Myrtle Grove Middle

Summary:

Myrtle Grove Middle is a public middle school in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving 645 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New Hanover County Schools district, which is ranked 70 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Myrtle Grove Middle consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for end-of-grade tests in Mathematics, Reading, and Science across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly higher than the state averages, with 67.2% in 6th grade Mathematics compared to 54.3% statewide, and 75% in 8th grade Science compared to 70.1% statewide. Myrtle Grove Middle has also maintained a statewide ranking in the top quarter of North Carolina middle schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Myrtle Grove Middle generally outperforms nearby schools in the New Hanover County Schools district, some schools like Charles P. Murray Middle and Roland-Grise Middle have even stronger academic performance, ranking in the top 20% of North Carolina middle schools. However, schools in the neighboring Pender County and Brunswick County districts, such as Cape Fear Middle and South Brunswick Middle, tend to have lower proficiency rates and rankings compared to Myrtle Grove Middle.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 901 Piner Rd
       Wilmington, NC  28409-4207


(910) 350-2100

District: New Hanover County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
173rd of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,046 Help


Feeder schools for Myrtle Grove Middle:

Elementary:    Mary C Williams Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  645

Racial breakdown:

White:
56.3%
Hispanic:
19.7%
African American:
16.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Myrtle Grove Middle ranks better than 78.2% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th among 7 ranked middle schools in the New Hanover County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.46. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Myrtle Grove Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the New Hanover County Schools District. Student population at Myrtle Grove Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (56.3%), Hispanic (19.7%), African American (16.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Myrtle Grove Middle is 15.5, which is the 3rd best among 7 middle schools in the New Hanover County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Myrtle Grove Middle is $10,046, which is the 3rd highest among 7 middle schools in the New Hanover County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Myrtle Grove Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Myrtle Grove Middle 173rd of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Myrtle Grove Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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New Hanover County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks New Hanover County Schools 70th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Myrtle Grove Middle

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Rank History for all students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 76.43 102nd 598 82.9%
2007 78.57 84th 606 86.1%
2008 82.77 70th 620 88.7%
2009 80.32 96th 630 84.8%
2010 79.93 92nd 640 85.6%
2011 79.77 92nd 648 85.8%
2012 80.37 84th 662 87.3%
2013 81.36 97th 673 85.6%
2014 79.09 120th 627 80.9%
2015 72.14 175th 705 75.2%
2016 64.54 228th 692 67.1%
2017 71.38 180th 694 74.1%
2018 73.58 160th 691 76.8%
2019 68.55 218th 737 70.4%
2021 56.21 293rd 741 60.5%
2022 52.98 360th 786 54.2%
2023 66.47 232nd 784 70.4%
2024 74.46 173rd 793 78.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.56 33rd 221 85.1%
2019 70.82 46th 237 80.6%
2021 59.33 71st 248 71.4%
2022 56.14 105th 283 62.9%
2023 64.22 87th 302 71.2%
2024 60.38 105th 306 65.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.52 145th 236 38.6%
2022 31.65 235th 312 24.7%
2023 24.95 276th 318 13.2%
2024 58.51 89th 356 75.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 55.62 138th 473 70.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.22 212th 604 64.9%
2019 61.92 195th 639 69.5%
2021 38.39 383rd 633 39.5%
2022 41.88 391st 689 43.3%
2023 55.77 279th 735 62.0%
2024 74.12 112th 743 84.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.29 67th 71 5.6%
2023 67.46 8th 50 84.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.90 179th 656 72.7%
2019 70.95 178th 684 74.0%
2021 56.91 279th 706 60.5%
2022 50.97 350th 733 52.3%
2023 68.71 200th 731 72.6%
2024 72.39 173rd 738 76.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.98 273rd 475 42.5%
2019 51.55 194th 504 61.5%
2021 41.45 259th 478 45.8%
2022 35.22 273rd 449 39.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.94 110th 416 73.6%
2021 69.54 120th 448 73.2%
2022 53.88 258th 450 42.7%
2023 63.46 177th 452 60.8%
2024 74.31 38th 461 91.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.67 157th 665 76.4%
2019 64.45 244th 697 65.0%
2021 54.34 297th 711 58.2%
2022 53.14 335th 748 55.2%
2023 61.55 258th 747 65.5%
2024 74.12 164th 751 78.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.88 252nd 494 49.0%
2019 35.82 358th 519 31.0%
2021 38.76 307th 533 42.4%
2022 30.37 404th 550 26.5%
2023 53.31 201st 559 64.0%
2024 57.72 173rd 560 69.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.87 161st 472 65.9%
2019 62.46 128th 493 74.0%
2021 41.01 311th 522 40.4%
2022 34.55 376th 541 30.5%
2023 41.11 340th 553 38.5%
2024 59.45 189th 564 66.5%
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Rank History for White students at Myrtle Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.39 135th 596 77.3%
2019 68.75 182nd 624 70.8%
2021 53.47 274th 632 56.6%
2022 51.35 309th 658 53.0%
2023 67.17 199th 656 69.7%
2024 72.71 159th 652 75.6%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Myrtle Grove Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 503 214 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 722
1990 551 186 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 741
1991 540 192 3 0 2 n/a n/a 1 738
1992 585 194 2 0 3 n/a n/a -1 783
1993 551 175 2 0 3 n/a n/a 0 731
1994 623 175 2 0 2 n/a n/a 0 802
1995 601 188 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 796
1996 601 188 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 796
1997 612 177 4 5 2 n/a n/a 0 800
1998 629 161 3 5 8 n/a n/a 0 806
1999 604 154 3 6 7 n/a n/a 0 774
2000 644 176 5 6 7 n/a n/a 0 838
2001 688 169 9 5 2 n/a n/a 0 873
2002 568 143 19 11 3 n/a n/a 0 744
2003 568 143 19 11 3 n/a n/a 0 744
2004 557 145 16 21 2 n/a n/a 0 741
2005 574 172 22 30 5 n/a n/a 0 803
2006 600 190 25 38 4 n/a n/a 0 857
2007 619 154 25 36 3 n/a n/a 36 873
2008 629 145 22 43 5 n/a n/a 44 888
2009 647 184 22 43 2 n/a n/a 0 898
2010 681 214 25 44 3 n/a n/a 0 967
2011 536 130 10 62 2 1 28 0 769
2012 544 124 11 72 1 1 30 0 783
2013 516 128 14 74 0 2 34 0 768
2014 547 140 18 82 3 2 28 0 820
2015 519 157 13 88 4 2 21 0 804
2016 491 134 9 79 5 1 35 0 754
2017 478 116 11 94 3 0 43 0 745
2018 460 123 11 96 2 3 41 0 736
2019 435 129 11 120 0 1 48 0 744
2020 436 131 6 130 0 1 40 0 744
2021 455 126 12 137 2 0 35 0 767
2022 413 124 8 126 3 1 40 0 715
2023 363 109 12 127 3 1 30 0 645

