C C Wright Elementary School

Summary:

C C Wright Elementary School is a public elementary school in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, serving 304 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Wilkes County Schools district.

The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of approximately 60% White, 12-18% Hispanic, and 8-12% African American. However, C C Wright Elementary has struggled academically in recent years, ranking in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 1203 out of 1505 elementary schools in the state, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is a significant decline from the 2020-2021 school year, when the school ranked 388 out of 1489 and had a 4-star rating. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with disabled and Hispanic students performing relatively well, but female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students performing in the bottom half of the state.

C C Wright Elementary School faces significant challenges, including an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.01% to 99.13% over the past three school years. This is significantly higher than the state and district averages. When compared to the nearby schools in the Wilkes County district, such as Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School, and Ronda-Clingman Elementary School, C C Wright Elementary School generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in core subject areas and lower overall rankings.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 200 CC Wright School Rd
       North Wilkesboro, NC  28659-4702


(336) 838-5513

District: Wilkes County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1203rd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,952 Help


Students who attend C C Wright Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Central Wilkes Middle School
High:    Wilkes Central High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.9 Help
Number of students:  304

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.5%
Hispanic:
15.5%
Two or more races:
12.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99% Help


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Compare Details C C Wright Elementary School ranks worse than 79.9% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 12th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Wilkes County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.29. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at C C Wright Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (59.5%), Hispanic (15.5%), two or more races (12.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at C C Wright Elementary School is 11.9, which is the 2nd best among 13 elementary schools in the Wilkes County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at C C Wright Elementary School is $10,952, which is the 5th highest among 13 elementary schools in the Wilkes County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

C C Wright Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks C C Wright Elementary School 1203rd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See C C Wright Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Wilkes County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilkes County Schools 81st of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for C C Wright Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at C C Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 44.28 801st 1276 37.2%
2007 50.25 738th 1293 42.9%
2008 52.74 671st 1324 49.3%
2009 49.79 767th 1354 43.4%
2010 48.26 799th 1363 41.4%
2011 59.64 617th 1381 55.3%
2012 45.32 837th 1388 39.7%
2013 39.26 862nd 1403 38.6%
2014 28.88 1026th 1390 26.2%
2015 24.16 1162nd 1440 19.3%
2016 25.41 1140th 1425 20.0%
2017 43.76 858th 1429 40.0%
2018 39.79 929th 1434 35.2%
2019 44.93 843rd 1473 42.8%
2021 70.54 388th 1489 73.9%
2022 48.05 771st 1514 49.1%
2023 35.17 1009th 1502 32.8%
2024 24.29 1203rd 1505 20.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at C C Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 47.98 350th 801 56.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at C C Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.87 833rd 1332 37.5%
2019 53.64 605th 1361 55.5%
2021 65.36 332nd 1329 75.0%
2022 45.10 749th 1366 45.2%
2023 32.69 1024th 1437 28.7%
2024 26.01 1205th 1450 16.9%
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Rank History for Female students at C C Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.77 768th 1405 45.3%
2019 42.62 865th 1424 39.3%
2021 62.71 468th 1440 67.5%
2022 53.02 668th 1458 54.2%
2023 33.17 1003rd 1459 31.3%
2024 18.41 1281st 1455 12.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at C C Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.34 575th 897 35.9%
2019 59.78 247th 878 71.9%
2021 82.86 45th 646 93.0%
2022 56.39 192nd 634 69.7%
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Rank History for Male students at C C Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.94 960th 1413 32.1%
2019 48.03 780th 1430 45.5%
2021 74.37 330th 1444 77.1%
2022 42.85 846th 1464 42.2%
2023 38.99 934th 1461 36.1%
2024 32.80 1026th 1464 29.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at C C Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.46 388th 851 54.4%
2019 47.05 458th 865 47.1%
2021 71.04 162nd 843 80.8%
2024 29.65 727th 951 23.6%
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Rank History for White students at C C Wright Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.24 990th 1178 16.0%
2019 31.27 914th 1183 22.7%
2021 48.88 589th 1172 49.7%
2022 23.50 1006th 1194 15.7%
2023 17.47 1078th 1183 8.9%
2024 20.69 1017th 1166 12.8%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for C C Wright Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 447 0 1 0 60 n/a n/a -1 507
1989 460 58 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 518
1990 463 63 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 527
1991 451 71 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1992 449 58 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 509
1993 384 45 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 429
1994 363 49 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1995 382 42 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1996 382 42 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1997 356 40 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 409
1998 343 39 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 393
1999 355 46 1 10 1 n/a n/a 0 413
2000 353 47 1 14 1 n/a n/a 0 416
2001 353 50 1 24 2 n/a n/a 0 430
2002 328 59 1 33 0 n/a n/a 0 421
2003 328 59 1 33 0 n/a n/a 0 421
2004 350 63 0 29 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2005 350 57 1 35 0 n/a n/a 0 443
2006 347 67 0 38 0 n/a n/a 0 452
2007 358 52 3 39 0 n/a n/a 12 464
2008 370 60 4 40 0 n/a n/a 22 496
2009 348 75 3 41 1 n/a n/a 0 468
2010 355 84 4 47 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2011 345 60 2 65 0 0 33 0 505
2012 342 54 2 66 0 0 30 0 494
2013 320 42 1 67 0 0 24 0 454
2014 307 52 1 70 0 0 19 0 449
2015 313 48 4 61 2 0 13 0 441
2016 279 39 5 66 2 0 20 0 411
2017 274 27 6 67 1 0 25 0 400
2018 270 25 4 68 1 0 32 0 400
2019 244 28 3 62 1 0 41 0 379
2020 223 31 5 68 1 0 57 0 385
2021 205 27 3 63 0 0 48 0 346
2022 192 35 2 52 0 0 39 0 320
2023 181 37 1 47 0 0 38 0 304

