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Weldon Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Weldon Elementary School serves 272 students in grades PK-5 in Weldon, North Carolina, a small town where the local Weldon City Schools district ranks 216 out of 246 districts statewide. The school's own record is far more concerning: in the most recent 2025-2026 rankings, Weldon Elementary School placed 1,476th out of 1,492 elementary schools — the 1st percentile — and has earned zero stars in every recent ranking year. This is not a new trend; since 2015-2016, the school has ranked between the 0th and 8th percentile, with no sustained improvement over the past decade.

Nearly all of the school's students (98.9%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and academic proficiency rates are dramatically lower than those of nearby schools. In 2025-2026, 3rd-grade math proficiency was 25.6%, and 5th-grade reading proficiency was just 12.8%. Just 3.2 miles away, Manning Elementary School posted 64.2% proficiency in 3rd-grade math, and Belmont Elementary School, 5.1 miles away, reached 56.3% — even though both schools serve student populations with virtually identical poverty levels. Students in nearly every major subgroup rank in the bottom 9th percentile or lower statewide, indicating broad, systemwide academic challenges rather than isolated issues.

Chronic absenteeism is another major red flag: 39.8% of Weldon students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, compared with 24.2% statewide and about 21% at Manning and Belmont. The school also carries a higher student-teacher ratio (17.4) than nearly all comparable nearby schools, despite spending over $16,000 per student. Taken together, these patterns suggest that funding is not the primary barrier — nearby schools with similar demographics prove better outcomes are possible within the same region. Weldon's challenges appear rooted in how resources, attendance, and instructional systems are organized, and reversing a decade of low performance will likely require systemic change.

272

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

97.1%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

805 Washington Ave
Weldon, NC 27890-1839

(252) 536-4815

District: Weldon City Schools

Students who attend Weldon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Weldon Middle
High:	Roanoke Valley Early College
	Weldon High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (28% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

North Carolina avg61%

1,476^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

216^th of 246Weldon City 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
2026	3.7	1476 of 1492	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.9	1483 of 1490	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1402 of 1505	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1459 of 1502	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1489 of 1514	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1399 of 1489	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1451 of 1473	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1324 of 1434	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	1354 of 1429	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.4	1385 of 1425	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	1414 of 1440	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.4	1347 of 1390	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.0	1335 of 1403	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.1	1349 of 1388	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.2	1224 of 1381	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	1273 of 1363	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.3	1292 of 1354	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	1176 of 1324	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	1162 of 1293	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.3	1205 of 1276	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	819 of 903	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	884 of 918	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	793 of 924	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	847 of 933	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	856 of 927	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	756 of 896	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	897 of 949	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	665 of 927	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	1369 of 1447	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	1424 of 1451	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1370 of 1455	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1431 of 1459	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1399 of 1458	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1351 of 1440	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1336 of 1424	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1242 of 1405	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	1399 of 1434	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	1427 of 1437	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1345 of 1450	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1402 of 1437	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1349 of 1366	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1231 of 1329	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1342 of 1361	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1204 of 1332	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	1436 of 1451	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.7	1446 of 1450	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1360 of 1464	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1387 of 1461	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1446 of 1464	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1361 of 1444	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1415 of 1430	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1344 of 1413	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)9th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science41%-27 vs state

Mathematics30%-34 vs state

Reading22%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Weldon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Washington Ave	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-4815	272	16	17.4	—	5 (1.8%)	254 (93.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	3.7	1476^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.1%		2.9	1483^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	0.5%	7	25.6	30.2	33.3				25.6	25.6	12.8				41.0		97.1%	0%	$16,062	$2,258	$13,804
Manning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Park Avenue	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-7400	630	41	15.2	—	323 (51.3%)	173 (27.5%)	75 (11.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	47.2	779^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.8%		47.5	789^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.0%	10	64.2	56.4	73.9				38.9	46.5	51.1				76.1		95.9%	1.4%	$10,540	$1,066	$9,474
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1517 Bolling Road	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-7500	614	38	16.0	—	324 (52.8%)	181 (29.5%)	57 (9.3%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	43.1	857^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.6%		49.1	758^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.1%	99	56.3	52.2	63.2				57.7	40.0	52.9				73.5		96.8%	1.1%	$10,381	$1,618	$8,763
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Broughton Street	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-2520	284	24	11.8	—	15 (5.3%)	247 (87.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	13.7	1380^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.5%		29.6	1095^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.5%	285	45.5	36.7	10.0	38.1	45.5	32.4	39.4	46.7	20.0	42.9	30.3	29.4	15.0	64.7			$18,837	$3,552	$15,285
Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4391 Highway 158	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-5484	254	17	14.9	—	11 (4.3%)	207 (81.5%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.3%)	11.1	1405^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.8%		6.6	1454^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.4%	49	47.9	26.5	40.5				33.3	30.6	32.4				54.1		94.6%	2.7%	$11,194	$2,551	$8,642
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	9742 NC Hwy 305	Jackson	27845	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 534-3381	283	22	12.8	—	39 (13.8%)	203 (71.7%)	28 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)								(n/a)	54.0						44.6										$17,593	$3,541	$14,052
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea	Public	PK, KG-5	10536 Hwy 48	Littleton	27850	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4944	140	13	10.7	97.9%	17 (12.1%)	109 (77.9%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.6%)	10.1	1421^st of 1492 public elementary schools	4.8%		37	961^st of 1490 public elementary schools	35.5%	460	38.1	27.3	43.8				19.0	31.8	43.8				50.0		100%	0%	$15,972	$2,777	$13,194
Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	25041 Hwy 561	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-5268	147	11	13.8	98.0%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	18.6	1305^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.5%		12.5	1385^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.0%	80	52.2	41.7	37.5				47.8	41.7	41.7				37.5		94.7%	5.3%	$18,006	$3,302	$14,705
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	13587 Hwy 481	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-3525	225	18	12.5	—	10 (4.4%)	190 (84.4%)	10 (4.4%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	29	1115^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.3%		34.3	1015^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.9%	100	66.7	50.0	43.6				57.6	38.2	38.5				51.3		88.2%	0%	$14,009	$3,951	$10,058

Frequently Asked Questions about Weldon Elementary School

How many students attend Weldon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Weldon Elementary School.

Is Weldon Elementary School a good school?

Weldon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Weldon Elementary School?

Students at Weldon Elementary School are 93% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Weldon Elementary School in?

Weldon City Schools

What schools do graduates of Weldon Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Weldon Middle
High : Roanoke Valley Early College
High : Weldon High School

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