Summary:
The 27813 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Lee Woodard Elementary, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 165 students. The school is part of the Wilson County Schools district, which is ranked 93 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Lee Woodard Elementary has mixed academic performance compared to district and state averages. In 5th grade, the school outperforms the district and state in both math (74.2% proficiency vs. 65.8% and 59.3%) and reading (74.2% vs. 58.5% and 52.9%). However, in 3rd grade, the school lags behind in math (51.7% vs. 68.9% and 64.1%) and reading (44.8% vs. 50% and 46.7%). The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 97.58% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite the school's challenges in early grades, it appears to be well-resourced, spending $11,686 per student and maintaining a student-teacher ratio of 17.2 to 1. These factors may contribute to the school's stronger performance in 5th grade subjects. Overall, Lee Woodard Elementary demonstrates a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, suggesting the need for a focused effort to address early-grade academic deficiencies while building on the school's successes in upper grades.
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