B O Barnes Elementary

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B O Barnes Elementary is a public elementary school in Wilson, North Carolina, serving around 300 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has a predominantly African American student population, with 75.33% of students identifying as such, and 18.33% identifying as Hispanic.

Academically, B O Barnes Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with student performance on state standardized tests significantly below the Wilson County Schools and North Carolina state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 50% of 3rd-grade students at B O Barnes were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 68.8% for Wilson County Schools and 62.7% for the state. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 82.76% to 99% over the past three years, suggests that the majority of the student population comes from low-income households, which can be a significant factor in academic performance.

When comparing B O Barnes Elementary to other nearby schools in the Wilson County Schools district, it becomes clear that the academic performance at B O Barnes is significantly lower than its peers. For instance, Lucama Elementary, which is about 8 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 5-10% of North Carolina elementary schools and outperforms B O Barnes by a wide margin on state assessments. Similarly, Frederick Douglass Elementary and John W Jones Elementary, both within 6 miles of B O Barnes, also significantly outperform the school on academic measures.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1913 Martin L King Parkway
       Wilson, NC  27893-9585


(252) 399-7875

District: Wilson County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1165th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,225 Help


Students who attend B O Barnes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Speight Middle
High:    Beddingfield High
    Wilson Early College Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  288

Racial breakdown:

African American:
76.0%
Hispanic:
18.1%
White:
3.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details B O Barnes Elementary ranks worse than 77.4% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 11th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Wilson County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.75. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (76%), Hispanic (18.1%), White (3.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at B O Barnes Elementary is 12.3, which is the lowest among 13 elementary schools in the Wilson County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at B O Barnes Elementary is $11,225, which is the 4th highest among 13 elementary schools in the Wilson County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

B O Barnes Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks B O Barnes Elementary 1165th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See B O Barnes Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Wilson County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilson County Schools 88th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for B O Barnes Elementary

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Rank History for all students at B O Barnes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 3.20 1271st 1276 0.4%
2007 11.14 1219th 1293 5.7%
2008 6.57 1278th 1324 3.5%
2009 9.20 1278th 1354 5.6%
2010 13.51 1244th 1363 8.7%
2011 24.91 1136th 1381 17.7%
2012 13.88 1289th 1388 7.1%
2013 6.59 1368th 1403 2.5%
2014 7.48 1327th 1390 4.5%
2015 7.95 1364th 1440 5.3%
2016 12.00 1309th 1425 8.1%
2017 11.13 1317th 1429 7.8%
2018 10.93 1327th 1434 7.5%
2019 3.21 1453rd 1473 1.4%
2021 11.88 1362nd 1489 8.5%
2022 23.48 1203rd 1514 20.5%
2023 34.48 1015th 1502 32.4%
2024 26.75 1165th 1505 22.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at B O Barnes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.20 1193rd 1332 10.4%
2019 5.85 1341st 1361 1.5%
2021 20.45 1135th 1329 14.6%
2022 41.15 820th 1366 40.0%
2023 52.14 660th 1437 54.1%
2024 39.77 924th 1450 36.3%
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Rank History for Female students at B O Barnes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.22 1340th 1405 4.6%
2019 3.51 1414th 1424 0.7%
2021 14.82 1285th 1440 10.8%
2022 31.50 1040th 1458 28.7%
2023 36.28 947th 1459 35.1%
2024 27.72 1116th 1455 23.3%
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Rank History for Male students at B O Barnes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.74 1219th 1413 13.7%
2019 4.60 1407th 1430 1.6%
2021 11.95 1325th 1444 8.2%
2022 20.66 1219th 1464 16.7%
2023 34.66 1007th 1461 31.1%
2024 29.32 1090th 1464 25.5%
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Rank History for African American students at B O Barnes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.39 750th 927 19.1%
2019 14.07 900th 949 5.2%
2021 19.74 818th 896 8.7%
2022 48.35 423rd 927 54.4%
2023 66.87 237th 933 74.6%
2024 56.29 345th 924 62.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at B O Barnes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.58 301st 851 64.6%
2019 13.86 835th 865 3.5%
2021 25.50 700th 843 17.0%
2022 28.58 721st 893 19.3%
2023 24.28 766th 915 16.3%
2024 43.81 542nd 951 43.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

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 B O Barnes Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 299 309 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 614
1989 194 246 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 443
1990 205 275 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 485
1991 157 255 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1992 152 292 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 444
1993 130 293 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1994 137 301 0 4 0 n/a n/a 22 464
1995 131 374 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 518
1996 131 374 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 518
1997 102 369 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1998 84 363 2 10 0 n/a n/a 0 459
1999 6 586 0 33 0 n/a n/a 0 625
2000 4 563 0 28 0 n/a n/a 0 595
2001 4 477 0 70 0 n/a n/a 0 551
2002 8 442 0 45 0 n/a n/a 0 495
2003 8 442 0 45 0 n/a n/a 0 495
2004 8 540 0 24 0 n/a n/a 0 572
2005 12 454 0 23 0 n/a n/a 0 489
2006 6 439 0 25 0 n/a n/a 0 470
2007 6 370 1 40 0 n/a n/a 3 420
2008 11 417 1 49 0 n/a n/a 0 478
2009 8 412 0 56 0 n/a n/a 0 476
2010 9 423 0 60 0 n/a n/a 0 492
2011 17 359 0 53 0 0 4 0 433
2012 14 347 0 73 0 0 6 0 440
2013 16 336 0 86 0 0 2 0 440
2014 12 312 0 79 3 0 3 0 409
2015 8 319 0 78 0 0 3 0 408
2016 13 291 0 85 1 0 6 0 396
2017 12 271 0 77 1 0 5 0 366
2018 10 286 0 67 0 0 2 0 365
2019 3 296 0 61 0 0 3 0 363
2020 6 284 0 62 0 0 7 0 359
2021 5 229 0 48 0 0 0 0 282
2022 5 233 0 48 0 0 4 0 290
2023 8 226 0 55 0 0 11 0 300
2024 10 219 0 52 0 0 7 0 288

