Wingate Elementary

Wingate Elementary serves 382 students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Wingate, North Carolina. With a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1, classrooms stay small enough for teachers to track individual progress closely — a structural advantage that shows up directly in the school's results. Those results are exceptional.

Wingate Elementary earns a 9.2 out of 10 composite score, with a near-perfect growth score of 9.9. The school ranks #35 out of 2,648 public schools in North Carolina, placing it in the top 1% statewide — and #32 among the 1,474 elementary schools across the state. For families in Wingate specifically, the choice is straightforward: this is the top-performing elementary school in town.

Academic scores of 8.3 reflect strong classroom performance, and a growth score of 9.9 signals that students gain ground year over year regardless of where they start. That combination — solid baseline achievement plus accelerating growth — is what separates schools that look good on paper from ones that consistently move students forward. Parents comparing elementary options in the area will find that Wingate Elementary holds up at the top of every relevant comparison, locally and across the state.