Best Public Schools in Wilson County, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sallie B Howard School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1004 Herring Avenue E	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Sallie B Howard School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 293-4150	1,251	76	16.5	97.9%	36 (2.9%)	695 (55.6%)	466 (37.3%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.7%)								(n/a)	86.2	91.0	98.3	98.3	86.8	75.9	64.9	86.6	83.7	98.8	57.5	60.2	67.2	75.3	76.3	85.4	87.8
Eastern NC School for the Deaf	Public, Alternative	K-12	1311 Hwy 301 South	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Deaf and Blind Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 237-2450	42	21	1.9	92.9%	10 (23.8%)	20 (47.6%)	7 (16.7%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.5%)								(n/a)
Wilson Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2755 Tilghman Rd N	Wilson	27896	Wilson County	Wilson Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 294-2533	755	41	18.2	98.0%	63 (8.3%)	554 (73.4%)	83 (11.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.5%)								(n/a)	18.4	48.1	31.4	87.9	80.4	36.7	66.1	58.5	58.7	55.6	62.7	65.0	66.1	64.2	50.8	49.2	69.6	71.4
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	288	23	12.3	99.0%	10 (3.5%)	219 (76.0%)	52 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	26.8	1165^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.6%		34.5	1015^th of 1502 public elementary schools	32.4%	150					50.0	39.5	50.0				24.4	34.1	50.0				48.1		$11,225	$3,242	$7,983
Fike High	Public	9-12	500 Harrison Dr N	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7905	1,023	54	18.7	99.7%	331 (32.4%)	463 (45.3%)	184 (18.0%)	17 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.2%)	40.3	367^th of 640 public high schools	42.7%		37.7	372^nd of 626 public high schools	40.6%	5	45.0	54.9	34.6	59.8															$8,482	$699	$7,783
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	443	28	15.6	99.3%	18 (4.1%)	283 (63.9%)	124 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	26.7	1166^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.5%		44.9	846^th of 1502 public elementary schools	43.7%	320					40.0	22.4	54.1				24.6	37.9	37.7				75.0		$10,414	$2,422	$7,993
New Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	4826 Packhouse Rd	Wilson	27896	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7950	453	27	16.6	97.6%	221 (48.8%)	97 (21.4%)	82 (18.1%)	31 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	92.2	84^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.4%		93.6	65^th of 1502 public elementary schools	95.7%	19					90.8	92.1	87.8				63.2	88.9	75.7				81.1		$9,265	$666	$8,598
Vinson-Bynum Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 Tarboro St SW	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7981	475	32	14.7	99.4%	62 (13.1%)	325 (68.4%)	56 (11.8%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	54.4	673^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	55.3%		51.4	742^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	50.6%	69					73.5	47.9	54.9				42.6	56.3	47.9				74.6		$11,625	$1,594	$10,030
Wells Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Grove St N	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7986	313	21	15.1	99.0%	65 (20.8%)	182 (58.1%)	43 (13.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	55.4	655^th of 1505 public elementary schools	56.5%		62	546^th of 1502 public elementary schools	63.6%	109					74.5	51.1	60.4				47.1	51.1	58.3				58.3		$9,928	$1,749	$8,179
Charles H Darden Middle	Public	6-8	1665 Lipscomb Road	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 206-4973	389	24	16.3	99.2%	7 (1.8%)	241 (62.0%)	126 (32.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	10.7	730^th of 793 public middle schools	7.9%		16	677^th of 784 public middle schools	13.6%	53								25.2	24.6	13.3				28.0	35.7	26.7		16.0	$12,284	$3,499	$8,785
Forest Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1210 Forest Hills	Wilson	27896	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7913	626	36	17.4	99.5%	90 (14.4%)	380 (60.7%)	107 (17.1%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.1%)	44.5	443^rd of 793 public middle schools	44.1%		47.8	396^th of 784 public middle schools	49.5%	47								54.1	36.6	37.6				55.7	35.7	48.1		71.9	$8,665	$708	$7,958
Milton M Daniels Learning Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	723 Elvie Street	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7900	73	8	9.1	95.9%	11 (15.1%)	47 (64.4%)	11 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.1%)								(n/a)								13.3	12.0					24.1	20.8	15.8		35.1	$14,459	$946	$13,513
Vick Elementary	Public	K-5	504 N Carroll Street	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7886	326	21	15.4	98.5%	13 (4.0%)	215 (66.0%)	84 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	20.8	1271^st of 1505 public elementary schools	15.5%		17.9	1290^th of 1502 public elementary schools	14.1%	19					43.1	34.7	38.1				31.0	44.9	33.3				54.8		$13,719	$3,492	$10,227
Wilson Early College Academy	Public	9-12	902 Herring St	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 246-1418	258	13	19.6	44.6%	98 (38.0%)	84 (32.6%)	54 (20.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.2%)	94.3	32^nd of 640 public high schools	95.0%		93.7	42^nd of 626 public high schools	93.3%	10	87.2	100.0	77.3	98.4															$6,572	$272	$6,300
Wilson Academy of Virtual Education	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	117 NE Tarboro St	Wilson	27894	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 399-7700	51	0	48.0	49.0%	29 (56.9%)	16 (31.4%)	2 (3.9%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)								(n/a)
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	584	35	16.7	99.5%	101 (17.3%)	300 (51.4%)	116 (19.9%)	30 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.7%)	55.6	653^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	56.6%		57.2	634^th of 1502 public elementary schools	57.8%	19					64.4	45.9	61.2				47.9	50.6	59.7				74.6		$10,499	$2,342	$8,156