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Myrtle Grove Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 722 40.0 18.0 n/a
1990 741 45.0 16.4 33.3
1991 738 45.0 16.4 33.5
1992 783 45.0 17.4 27.2
1993 731 46.0 15.9 39.4
1994 802 48.0 16.7 36.7
1995 796 52.0 15.3 34
1996 796 52.0 15.3 34
1997 800 50.0 16.0 34.5
1998 806 54.0 14.9 34.7
1999 774 54.0 14.3 38.9
2000 838 54.0 15.5 35
2001 873 54.0 16.2 34.5
2002 744 48.0 15.5 33.9
2003 744 48.0 15.5 33.9
2004 741 48.0 15.4 31.7
2005 803 48.0 16.7 33.1
2006 857 48.0 17.9 32.6
2007 873 54.4 16.0 32.6
2008 888 51.9 17.1 32
2009 898 53.7 16.7 28.1
2010 967 53.1 18.2 35.7
2011 769 46.9 16.3 42.3
2012 783 48.1 16.2 44.1
2013 768 49.5 15.5 43.4
2014 820 50.5 16.2 44.5
2015 804 50.0 16.0 47
2016 754 49.0 15.3 43.2
2017 745 46.8 15.8 40.7
2018 736 47.5 15.4 39.3
2019 744 45.5 16.3 48.8
2020 744 47.4 15.6 44.5
2021 767 47.0 16.3 42.2
2022 715 45.5 15.7 34
2023 645 41.4 15.5 56

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Myrtle Grove Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 722 40.0 18.0 n/a
1990 741 45.0 16.4 33.3
1991 738 45.0 16.4 33.5
1992 783 45.0 17.4 27.2
1993 731 46.0 15.9 39.4
1994 802 48.0 16.7 36.7
1995 796 52.0 15.3 34
1996 796 52.0 15.3 34
1997 800 50.0 16.0 34.5
1998 806 54.0 14.9 34.7
1999 774 54.0 14.3 38.9
2000 838 54.0 15.5 35
2001 873 54.0 16.2 34.5
2002 744 48.0 15.5 33.9
2003 744 48.0 15.5 33.9
2004 741 48.0 15.4 31.7
2005 803 48.0 16.7 33.1
2006 857 48.0 17.9 32.6
2007 873 54.4 16.0 32.6
2008 888 51.9 17.1 32
2009 898 53.7 16.7 28.1
2010 967 53.1 18.2 35.7
2011 769 46.9 16.3 42.3
2012 783 48.1 16.2 44.1
2013 768 49.5 15.5 43.4
2014 820 50.5 16.2 44.5
2015 804 50.0 16.0 47
2016 754 49.0 15.3 43.2
2017 745 46.8 15.8 40.7
2018 736 47.5 15.4 39.3
2019 744 45.5 16.3 48.8
2020 744 47.4 15.6 44.5
2021 767 47.0 16.3 42.2
2022 715 45.5 15.7 34
2023 645 41.4 15.5 56

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Myrtle Grove Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,051 (10.5%) $8,995 (89.5%) $10,046

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 218th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 232nd of 784 Middle schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Myrtle Grove Middle)62.169.1
 7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover County Schools)66.666.8
 0.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Myrtle Grove Middle)65.458.8
 6.6%
   6th Grade Reading (New Hanover County Schools)65.256.9
 8.3%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Myrtle Grove Middle)58.950.7
 8.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover County Schools)6760.1
 6.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Myrtle Grove Middle)67.147.6
 19.5%
   7th Grade Reading (New Hanover County Schools)66.153.8
 12.3%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Myrtle Grove Middle)6860.5
 7.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover County Schools)63.554.5
 9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Myrtle Grove Middle)64.958.1
 6.8%
   8th Grade Reading (New Hanover County Schools)60.556.3
 4.2%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Myrtle Grove Middle)85.372.1
 13.2%
   8th Grade Science (New Hanover County Schools)82.573.8
 8.7%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students744645
 13.3%
African American129109
 15.5%
American Indian03
Asian1112
 9.1%
Hispanic120127
 5.8%
Pacific Islander11
White435363
 16.6%
Two or More Races4830
 37.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients48.8%56%
 7.2%


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Students at Myrtle Grove Middle are 56% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Myrtle Grove Middle ranks 173rd of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 645 students attended Myrtle Grove Middle.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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