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at C C Wright Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 507 32.0 15.8 22.7
1989 518 32.0 16.1 35.3
1990 527 32.0 16.4 32.1
1991 522 32.0 16.3 32.4
1992 509 32.0 15.9 23.6
1993 429 26.0 16.5 38.9
1994 413 23.0 18.0 36.8
1995 432 24.0 18.0 34.7
1996 432 24.0 18.0 34.7
1997 409 23.0 17.8 35.5
1998 393 25.0 15.7 33.1
1999 413 25.0 16.5 42.6
2000 416 25.0 16.6 43
2001 430 25.0 17.2 44.2
2002 421 26.0 16.2 46.6
2003 421 26.0 16.2 46.6
2004 442 26.0 17.0 49.1
2005 443 26.0 17.0 51.9
2006 452 26.0 17.4 56
2007 464 n/a n/a 56
2008 496 28.8 17.2 60.1
2009 468 31.3 15.0 59.4
2010 490 32.4 15.1 n/a
2011 505 29.5 17.1 66.9
2012 494 31.4 15.7 68.8
2013 454 31.3 14.4 73.6
2014 449 33.5 13.3 75.9
2015 441 32.0 13.7 99.3
2016 411 28.0 14.6 99.3
2017 400 29.1 13.7 99.3
2018 400 28.1 14.2 99.3
2019 379 25.5 14.8 99.2
2020 385 28.2 13.6 99.2
2021 346 26.2 13.2 99.1
2022 320 26.3 12.1 99.1
2023 304 25.5 11.9 99

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio C C Wright Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 507 32.0 15.8 22.7
1989 518 32.0 16.1 35.3
1990 527 32.0 16.4 32.1
1991 522 32.0 16.3 32.4
1992 509 32.0 15.9 23.6
1993 429 26.0 16.5 38.9
1994 413 23.0 18.0 36.8
1995 432 24.0 18.0 34.7
1996 432 24.0 18.0 34.7
1997 409 23.0 17.8 35.5
1998 393 25.0 15.7 33.1
1999 413 25.0 16.5 42.6
2000 416 25.0 16.6 43
2001 430 25.0 17.2 44.2
2002 421 26.0 16.2 46.6
2003 421 26.0 16.2 46.6
2004 442 26.0 17.0 49.1
2005 443 26.0 17.0 51.9
2006 452 26.0 17.4 56
2007 464 n/a n/a 56
2008 496 28.8 17.2 60.1
2009 468 31.3 15.0 59.4
2010 490 32.4 15.1 n/a
2011 505 29.5 17.1 66.9
2012 494 31.4 15.7 68.8
2013 454 31.3 14.4 73.6
2014 449 33.5 13.3 75.9
2015 441 32.0 13.7 99.3
2016 411 28.0 14.6 99.3
2017 400 29.1 13.7 99.3
2018 400 28.1 14.2 99.3
2019 379 25.5 14.8 99.2
2020 385 28.2 13.6 99.2
2021 346 26.2 13.2 99.1
2022 320 26.3 12.1 99.1
2023 304 25.5 11.9 99

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for C C Wright Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,205 (11.0%) $9,747 (89.0%) $10,952

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on C C Wright Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 843rd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1009th of 1502 Elementary schools
 9.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (C C Wright Elementary School)6349
 14%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wilkes County Schools)70.566.4
 4.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (C C Wright Elementary School)59.326.5
 32.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Wilkes County Schools)62.248.8
 13.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (C C Wright Elementary School)36.227.1
 9.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wilkes County Schools)5859.8
 1.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (C C Wright Elementary School)5843.8
 14.2%
   4th Grade Reading (Wilkes County Schools)61.858.7
 3.1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (C C Wright Elementary School)58.758.1
 0.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wilkes County Schools)61.769.1
 7.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (C C Wright Elementary School)55.651.2
 4.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Wilkes County Schools)56.957.2
 0.3%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (C C Wright Elementary School)66.767.4
 0.7%
   5th Grade Science (Wilkes County Schools)76.278.4
 2.2%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students379304
 19.8%
African American2837
 32.1%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic6247
 24.2%
Pacific Islander00
White244181
 25.8%
Two or More Races4138
 7.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.2%99%
 0.2%


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Students who attend C C Wright Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Wilkes Middle School
High : Wilkes Central High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 304 students attended C C Wright Elementary School.

Students at C C Wright Elementary School are 60% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 12% African American.

C C Wright Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.


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