Elementary Schools in New Hanover County Schools

Summary:

The New Hanover County Schools district in North Carolina is home to 26 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The district as a whole is ranked 70th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating, with generally above-average proficiency rates in math and reading.

Several schools stand out as exceptional performers, including Ogden Elementary, Masonboro Elementary, and Wrightsville Beach Elementary, which consistently rank among the top elementary schools in North Carolina with outstanding test scores and low rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. In contrast, schools with high poverty rates like Sunset Park Elementary and R. Freeman School of Engineering struggle academically, highlighting the significant challenges faced by students and families in high-poverty communities.

While the district's overall performance is strong, there are stark disparities in academic achievement between the top-performing and lower-performing schools. Factors such as student demographics, school funding, and targeted support for underserved populations appear to play a significant role in these differences. Addressing these inequities and developing strategies to ensure all students in the New Hanover County Schools district have access to a high-quality education will be crucial for the district's continued success.

District Detail

6410 Carolina Beach Road
Wilmington, NC 28412

(910) 254-4200

SchoolDigger Rank:
70^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 25,244

Primary Schools: 26
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 9
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
College Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5001 Oriole Drive	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2058	457	36	12.5	99.3%	103 (22.5%)	161 (35.2%)	152 (33.3%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.6%)	13.4	1386^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.9%		26.1	1152^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	23.3%	234	42.9	28.8	34.6				20.8	31.5	33.3				50.0		$17,443	$1,558	$15,885
Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Independence Blvd	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2031	291	25	11.7	99.0%	120 (41.2%)	112 (38.5%)	36 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.6%)	28.9	1121^st of 1505 public elementary schools	25.5%		40.3	924^th of 1502 public elementary schools	38.5%	197	36.4	42.3	55.0				31.8	28.8	42.5				72.5		$14,178	$1,969	$12,209
Forest Hills Global Elementary	Public	K-5	602 Colonial Drive	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 251-6190	338	30	11.3	99.1%	74 (21.9%)	161 (47.6%)	78 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	9.5	1432^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	4.9%		11.3	1398^th of 1502 public elementary schools	6.9%	34	37.8	32.8	34.4				20.3	32.8	28.1				28.1		$14,096	$1,993	$12,103
The International School at Gregory	Public, Magnet	K-8	1106 Ann St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6185	522	41	12.8	99.4%	199 (38.1%)	128 (24.5%)	171 (32.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	64.4	497^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.0%		52.7	723^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	51.9%	226	59.1	61.3	59.3	67.6	60.7	59.0	53.0	59.7	59.3	67.6	50.0	66.7	68.5	74.4	$18,192	$1,517	$16,675
John J Blair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6510 Market Street	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2045	443	34	13.2	99.3%	210 (47.4%)	55 (12.4%)	115 (26.0%)	19 (4.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.3%)	52.9	701^st of 1505 public elementary schools	53.4%		63.2	530^th of 1502 public elementary schools	64.7%	171	68.5	53.2	60.8				50.7	49.4	38.0				72.2		$10,293	$831	$9,462
Pine Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	440 John S Mosby Dr	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2121	467	33	14.1	97.6%	322 (69.0%)	48 (10.3%)	64 (13.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	79.5	248^th of 1505 public elementary schools	83.5%		68.7	430^th of 1502 public elementary schools	71.4%	182	70.0	67.1	73.0				63.8	64.5	67.6				81.1		$10,137	$902	$9,235
Sunset Park Elementary	Public	K-5	613 Alabama Ave	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6948	409	34	11.9	99.3%	52 (12.7%)	113 (27.6%)	226 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	17.1	1324^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.0%		31.8	1059^th of 1502 public elementary schools	29.5%	265	32.4	49.2	55.0				18.3	30.2	23.3				41.7		$14,494	$2,078	$12,416
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des	Public, Magnet	K-5	2150 Chestnut Street	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6175	377	37	10.3	99.2%	51 (13.5%)	229 (60.7%)	59 (15.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	14.2	1375^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.6%		20.8	1246^th of 1502 public elementary schools	17.0%	129	30.9	49.2	36.2				20.6	33.9	23.2				47.8		$15,103	$2,324	$12,779
Winter Park Model Elementary	Public	K-5	204 S MacMillan Ave	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2159	304	26	11.5	98.7%	157 (51.6%)	40 (13.2%)	87 (28.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	54	685^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.5%		77	289^th of 1502 public elementary schools	80.8%	396	56.9	47.6	76.1				37.3	45.2	56.5				82.6		$15,516	$1,728	$13,788
R Freeman School of Engineering	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2601 Princess Place Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6011	332	32	10.3	99.1%	22 (6.6%)	245 (73.8%)	40 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	1.1	1503^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.8	1495^th of 1502 public elementary schools	0.5%	8	15.4	15.4	14.3				7.7	12.8	9.5				21.4		$16,676	$2,332	$14,344
Bradley Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	6211 Greenville Loop	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2051	352	28	12.6	99.1%	167 (47.4%)	10 (2.8%)	164 (46.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	68.7	432^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	71.3%		68.7	429^th of 1502 public elementary schools	71.4%	3	69.7	73.1	70.9				45.5	60.3	52.7				74.5		$11,533	$978	$10,555
