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Wilson Academy of Applied Technology

Public Grades 9-12

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 95% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Wilson Academy of Applied Technology is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Wilson, North Carolina, with a total enrollment of 239 students. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Wilson County Schools district, consistently ranking among the top high schools in the state.

Wilson Academy of Applied Technology demonstrates exceptional academic achievement, with significantly higher proficiency rates on End-of-Course (EOC) exams compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had a 97.7% proficiency rate in EOC English II, far surpassing the 60.2% rate for the district and 59.6% for the state. The school also excels in supporting the academic success of various student subgroups, ranking highly for its performance with female students, male students, and students from diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Wilson Academy of Applied Technology is located in close proximity to several other high schools in the district, such as James Hunt High, Fike High, and Beddingfield High, it significantly outperforms these schools on academic measures. The school's strong focus on academic excellence, coupled with its ability to support students from diverse backgrounds, makes it a standout institution in the region, comparable in performance to the nearby Wilson Early College Academy.

280

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,011

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4809 Ward Blvd
Wilson, NC 27893

(252) 265-4038

District: Wilson County Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.8%

White:

28.6%

African American:

21.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2021 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (91% vs 53% meeting standards)

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

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg53%

33^rd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 12 pts since 2021

From top 17% (2021) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	94.1	33 of 641	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	68 of 640	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	101 of 626	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	120 of 621	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	103 of 594	82.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	7 of 440	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	53 of 434	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	59 of 430	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	51 of 610	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	102 of 602	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	109 of 588	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	151 of 594	74.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	40 of 412	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.4	46 of 403	88.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	32 of 462	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	44 of 454	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	42 of 449	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	49 of 436	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	46 of 606	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	54 of 613	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	75 of 597	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	96.9	32 of 544	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	26 of 601	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	52 of 607	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	92 of 602	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	85 of 585	85.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	34 of 542	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	15 of 553	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	105 of 537	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	111 of 534	79.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II98%+38 vs state

Math III97%+31 vs state

Biology85%+36 vs state

Math I82%+47 vs state

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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 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 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 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
Charles B Aycock High	Public	9-12	5460 US 117 North	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 242-3400	1,138	43	26.5	98.7%	575 (50.5%)	289 (25.4%)	184 (16.2%)	21 (1.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (5.5%)	57.5	248^th of 641 public high schools	61.3%		46.5	319^th of 640 public high schools	50.2%	71	43.6	57.4	56.7	79.4	$8,936	$829	$8,107

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Academy of Applied Technology

How many students attend Wilson Academy of Applied Technology?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Wilson Academy of Applied Technology.

Is Wilson Academy of Applied Technology a good school?

Yes. Wilson Academy of Applied Technology ranks in the top 5.1% of North Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Academy of Applied Technology?

Students at Wilson Academy of Applied Technology are 42% Hispanic, 29% White, 22% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Wilson Academy of Applied Technology in?

Wilson County Schools

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2016–17 through 2024–25 graduation ratesSep 3, 2025

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