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Margaret Hearne Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Margaret Hearne Elementary is a public elementary school in Wilson, North Carolina, serving 443 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wilson County Schools district, which is ranked 93 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite being part of the Wilson County district, Margaret Hearne Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's student performance on standardized tests in mathematics, reading, and science is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. However, the school's African American and Hispanic students have generally outperformed their peers at the school, suggesting potential opportunities to learn from the strategies used for these subgroups.

One of the key challenges facing Margaret Hearne Elementary is the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 99% of the student population receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This is significantly higher than the nearby schools, such as Lucama Elementary, Gardners Elementary, and New Hope Elementary, which are all ranked in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools. By addressing the unique needs of the school's economically disadvantaged and English Language Learner student populations, Margaret Hearne Elementary may be able to drive meaningful progress and improve its overall performance.

423

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,414

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 W Gold St
Wilson, NC 27893-3216

(252) 399-7925

District: Wilson County Schools

Students who attend Margaret Hearne Elementary usually attend:

High:	Fike High
	Wilson Early College Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.2%

Hispanic:

32.6%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg57%

1,224^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1224 of 1490	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1166 of 1505	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	846 of 1502	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1354 of 1514	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1402 of 1489	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1399 of 1473	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1153 of 1434	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	1374 of 1429	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	1292 of 1425	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	1268 of 1440	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	1324 of 1390	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.9	1382 of 1403	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	1250 of 1388	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.9	1087 of 1381	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.1	1313 of 1363	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	1214 of 1354	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	1205 of 1324	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	1136 of 1293	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.0	1259 of 1276	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	504 of 918	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	438 of 924	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	188 of 933	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	33.0	656 of 927	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	721 of 896	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	933 of 949	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	638 of 927	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	309 of 563	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	348 of 533	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	84.8	39 of 514	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	45.2	165 of 385	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1154 of 1451	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1030 of 1455	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	739 of 1459	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1299 of 1458	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1372 of 1440	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1339 of 1424	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1169 of 1405	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	671 of 961	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	674 of 951	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	69.5	192 of 915	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	45.3	475 of 893	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	678 of 843	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	384 of 865	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	196 of 851	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	864 of 1437	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	879 of 1450	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.8	418 of 1437	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	32.6	979 of 1366	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1220 of 1329	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1297 of 1361	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	861 of 1332	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1190 of 1450	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1217 of 1464	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	926 of 1461	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1309 of 1464	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1363 of 1444	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1370 of 1430	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1058 of 1413	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science53%-9 vs state

Mathematics40%-20 vs state

Reading38%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Margaret Hearne Elementary

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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
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
Frederick Douglass Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Corbett Ave	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 236-4574	339	22	15.1	98.5%	114 (33.6%)	118 (34.8%)	78 (23.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	66.5	460^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.1%		71.3	380^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.8%	80	69.1	59.7	84.6	56.4	61.3	64.1	56.4	$9,313	$1,225	$8,089
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
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
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
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
New Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	4826 Packhouse Rd	Wilson	27896	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7950	460	29	15.6	99.3%	210 (45.7%)	111 (24.1%)	83 (18.0%)	30 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	95.3	51^st of 1490 public elementary schools	96.6%		92.2	84^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.4%	33	92.5	91.7	93.7	75.3	81.9	87.3	79.4	$9,265	$666	$8,598
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
Gardners Elementary	Public	K-5	5404 NC 42 Hwy E	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7920	280	18	15.5	98.2%	99 (35.4%)	62 (22.1%)	102 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	80.5	240^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.9%		86.3	161^st of 1505 public elementary schools	89.3%	79	78.4	69.6	80.0	56.9	73.9	65.0	72.5	$10,906	$1,587	$9,319

Frequently Asked Questions about Margaret Hearne Elementary

How many students attend Margaret Hearne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Margaret Hearne Elementary.

Is Margaret Hearne Elementary a good school?

Margaret Hearne Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Margaret Hearne Elementary?

Students at Margaret Hearne Elementary are 57% African American, 33% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

What district is Margaret Hearne Elementary in?

Wilson County Schools

What schools do graduates of Margaret Hearne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Margaret Hearne Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Fike High
High : Wilson Early College Academy

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