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Lucama Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lucama Elementary is a public elementary school serving 373 students in grades PK-5 in Lucama, North Carolina, which is part of the Wilson County Schools district.

Lucama Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10% of elementary schools in North Carolina, with strong academic performance across all grade levels. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, Lucama Elementary's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 85.7% compared to 68.9% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.8 to 16.9 students per teacher in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools like Wells Elementary, Vick Elementary, and B.O. Barnes Elementary, Lucama Elementary consistently outperforms them in terms of proficiency rates and statewide rankings, particularly in mathematics and science. However, Lucama Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.03% to 99.2% in recent years, which may present unique challenges in addressing the socioeconomic needs of its student population.

431

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,021

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6260 Blalock Road
Lucama, NC 27851-0070

(252) 239-1257

District: Wilson County Schools

Students who attend Lucama Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Springfield Middle
High:	James Hunt High
	Wilson Early College Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.2%

Hispanic:

31.3%

African American:

17.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (80% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg57%

107^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Wilson County Schools

93^rd of 242Wilson 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	107 of 1490	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	58 of 1505	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	94 of 1502	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	113 of 1514	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	235 of 1489	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	318 of 1473	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	168 of 1434	88.3%	★★★★☆
2017	55.5	658 of 1429	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.0	574 of 1425	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.1	364 of 1440	74.7%	★★★★☆
2014	72.9	342 of 1390	75.4%	★★★★☆
2013	69.9	360 of 1403	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	71.8	366 of 1388	73.6%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	189 of 1381	86.3%	★★★★☆
2010	78.9	216 of 1363	84.2%	★★★★☆
2009	64.9	509 of 1354	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.5	525 of 1324	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.0	203 of 1293	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	71.2	322 of 1276	74.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	99.0	3 of 933	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	5 of 927	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	76 of 896	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	119 of 949	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	47 of 927	94.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	40.0	250 of 421	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	104 of 1451	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	74 of 1455	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	112 of 1459	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	154 of 1458	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	193 of 1440	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	367 of 1424	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	157 of 1405	88.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	219 of 710	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	72 of 669	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	152 of 494	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	22 of 961	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	10 of 951	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	22 of 915	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	29 of 893	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	32 of 843	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	91 of 865	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	52 of 851	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	15 of 1437	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	6 of 1450	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	9 of 1437	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	5 of 1366	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	55 of 1329	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	144 of 1361	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	93.5	25 of 1332	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	111 of 1450	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	66 of 1464	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	84 of 1461	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	77 of 1464	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	291 of 1444	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	280 of 1430	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	224 of 1413	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	165 of 1172	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	69 of 1166	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	169 of 1183	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	205 of 1194	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	381 of 1172	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	477 of 1183	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.9	237 of 1178	79.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)100th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)69th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)41st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+27 vs state

Science85%+23 vs state

Reading71%+19 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
Lucama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6260 Blalock Road	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 239-1257	431	24	18.1	99.3%	199 (46.2%)	74 (17.2%)	135 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	90.2	107^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.8%		94.1	58^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.1%	49	85.7	90.6	86.4	54.0	84.9	78.0	84.7	$9,021	$1,340	$7,681
Lee Woodard Elementary	Public	K-5	103 Church St	Black Creek	27813	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7940	173	10	17.3	97.1%	73 (42.2%)	40 (23.1%)	48 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	55.4	646^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.6%		61.6	549^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.5%	97	51.7	45.5	74.2	44.8	59.1	74.2	58.1	$11,686	$1,635	$10,051
Rock Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6605 Rock Ridge School Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7955	476	29	16.6	99.4%	251 (52.7%)	49 (10.3%)	149 (31.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	93.5	66^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.6%		95.9	39^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.4%	27	100.0	81.2	89.5	79.8	84.1	77.6	75.0	$8,909	$1,031	$7,878
John W Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4028 Highway 42 West	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 265-4020	601	36	16.8	99.5%	120 (20.0%)	319 (53.1%)	100 (16.6%)	26 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.3%)	41.1	896^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.9%		55.6	653^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	56.6%	243	46.9	49.3	60.3	38.1	55.6	52.7	61.6	$10,499	$2,342	$8,156
Vinson-Bynum Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 Tarboro St SW	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7981	458	29	15.8	99.3%	63 (13.8%)	294 (64.2%)	69 (15.1%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	58.7	585^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.7%		54.4	673^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	55.3%	88	74.2	74.1	43.1	46.2	77.6	47.2	62.5	$11,625	$1,594	$10,030
Fremont STARS Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	647 NC Hwy 222	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3410	535	34	15.6	99.4%	272 (50.8%)	111 (20.7%)	116 (21.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.6%)	43.9	849^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.0%		50.9	731^st of 1505 public elementary schools	51.4%	118	72.8	56.8	54.5	42.0	59.1	40.9	43.2	$11,245	$1,563	$9,682
Vick Elementary	Public	K-5	504 N Carroll Street	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7886	359	23	15.4	99.2%	9 (2.5%)	251 (69.9%)	91 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	14.3	1356^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.0%		20.8	1271^st of 1505 public elementary schools	15.5%	85	26.6	26.7	46.7	15.6	41.7	36.7	48.3	$13,719	$3,492	$10,227
B O Barnes Elementary	Public	K-5	1913 Martin L King Parkway	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7875	274	23	11.9	98.9%	8 (2.9%)	209 (76.3%)	50 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	32.3	1053^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	29.3%		26.8	1165^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.6%	112	66.7	48.4	52.5	40.0	51.6	32.5	25.0	$11,225	$3,242	$7,983
Margaret Hearne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 W Gold St	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7925	423	27	15.9	99.3%	19 (4.5%)	242 (57.2%)	138 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	22.8	1224^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.9%		26.7	1166^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.5%	58	50.0	22.6	46.6	34.6	41.9	39.7	53.4	$10,414	$2,422	$7,993
Wells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Grove St N	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7986	383	23	16.7	95.8%	69 (18.0%)	227 (59.3%)	58 (15.1%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	46.8	805^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.0%		55.4	655^th of 1505 public elementary schools	56.5%	150	70.0	47.3	48.9	45.0	56.4	57.4	51.1	$9,928	$1,749	$8,179

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucama Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lucama Elementary?

Students at Lucama Elementary are 46% White, 31% Hispanic, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Lucama Elementary a good school?

Yes. Lucama Elementary ranks in the top 7.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lucama Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lucama Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Springfield Middle
High : James Hunt High
High : Wilson Early College Academy

How many students attend Lucama Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Lucama Elementary.

What district is Lucama Elementary in?

Wilson County Schools

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