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Moravian Falls Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Moravian Falls Elementary School is a small public school in Moravian Falls, NC, serving roughly 257 students in grades PK–5 within Wilkes County Schools. It is a high-poverty school — about 98.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — yet it consistently ranks among the strongest elementary schools in the state. The school currently holds a 5-star rating and ranks 112th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools for 2025-26, placing it in the 92nd percentile. This is not a fluke: Moravian Falls has earned five stars for six consecutive available school years and has ranked in the top 5% statewide every year since 2020-21.

Academic results far exceed district and state averages. In 2025-26, third-grade math proficiency was 95.1%, compared with 72.3% for the district and 66.4% for North Carolina. Fifth-grade reading reached 75.0% versus 55.3% for the state, and fifth-grade science hit 84.4% against a state average of 67.7%. The school also achieves outstanding results for the students it serves: low-income students — nearly the entire student body — ranked in the 98th percentile statewide in 2025-26. Chronic absenteeism is a relative strength at 13.8% in 2024-25, below the district rate of 16.9% and far below the state rate of 24.2%.

Moravian Falls is the top-performing school in its immediate area by a wide margin. Wilkesboro Elementary School, located just 2.45 miles away, is a solid school ranking in the 72nd percentile, yet Moravian Falls outperforms it in every EOG subject and grade level. The next closest competitor is Mulberry Elementary School, which ranks 278th statewide — strong, but well behind Moravian Falls' 112th-place ranking. These results stand out because nearby schools serve similarly high-poverty populations, and several spend more per student — Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School spent $12,571 compared with Moravian Falls' $10,558. The student-teacher ratio of 15.8 to 1 is also ordinary for the area, suggesting that school-level practices, not extra funding or smaller classes, drive its consistent success. One small caution: chronic absenteeism ticked upward from 8.2% in 2023-24 to 13.8% in 2024-25, though attendance remains well above district and state averages.

257

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

100%

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

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2001 Moravian Falls Rd
Moravian Falls, NC 28654

(336) 838-4077

District: Wilkes County Schools

Students who attend Moravian Falls Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Wilkes Middle School
High:	Wilkes Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.0%

Hispanic:

35.8%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (81% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg61%

112^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 246Wilkes County 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	90.1	112 of 1492	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.5	131 of 1490	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	53 of 1505	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	70 of 1502	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	31 of 1514	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	78 of 1489	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	197 of 1473	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	285 of 1434	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	71.7	378 of 1429	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	72.4	355 of 1425	75.1%	★★★★☆
2015	74.9	324 of 1440	77.5%	★★★★☆
2014	62.4	501 of 1390	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	32.0	1002 of 1403	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.7	828 of 1388	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.3	1119 of 1381	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.0	1216 of 1363	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.5	1112 of 1354	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.6	1012 of 1324	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.0	1188 of 1293	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.5	1062 of 1276	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	84 of 1447	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	83.0	178 of 1451	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.3	64 of 1455	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	24 of 1459	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	39 of 1458	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	65 of 1440	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	139 of 1424	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	205 of 1405	85.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	67.9	140 of 582	75.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	86 of 981	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	85.0	69 of 961	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	24 of 951	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	43 of 915	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	9 of 893	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	20 of 843	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	45 of 865	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	73.9	151 of 851	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	30 of 1434	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	31 of 1437	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	16 of 1450	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	8 of 1437	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	1 of 1366	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	2 of 1329	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	26 of 1361	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	18 of 1332	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	174 of 1451	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	90.5	91 of 1450	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	43 of 1464	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	129 of 1461	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	44 of 1464	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	156 of 1444	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	250 of 1430	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	399 of 1413	71.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	22 of 1146	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	68 of 1172	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	85 of 1166	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	86 of 1183	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	21 of 1194	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	126 of 1172	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	471 of 1183	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	359 of 1178	69.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)98th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)76th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics87%+24 vs state

Science84%+17 vs state

Reading74%+18 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, April 22, 2012

This school is not one to put your Child in , Take it from someone that has had a child there for 3 years If I could Move them i world , The teacher Put Children Down and Dont go By school orders Close Quote

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th 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
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	—	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	100%	0%	$10,558	$1,631	$8,927
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	—	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	93%	7%	$9,993	$1,301	$8,692
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	—	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	97.3%	2.7%	$10,952	$1,205	$9,747
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	—	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	95.8%	2.8%	$9,437	$1,296	$8,141
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	100%	0%	$12,571	$1,753	$10,817
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	—	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	97.9%	2.1%	$9,599	$1,250	$8,349
Sugar Loaf Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 NC Hwy 16N	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2192	196	12	16.8	—	162 (82.7%)	11 (5.6%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.2%)	31.7	1062^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	28.8%		42.3	873^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	41.4%	189	72.0	52.8	64.7	36.0	36.1	41.2	51.5	100%	0%	$10,272	$854	$9,417
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	—	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	95.8%	4.2%	$11,075	$1,241	$9,834
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	—	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	96.5%	0%	$10,621	$1,175	$9,446
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	—	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	92.7%	1.2%	$10,717	$1,320	$9,397

Frequently Asked Questions about Moravian Falls Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Moravian Falls Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Moravian Falls Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Wilkes Middle School
High : Wilkes Central High School

How many students attend Moravian Falls Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Moravian Falls Elementary School.

Is Moravian Falls Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Moravian Falls Elementary School ranks in the top 7.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Moravian Falls Elementary School in?

Wilkes County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Moravian Falls Elementary School?

Students at Moravian Falls Elementary School are 51% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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