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Wilkesboro Elementary School

Q: Is Wilkesboro Elementary School a good school?

Wilkesboro Elementary School ranks 565 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

565^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of North Carolina elementary schools

405

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,993

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1248 School St
Wilkesboro, NC 28697-2699

(336) 838-4261

District: Wilkes County Schools

Students who attend Wilkesboro Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

565^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Wilkes County Schools

104^th of 242Wilkes 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
2025	59.9	565 of 1490	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.7	315 of 1505	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	404 of 1502	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	382 of 1514	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	477 of 1489	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	529 of 1473	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	758 of 1434	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.7	633 of 1429	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.2	389 of 1425	72.7%	★★★★☆
2015	73.9	343 of 1440	76.2%	★★★★☆
2014	74.0	327 of 1390	76.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.2	280 of 1403	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	71.8	368 of 1388	73.5%	★★★★☆
2011	57.1	661 of 1381	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.4	457 of 1363	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.1	339 of 1354	75.0%	★★★★☆
2008	86.7	102 of 1324	92.3%	★★★★★
2007	79.0	190 of 1293	85.3%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	204 of 1276	84.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	61.4	232 of 878	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	461 of 897	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	644 of 1451	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	283 of 1455	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	295 of 1459	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	363 of 1458	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	540 of 1440	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	744 of 1424	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	656 of 1405	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	28 of 710	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	50.4	466 of 669	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.1	98 of 582	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	59 of 500	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	266 of 494	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	710 of 961	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	576 of 951	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	628 of 915	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	647 of 893	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	600 of 843	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	467 of 865	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	760 of 1437	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.0	187 of 1450	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	410 of 1437	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	721 of 1366	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.7	259 of 1329	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	694 of 1361	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1027 of 1332	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	500 of 1450	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	361 of 1464	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	545 of 1461	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	384 of 1464	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	399 of 1444	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	391 of 1430	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	856 of 1413	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	63.5	25 of 97	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	89.0	42 of 801	94.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	499 of 1172	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	304 of 1166	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	502 of 1183	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	388 of 1194	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	484 of 1172	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	544 of 1183	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	618 of 1178	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)96th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2024)95th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)74th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2019)74th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+5 vs state

Mathematics61%~ state avg

Reading57%+5 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	59.9	565^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.1%		75.7	315^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.1%	250	56.7	56.4	70.3	44.8	61.8	65.6	67.2	$9,993	$1,301	$8,692
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%)	88.5	131^st of 1490 public elementary schools	91.2%		94.5	53^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	96.5%	78	97.4	75.0	88.9	61.5	84.4	62.2	82.2	$10,558	$1,631	$8,927
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
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
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%)	65.3	481^st of 1490 public elementary schools	67.7%		73.9	345^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.1%	136	80.2	68.9	61.4	49.1	69.9	45.6	67.5	$9,599	$1,250	$8,349
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%)	39.4	928^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.7%		21.3	1261^st of 1505 public elementary schools	16.2%	333	36.4	65.2	64.7	31.8	30.4	52.9	70.6	$12,571	$1,753	$10,817
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
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%)	32.2	1056^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.1%		59.5	591^st of 1505 public elementary schools	60.7%	465	60.0	43.2	43.3	34.3	54.1	33.3	60.0	$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%)	25.3	1177^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.0%		41.3	904^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.9%	273	48.3	38.0	41.7	40.2	44.0	37.5	52.8	$10,717	$1,320	$9,397
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%)	62.8	513^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.6%		62.3	538^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.3%	25	86.2	48.0	53.6	58.6	64.0	53.6	67.9	$11,334	$1,701	$9,633

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilkesboro Elementary School

What district is Wilkesboro Elementary School in?

Wilkes County Schools

How many students attend Wilkesboro Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Wilkesboro Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Wilkesboro Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Wilkesboro Elementary School a good school?

Wilkesboro Elementary School ranks 565^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wilkesboro Elementary School?

Students at Wilkesboro Elementary School are 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

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