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Schools in Black Creek

Black Creek’s public schools

Wilson County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Black Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/11schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▲ 10% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.3
NC 16.0
Schools in town
1
5,677 students on the public path
In brief

Black Creek’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Black Creek’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Wilson Early College Academy places highest (better than 98%); Charles H Darden Middle lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Black Creek, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Lee Woodard ElementaryWilson County SchoolsC
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wilson County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 49.9% · 5396 students tested
Math47%
State average 50.8% · 5101 students tested

Black Creek vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Black Creek’s borders.

Schools next door
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Black Creek—Wilson County Schools

Every school in Black Creek

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Black Creekby address
Also serving Black Creekin other towns

Questions about Black Creek’s schools

Are Black Creek’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Black Creek. Wilson County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Black Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Black Creek in?

Wilson County Schools.

Where do Black Creek kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: James Hunt High, Fike High, Beddingfield High, Wilson Academy of Applied Technology and Wilson Early College Academy.

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What Black Creek families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.