivens Street	Wingate	28174	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-0635	394	30	13.1	99.2%	52 (13.2%)	126 (32.0%)	193 (49.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	56.1	634^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.4%		59.3	595^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.5%	39	80.7	71.7	73.0				43.9	51.7	41.3				54.0		$12,882	$2,524	$10,358
Rock Rest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	814 Old Pageland-Monroe Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 290-1513	394	37	10.6	99.2%	35 (8.9%)	58 (14.7%)	295 (74.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	67.1	445^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.1%		63.1	524^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.2%	79	86.1	79.7	78.5				43.1	62.7	35.4				72.3		$13,512	$2,722	$10,790
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Elizabeth Ave	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3110	423	36	11.7	99.3%	11 (2.6%)	129 (30.5%)	268 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	14.2	1359^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.8%		12.4	1398^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.1%	39	33.3	38.1	56.7				6.7	19.0	23.0				48.3		$14,165	$2,305	$11,860
Marshville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 North Elm Street	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-6340	419	32	13.3	98.3%	136 (32.5%)	152 (36.3%)	102 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	50.4	742^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	50.2%		52.9	702^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	53.4%	40	82.5	76.1	65.2				38.6	47.9	36.4				51.5		$14,299	$2,429	$11,870
Benton Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Concord Ave	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3100	451	44	10.2	99.3%	34 (7.5%)	91 (20.2%)	310 (68.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	33	1035^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.5%		25	1194^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.7%	159	58.0	48.5	50.0				27.5	42.4	50.0				58.3		$16,222	$2,475	$13,747
Union Elementary	Public	K-5	5320 White Store Rd	Wingate	28174	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-6348	296	23	13.1	99.0%	150 (50.7%)	24 (8.1%)	95 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.1%)	70.3	385^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.2%		62.7	529^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.9%	144	66.7	62.5	82.6				51.1	68.8	56.5				71.7		$13,139	$2,477	$10,662
Walter Bickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	830 South ML King Blvd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 238-8704	444	41	10.9	99.3%	30 (6.8%)	135 (30.4%)	257 (57.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	7.9	1443^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	3.2%		11.5	1403^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	6.8%	40	33.7	35.5	27.3				16.3	25.0	30.3				43.9		$14,234	$2,482	$11,752
ALA Monroe	Public, Charter	K-8	2505 Weddington Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	ALA Monroe	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 807-3300	237	13	18.2		34 (14.3%)	92 (38.8%)	73 (30.8%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)								(n/a)	20.0	43.3	26.1	40.7	30.8	18.2	36.0	50.0	26.1	48.1	42.3	54.5	30.4	36.4
Unionville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4511 Unionville Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3055	679	45	15.0	38.0%	484 (71.3%)	31 (4.6%)	118 (17.4%)	22 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	85.1	170^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.6%		87.9	145^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.4%	25	77.2	86.5	84.3				59.6	74.0	67.8				75.7		$8,964	$432	$8,532
Rocky River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N. Rocky River Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 290-1523	536	40	13.4	99.4%	183 (34.1%)	117 (21.8%)	195 (36.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	67.1	442^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	70.3%		65.7	480^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.1%	38	61.0	69.1	75.5				48.1	66.0	56.4				68.1		$13,540	$2,549	$10,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Wingate Elementary

How many students attend Wingate Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Wingate Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wingate Elementary?

Students at Wingate Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 32% African American, 13% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Wingate Elementary a good school?

Wingate Elementary ranks 634^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wingate Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wingate Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Union Middle
High : Forest Hills High

What district is Wingate Elementary in?

Union County Public Schools

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