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New Hope Elementary

Public Grades K-5

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

New Hope Elementary is a K-5 school in Wilson, North Carolina, serving about 460 students. It has earned a 5-star rating and ranked in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools in every reported year since 2017 as part of Wilson County Schools, a remarkable record given that 99.35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, New Hope is a strong choice nearly across the board. In the most recent testing year, the school outperformed both Wilson County Schools and North Carolina in every subject and grade. Fifth grade math proficiency was 92.5%, science hit 91%, and 4th grade reading reached 85.6%, compared with about 57.7% statewide in reading. Students also show up: only 10.1% are chronically absent, versus 22.1% in the district and 24.2% statewide. That contrasts sharply with nearby Vick Elementary, which has a 35.9% chronic absence rate and posted just 26.9% proficiency in 4th grade reading. B O Barnes Elementary, six miles away, trails New Hope by more than 50 points in 5th grade reading.

Perhaps most impressive, New Hope gets these results for children who are too often left behind elsewhere. The school ranks 27th of 1,434 statewide for students from low-income families, and its African American students have ranked in the top five schools in North Carolina. Parents should know that early-grade reading is a softer spot, and the school is less distinguished in stretching gifted students compared to raising overall achievement. Even so, if you are looking at Wilson-area elementary schools, New Hope is one of the strongest models of what consistent school-level effectiveness can accomplish.

460

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4826 Packhouse Rd
Wilson, NC 27896-4826

(252) 399-7950

District: Wilson County Schools

Students who attend New Hope Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Elm City Middle
High:	Fike High
	Wilson Early College Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

African American:

24.1%

Hispanic:

18.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (85% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 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 school85%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

69^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 246Wilson 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	93.2	69 of 1492	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	51 of 1490	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	84 of 1505	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	65 of 1502	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	86 of 1514	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	140 of 1489	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	105 of 1473	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	93 of 1434	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	82.6	183 of 1429	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	73.0	351 of 1425	75.4%	★★★★☆
2015	78.5	266 of 1440	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	77.5	278 of 1390	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	87.8	128 of 1403	90.9%	★★★★★
2012	87.1	80 of 1388	94.2%	★★★★★
2011	91.2	16 of 1381	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	76.6	267 of 1363	80.4%	★★★★☆
2009	62.6	560 of 1354	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.9	533 of 1324	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.6	535 of 1293	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.1	499 of 1276	60.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	5 of 903	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	92.9	33 of 918	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	3 of 924	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	16 of 933	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	29 of 927	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	39 of 896	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	46 of 949	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	41 of 927	95.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	76.0	74 of 646	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.4	51 of 1447	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	65 of 1451	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	49 of 1455	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	100 of 1459	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	48 of 1458	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	118 of 1440	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	56 of 1424	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	61 of 1405	95.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	383 of 743	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.2	390 of 710	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.2	163 of 669	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	199 of 582	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	117 of 500	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	67 of 494	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	98 of 612	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	132 of 981	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	95.6	21 of 961	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	19 of 951	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	16 of 915	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	68 of 843	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	27 of 865	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	72.3	170 of 851	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	27 of 1434	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	12 of 1437	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	24 of 1450	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	7 of 1437	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	21 of 1366	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	23 of 1329	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	143 of 1361	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	41 of 1332	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	84 of 1451	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	95.6	35 of 1450	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	131 of 1464	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	46 of 1461	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	142 of 1464	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	151 of 1444	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	161 of 1430	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	138 of 1413	90.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	81 of 1146	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.9	31 of 1172	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	193 of 1166	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	75 of 1183	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	81 of 1194	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	106 of 1172	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	83 of 1183	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	22 of 1178	98.1%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2026)99th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)48th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science91%+23 vs state

Mathematics88%+24 vs state

Reading80%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	93.2	69^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.3	51^st of 1490 public elementary schools	96.6%	18	82.1	88.9	92.5	73.1	85.6	80.6	91.0	$9,265	$666	$8,598
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%)	41.4	888^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.5%		46.8	805^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.0%	83	78.0	46.0	56.1	66.0	50.0	40.4	56.1	$9,928	$1,749	$8,179
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%)	69.7	423^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.5	460^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.1%	37	73.7	57.8	81.5	70.2	62.5	64.8	70.4	$9,313	$1,225	$8,089
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%)	22.7	1233^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	17.4%		22.8	1224^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.9%	9	35.0	34.8	52.7	38.3	44.9	41.8	67.3	$10,414	$2,422	$7,993
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%)	70.2	412^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.4%		58.7	585^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.7%	173	86.9	60.0	62.7	64.3	65.9	63.3	75.0	$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%)	35	1004^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.7%		41.1	896^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.9%	108	45.7	35.6	66.2	44.3	48.9	58.8	64.7	$10,499	$2,342	$8,156
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%)	8.9	1431^st of 1492 public elementary schools	4.1%		14.3	1356^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.0%	75	30.6	25.4	45.6	26.4	26.9	33.3	54.4	$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%)	45.6	812^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.6%		32.3	1053^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	29.3%	241	64.7	57.1	78.8	55.9	45.2	27.3	69.7	$11,225	$3,242	$7,983
Coopers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6833 NC Highway 58	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 937-9035	591	33	17.9	99.5%	360 (60.9%)	120 (20.3%)	79 (13.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	67.8	457^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.4%		74.6	324^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.3%	133	79.5	66.7	68.8	63.9	50.4	66.7	81.7	$9,621	$1,245	$8,377
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%)	94.9	42^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	97.2%		93.5	66^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.6%	24	89.8	89.7	87.0	86.4	88.5	79.7	87.0	$8,909	$1,031	$7,878

Frequently Asked Questions about New Hope Elementary

What is the racial makeup of New Hope Elementary?

Students at New Hope Elementary are 46% White, 24% African American, 18% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is New Hope Elementary in?

Wilson County Schools

How many students attend New Hope Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended New Hope Elementary.

What schools do graduates of New Hope Elementary attend?

Students who attend New Hope Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elm City Middle
High : Fike High
High : Wilson Early College Academy

Is New Hope Elementary a good school?

Yes! New Hope Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 69^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools.

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