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Wilson Early College Academy

Public Grades 9-12

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 98% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Wilson Early College Academy is a public high school in Wilson, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with 258 students. As part of the Wilson County Schools district, which is ranked 93 out of 242 districts in the state, Wilson Early College Academy has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in North Carolina with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's exceptional academic performance sets it apart, with students significantly outperforming the district and state averages on end-of-course (EOC) tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 91.3% proficiency in Biology EOC, compared to 44.3% for the district and 48.3% for the state. Wilson Early College Academy also excels in college readiness, with students earning college credits while in high school. This focus on rigorous academics and college preparation is reflected in the school's high graduation rates.

When compared to other high schools in the Wilson County Schools district, Wilson Early College Academy significantly outperforms its peers, such as James Hunt High, Beddingfield High, and Fike High, which all have lower EOC proficiency rates and lower overall rankings from SchoolDigger. The school's success can be attributed to its focus on rigorous academics, effective resource allocation, and commitment to serving students from diverse backgrounds.

268

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,572

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

902 Herring St
Wilson, NC 27893-0305

(252) 246-1418

District: Wilson County Schools

Feeder schools for Wilson Early College Academy:

Elementary:	B O Barnes Elementary
	Frederick Douglass Elementary
	Gardners Elementary
	John W Jones Elementary
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	Lee Woodard Elementary
	Lucama Elementary
	Margaret Hearne Elementary
	New Hope Elementary
	Rock Ridge Elementary
	Stantonsburg Elementary
	Vick Elementary
	Vinson-Bynum Elementary
	Wells Elementary
Middle:	Charles H Darden Middle
	Elm City Middle
	Forest Hills Middle
	Speight Middle
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	Springfield Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.4%

African American:

33.2%

Hispanic:

22.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2021 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (96% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of North Carolina high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school96%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg53%

14^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 8 pts since 2021

From top 10% (2021) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High 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	95.6	14 of 641	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	32 of 640	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	42 of 626	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	23 of 621	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	58 of 594	90.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	8 of 440	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	16 of 437	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	27 of 434	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	13 of 430	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	14 of 610	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	24 of 602	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	36 of 588	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	26 of 594	95.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	21 of 412	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	73.3	86 of 403	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	29 of 403	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	14 of 398	96.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	20 of 462	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	24 of 449	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	11 of 606	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	37 of 613	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	55 of 597	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	28 of 544	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	21 of 601	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	48 of 607	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	62 of 602	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	95.7	34 of 585	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	7 of 542	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	32 of 553	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	25 of 537	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	6 of 534	98.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III100%+34 vs state

English II99%+39 vs state

Math I96%+62 vs state

Biology91%+43 vs state

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Schools Near Wilson Early College Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilson Early College Academy	Public	9-12	902 Herring St	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 246-1418	268	13	20.4	37.3%	103 (38.4%)	89 (33.2%)	61 (22.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	95.6	14^th of 641 public high schools	97.8%		94.3	32^nd of 640 public high schools	95.0%	18	91.3	98.5	96.5	100.0	$6,572	$272	$6,300
Wilson Academy of Applied Technology	Public	9-12	4809 Ward Blvd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 265-4038	280	15	19.3	45.7%	80 (28.6%)	61 (21.8%)	117 (41.8%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	94.1	33^rd of 641 public high schools	94.9%		90.7	68^th of 640 public high schools	89.4%	35	84.7	97.7	81.8	97.4	$11,011	$214	$10,797
Wilson Academy of Virtual Education	Public, Virtual	6-12	117 NE Tarboro St	Wilson	27894	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 399-7700	44	0	146.6	50.0%	26 (59.1%)	12 (27.3%)	3 (6.8%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Fike High	Public	9-12	500 Harrison Dr N	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7905	1,028	55	18.7	98.8%	309 (30.1%)	468 (45.5%)	200 (19.5%)	11 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.2%)	32.5	429^th of 641 public high schools	33.1%		40.3	367^th of 640 public high schools	42.7%	62	39.4	50.2	27.2	58.7	$8,482	$699	$7,783
Beddingfield High	Public	9-12	4510 Old Stantonsburg Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7880	653	48	13.6	99.5%	109 (16.7%)	304 (46.6%)	225 (34.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	35.4	409^th of 641 public high schools	36.2%		27.2	470^th of 640 public high schools	26.6%	61	37.7	49.7	20.3	73.1	$9,512	$718	$8,794
James Hunt High	Public	9-12	4559 Lamm Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7930	1,115	62	17.9	98.7%	374 (33.5%)	420 (37.7%)	258 (23.1%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.3%)	36.6	400^th of 641 public high schools	37.6%		44.8	336^th of 640 public high schools	47.5%	64	28.4	54.1	13.8	77.3	$8,469	$640	$7,829
Southern Nash High	Public	9-12	6446 Southern Nash High Road	Bailey	27807	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-8520	1,048	44	23.8	99.0%	384 (36.6%)	215 (20.5%)	399 (38.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.3%)	41.1	370^th of 641 public high schools	42.3%		38.7	378^th of 640 public high schools	40.9%	8	40.8	52.2	36.2	66.3	$9,274	$717	$8,556
Rocky Mount High	Public	9-12	1400 Bethlehem Road	Rocky Mount	27803	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9050	1,023	43	23.9	97.7%	78 (7.6%)	791 (77.3%)	98 (9.6%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	16.4	551^st of 641 public high schools	14.0%		16.6	541^st of 640 public high schools	15.5%	10	28.0	38.6	21.8	36.0	$9,474	$733	$8,740
SouthWest Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	5912 NC 43 North	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5016	798	36	22.0	99.5%	208 (26.1%)	449 (56.3%)	101 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.5%)	9	602^nd of 641 public high schools	6.1%		12	576^th of 640 public high schools	10.0%	26	23.6	27.1	6.1	33.7	$9,044	$1,025	$8,019
Tar River Academy	Public	9-12	906 Hammond Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2875	74	6	12.3	95.9%	10 (13.5%)	43 (58.1%)	15 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.1%)	2.7	634^th of 641 public high schools	1.1%					(n/a)	10.3	22.2		10.5	$22,339	$2,188	$20,151

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Early College Academy

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Early College Academy?

Students at Wilson Early College Academy are 38% White, 33% African American, 23% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Wilson Early College Academy a good school?

Yes! Wilson Early College Academy is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 641 North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Wilson Early College Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Wilson Early College Academy.

What district is Wilson Early College Academy in?

Wilson County Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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