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 B O Barnes Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 614 28.0 21.9 29.8
1989 443 23.0 19.2 40.9
1990 485 24.0 20.2 41.2
1991 418 21.0 19.9 47.8
1992 444 24.0 18.5 41.9
1993 428 25.0 17.1 58.4
1994 464 30.0 15.5 55.4
1995 518 30.0 17.3 52.3
1996 518 30.0 17.3 52.3
1997 490 31.0 15.8 51
1998 459 32.0 14.3 62.1
1999 625 35.0 17.9 49
2000 595 35.0 17.0 86.9
2001 551 35.0 15.7 92
2002 495 34.0 14.6 96.2
2003 495 34.0 14.6 96.2
2004 572 21.0 27.2 92.8
2005 489 39.0 12.5 96.3
2006 470 39.0 12.1 86
2007 420 n/a n/a 90.2
2008 478 33.2 14.4 90.8
2009 476 32.9 14.5 85.9
2010 492 29.4 16.7 88.4
2011 433 31.1 13.9 94.9
2012 440 29.3 15.0 95
2013 440 31.1 14.1 92
2014 409 24.0 17.0 94.4
2015 408 28.0 14.5 99.3
2016 396 26.0 15.2 99.2
2017 366 24.6 14.8 99.2
2018 365 24.9 14.6 99.2
2019 363 22.6 16.0 99.2
2020 359 23.0 15.5 96.1
2021 282 21.2 13.3 98.9
2022 290 23.6 12.2 82.8
2023 300 22.9 13.1 99
2024 288 23.3 12.3 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 B O Barnes Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 614 28.0 21.9 29.8
1989 443 23.0 19.2 40.9
1990 485 24.0 20.2 41.2
1991 418 21.0 19.9 47.8
1992 444 24.0 18.5 41.9
1993 428 25.0 17.1 58.4
1994 464 30.0 15.5 55.4
1995 518 30.0 17.3 52.3
1996 518 30.0 17.3 52.3
1997 490 31.0 15.8 51
1998 459 32.0 14.3 62.1
1999 625 35.0 17.9 49
2000 595 35.0 17.0 86.9
2001 551 35.0 15.7 92
2002 495 34.0 14.6 96.2
2003 495 34.0 14.6 96.2
2004 572 21.0 27.2 92.8
2005 489 39.0 12.5 96.3
2006 470 39.0 12.1 86
2007 420 n/a n/a 90.2
2008 478 33.2 14.4 90.8
2009 476 32.9 14.5 85.9
2010 492 29.4 16.7 88.4
2011 433 31.1 13.9 94.9
2012 440 29.3 15.0 95
2013 440 31.1 14.1 92
2014 409 24.0 17.0 94.4
2015 408 28.0 14.5 99.3
2016 396 26.0 15.2 99.2
2017 366 24.6 14.8 99.2
2018 365 24.9 14.6 99.2
2019 363 22.6 16.0 99.2
2020 359 23.0 15.5 96.1
2021 282 21.2 13.3 98.9
2022 290 23.6 12.2 82.8
2023 300 22.9 13.1 99
2024 288 23.3 12.3 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 B O Barnes Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,242 (28.9%) $7,983 (71.1%) $11,225

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

Impact of COVID-19 on B O Barnes Elementary

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 1453rd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1015th of 1502 Elementary schools
 31.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (B O Barnes Elementary)27.648.8
 21.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wilson County Schools)60.666.3
 5.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (B O Barnes Elementary)22.426.8
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Wilson County Schools)53.248
 5.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (B O Barnes Elementary)12.556.4
 43.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wilson County Schools)52.160.2
 8.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (B O Barnes Elementary)33.847.3
 13.5%
   4th Grade Reading (Wilson County Schools)57.362.2
 4.9%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (B O Barnes Elementary)2052.3
 32.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wilson County Schools)61.465.7
 4.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (B O Barnes Elementary)18.338.6
 20.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Wilson County Schools)55.756.7
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (B O Barnes Elementary)43.350
 6.7%
   5th Grade Science (Wilson County Schools)79.776.8
 2.9%
   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 Students363300
 17.4%
African American296226
 23.6%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic6155
 9.8%
Pacific Islander00
White38
 166.7%
Two or More Races311
 266.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.2%99%
 0.2%


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Students who attend B O Barnes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Speight Middle
High : Beddingfield High
High : Wilson Early College Academy

In the 2023-24 school year, 288 students attended B O Barnes Elementary.

Students at B O Barnes Elementary are 76% African American, 18% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

B O Barnes Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.


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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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