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	56	19.8	99.3%	388 (34.8%)	395 (35.4%)	268 (24.0%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.5%)	44.8	336^th of 640 public high schools	47.5%		41.4	340^th of 626 public high schools	45.7%	4	35.0	59.6	36.5	72.7															$8,469	$640	$7,829
Frederick Douglass Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Corbett Ave	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 236-4574	335	22	15.4	99.1%	109 (32.5%)	119 (35.5%)	74 (22.1%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.5%)	71.3	380^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.8%		59.6	587^th of 1502 public elementary schools	60.9%	207					63.6	67.5	63.5				61.8	60.0	61.5				76.9		$9,313	$1,225	$8,089
Elm City Middle	Public	6-8	215 E Church St	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 236-4148	425	25	16.9	99.3%	196 (46.1%)	137 (32.2%)	62 (14.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.7%)	74.2	178^th of 793 public middle schools	77.6%		73.1	179^th of 784 public middle schools	77.2%	1								59.7	64.1	57.4				59.0	58.0	61.3		84.5	$7,994	$522	$7,472
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	618	37	16.9	63.8%	367 (59.4%)	137 (22.2%)	79 (12.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	59	603^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	59.9%		66.3	478^th of 1502 public elementary schools	68.2%	125					55.6	84.7	56.2				46.7	68.2	52.8				60.7		$9,621	$1,245	$8,377
Beddingfield High	Public	9-12	4510 Old Stantonsburg Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7880	683	45	15.0	97.8%	110 (16.1%)	318 (46.6%)	229 (33.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	27.2	470^th of 640 public high schools	26.6%		34.2	404^th of 626 public high schools	35.5%	66	42.4	47.2	18.9	57.8															$9,512	$718	$8,794
Lee Woodard Elementary	Public	K-5	103 Church St	Black Creek	27813	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7940	165	10	17.2	97.6%	71 (43.0%)	38 (23.0%)	46 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.1%)	61.6	549^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.5%		58	619^th of 1502 public elementary schools	58.8%	70					69.6	48.6	76.2				34.8	62.2	61.9				76.2		$11,686	$1,635	$10,051
Lucama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6260 Blalock Road	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 239-1257	373	22	16.9	99.2%	171 (45.8%)	62 (16.6%)	117 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	94.1	58^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.1%		91.5	94^th of 1502 public elementary schools	93.7%	36					91.5	83.9	92.0				70.2	77.4	78.0				88.0		$9,021	$1,340	$7,681
Gardners Elementary	Public	K-5	5404 NC 42 Hwy E	Elm City	27822	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7920	242	16	15.3	98.8%	94 (38.8%)	53 (21.9%)	78 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)	86.3	161^st of 1505 public elementary schools	89.3%		83.1	196^th of 1502 public elementary schools	87.0%	35					78.0	73.0	85.3				63.4	67.6	70.6				85.3		$10,906	$1,587	$9,319
Rock Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6605 Rock Ridge School Rd	Wilson	27880	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7955	449	28	16.1	99.3%	238 (53.0%)	39 (8.7%)	149 (33.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	95.9	39^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.7	27^th of 1502 public elementary schools	98.2%	12					92.1	90.5	88.0				73.0	91.9	74.7				94.7		$8,909	$1,031	$7,878
Speight Middle	Public	6-8	5514 Old Stantonsburg Road	Stantonsburg	27883	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 238-3983	281	19	14.9	98.9%	81 (28.8%)	80 (28.5%)	103 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	57	313^th of 793 public middle schools	60.5%		53.9	347^th of 784 public middle schools	55.7%	34								46.2	40.9	51.2				48.1	48.9	67.4		83.9	$9,297	$641	$8,656
Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	5551 Wiggins Mill Rd	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 239-1347	462	24	19.4	98.5%	218 (47.2%)	83 (18.0%)	138 (29.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	86	91^st of 793 public middle schools	88.5%		81.6	125^th of 784 public middle schools	84.1%	34								80.9	71.0	66.4				75.0	67.9	66.4		77.9	$8,059	$596	$7,463
Stantonsburg Elementary	Public	K-5	409 S Main St	Stantonsburg	27883	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 238-3639	189	12	15.7	97.9%	39 (20.6%)	66 (34.9%)	68 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	44.6	845^th of 1505 public elementary schools	43.9%		43.9	871^st of 1502 public elementary schools	42.0%	26					56.0	35.7	65.6				32.0	46.4	53.1				68.8		$10,595	$1,784	$8,811
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	239	13	19.1	55.2%	63 (26.4%)	61 (25.5%)	95 (39.7%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	90.7	68^th of 640 public high schools	89.4%		85.9	101^st of 626 public high schools	83.9%	33	88.9	91.8	68.8	90.5															$11,011	$214	$10,797

Best Public Schools in Wilson County, NC

Rock Ridge Elementary

Wilson Early College Academy

Lucama Elementary

New Hope Elementary

Wilson Academy of Applied Technology

Gardners Elementary

Springfield Middle

Elm City Middle

Frederick Douglass Elementary

Lee Woodard Elementary

Coopers Elementary

Speight Middle

John W Jones Elementary

Wells Elementary

Vinson-Bynum Elementary

James Hunt High

Stantonsburg Elementary

Forest Hills Middle

Fike High

Beddingfield High

B O Barnes Elementary

Margaret Hearne Elementary

Vick Elementary

Charles H Darden Middle

Eastern NC School for the Deaf

Milton M Daniels Learning Center

Sallie B Howard School

Wilson Academy of Virtual Education

Wilson Preparatory Academy

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