Holly Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	3020 Web Trace	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2250	423	29	14.6	20.8%	324 (76.6%)	21 (5.0%)	45 (10.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	86.9	152^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	89.9%		87.8	138^th of 1502 public elementary schools	90.8%	14	80.0	79.5	70.0				54.5	77.1	75.0				91.3		$10,025	$585	$9,440
Dr John Codington Elementary	Public	K-5	4321 Carolina Beach Road	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2236	441	31	14.3	25.6%	348 (78.9%)	27 (6.1%)	34 (7.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)	87.9	141^st of 1505 public elementary schools	90.6%		87.9	136^th of 1502 public elementary schools	90.9%	5	80.0	78.1	81.4				68.6	67.2	70.0				84.3		$10,516	$680	$9,836
Masonboro Elementary	Public	K-5	3518 Masonboro Loop Road	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2355	575	36	16.0	16.9%	477 (83.0%)	9 (1.6%)	48 (8.3%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	97.6	11^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.3%		97.4	10^th of 1502 public elementary schools	99.3%	1	95.6	93.4	92.9				83.2	87.9	87.8				92.9		$9,518	$523	$8,996
Lake Forest Academy	Public	K-8	1802 S 15th Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 772-2515	38	14	2.7	92.1%	9 (23.7%)	18 (47.4%)	3 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (21.1%)								(n/a)															$44,023	$483	$43,539
Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary	Public	K-5	6701 Gordon Road	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 397-1544	440	32	13.5	29.1%	330 (75.0%)	32 (7.3%)	38 (8.6%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	91.1	100^th of 1505 public elementary schools	93.4%		93	77^th of 1502 public elementary schools	94.9%	23	88.7	86.8	80.0				63.4	75.0	75.7				85.7		$10,965	$754	$10,211
Carolina Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	400 South 4th St	Carolina Beach	28428	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 458-4340	431	28	15.1	31.6%	394 (91.4%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	86.2	163^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	89.2%		84	184^th of 1502 public elementary schools	87.7%	21	87.2	70.6	71.6				74.4	70.6	64.2				84.0		$10,071	$617	$9,454
Wrightsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2716 Castle Hayne Rd	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6909	522	37	13.9	98.3%	139 (26.6%)	142 (27.2%)	203 (38.9%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	23.8	1214^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.3%		13.6	1360^th of 1502 public elementary schools	9.5%	146	47.7	45.1	37.1				33.8	36.6	35.7				57.1		$11,562	$1,800	$9,762
Wrightsville Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	220 Coral Drive	Wrightsville Beach	28480	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 256-3171	263	19	13.6	8.7%	245 (93.2%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	96.3	30^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.0%		96.5	20^th of 1502 public elementary schools	98.7%	10	91.3	88.0	90.2				82.6	76.0	92.2				94.1		$11,028	$419	$10,609
Heyward C Bellamy Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Sanders Rd	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2039	556	39	14.4	38.1%	422 (75.9%)	31 (5.6%)	66 (11.9%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	90.1	114^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.4%		88.8	126^th of 1502 public elementary schools	91.6%	12	78.6	90.0	85.3				63.1	71.1	72.5				88.2		$10,008	$775	$9,233
Mary C Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Silver Lake Rd	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2150	394	32	12.3	99.2%	173 (43.9%)	49 (12.4%)	147 (37.3%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	57.4	626^th of 1505 public elementary schools	58.4%		63.2	531^st of 1502 public elementary schools	64.6%	95	62.5	62.3	62.5				35.7	57.4	54.7				70.3		$12,184	$1,615	$10,569
Ogden Elementary	Public	K-5	3637 Middle Sound Rd	Wilmington	28411	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 686-6464	641	38	16.6	15.9%	554 (86.4%)	10 (1.6%)	41 (6.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.8%)	98.3	3^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	99.8%		97.6	9^th of 1502 public elementary schools	99.4%	6	96.4	92.6	96.8				80.4	90.4	91.4						$9,099	$487	$8,612
Edwin A Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	455 Halyburton Memorial Parkwa	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 798-3311	624	42	14.9	40.5%	495 (79.3%)	39 (6.3%)	53 (8.5%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.5%)	82.6	209^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.1%		83.4	190^th of 1502 public elementary schools	87.4%	19	77.5	65.7	81.1				66.3	61.1	65.4				85.0		$10,418	$855	$9,563
Porters Neck Elementary	Public	K-5	416 Edgewater Club Rd	Wilmington	28411	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-2975	605	41	14.8	24.6%	474 (78.3%)	32 (5.3%)	58 (9.6%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	85.5	174^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.4%		85	164^th of 1502 public elementary schools	89.1%	10	81.0	72.6	76.3				68.0	65.3	69.1				82.5
Castle Hayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Roger Haynes Drive	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-4970	459	32	14.1	99.1%	228 (49.7%)	96 (20.9%)	98 (21.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	72.6	364^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.8%		80.8	220^th of 1502 public elementary schools	85.4%	144	72.0	74.7	68.5				53.9	61.3	57.3				73.0		$10,690	$1,150	$9,540
Murrayville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Mabee Way	Wilmington	28411	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 790-5067	569	38	14.8	99.5%	315 (55.4%)	80 (14.1%)	119 (20.9%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (7.0%)	78.7	269^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.1%		73.6	349^th of 1502 public elementary schools	76.8%	80	81.6	69.7	69.0				62.2	61.8	64.3				73.8		$9,901	$832	$9,069

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	0.96 mi	1	103^rd
Wilmington Preparatory Academy	1.32 mi	1
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	1.58 mi	1	240^th
Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	1.7 mi	1	219^th
Wilmington School of the Arts	2.09 mi	1	106^th

Elementary Schools in New Hanover County Schools

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