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Best Elementary Schools
in Wilson County Schools

This page covers 13 elementary schools in Wilson County Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

13
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 13
1
rank
New Hope Elementary
Grades KG–05431 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,816
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Gardners Elementary
Grades KG–05219 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,816
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
3
rank
Frederick Douglass Elementary
Grades KG–05357 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,816
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
4
rank
Rock Ridge Elementary
Grades KG–05469 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
17.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,816
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
B O Barnes Elementary
Grades KG–05300 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1)
43
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,816
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
6
rank
Lucama Elementary
Grades KG–05362 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,816
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
7
rank
Wells Elementary
Grades KG–05303 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,816
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
8
rank
Lee Woodard Elementary
Grades KG–05157 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,816
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
9
rank
Vinson-Bynum Elementary
Grades KG–05473 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
40
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,816
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
10
rank
Margaret Hearne Elementary
Grades PK–05432 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
16.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,816
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
3 more elementary schools in Wilson County Schools not shown here.
View all schools in Wilson County Schools
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
13
Elementary Schools
25
Total Schools
53
#1 Score
42
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
New Hope Elementary
Score: 53/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.