Best Public Schools in Boomer, NC

Summary:

The city of Boomer, North Carolina has only one public elementary school, Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5. Based on the available data, this school appears to be underperforming compared to other elementary schools in Wilkes County and across the state of North Carolina.

Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of North Carolina elementary schools over the past three years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are significantly below the county and state averages in most subject areas, indicating significant achievement gaps between this school and its peers. Additionally, the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with an extremely high rate of free and reduced lunch recipients at 97.66%.

While the school's spending per student was $12,571 in the 2018-2019 school year, it is unclear whether this level of funding is adequate to support the educational needs of the school's high-poverty student population. The school's declining performance and resource challenges suggest that addressing the academic and resource needs of Boomer-Ferguson Elementary should be a priority for the local education authorities.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOG Mathematics (2024)			EOG Reading (2024)			EOG Science (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	556 Boomer-Ferguson Sch Rd	Boomer	28606	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-8900	128	9	14.3	97.7%	92 (71.9%)	7 (5.5%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (18.8%)	21.3	1261^st of 1505 public elementary schools	16.2%		17.5	1296^th of 1502 public elementary schools	13.7%	35	42.1	54.5	28.6	21.1	45.5	28.6	35.7	$12,571	$1,753	$10,817

Cities Near Boomer

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hays	1.79 mi	2	135^th
North Wilkesboro	3.75 mi	4	182^nd
Roaring River	5.46 mi	1	339^th
Wilkesboro	7.79 mi	4	114^th
Millers Creek	8.19 mi	2	146^th

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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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