📍 1913 Martin L King Parkway, Wilson, Wilson County, 27893
B O Barnes Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilson, Wilson County. The school has 300 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilson County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
B O Barnes Elementary enrolls 300 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 226 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.7% |
| White | 8 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 300 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 296 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
B O Barnes Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-10, state senate district 4, state house district 24.
B O Barnes Elementary is one of 25 schools in Wilson County Schools, based in Wilson, North Carolina. The district serves 10,451 students district-wide and employs 621 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 300 students, B O Barnes Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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