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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in New Hanover County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in New Hanover County, North Carolina, drawn from 22 qualifying public elementary schools. Holly Tree Elementary leads the list at -28.1%, against a median of -17.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

New Hanover County, North Carolina

Best Enrollment change

-28.1%

Median Enrollment change

-17.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Holly Tree Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	533	383	-28.1%
2	Mary C Williams Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	476	355	-25.4%
3	Edwin A Anderson Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	686	514	-25.1%
4	Pine Valley Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	612	465	-24.0%
5	John J Blair Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	581	451	-22.4%
6	Masonboro Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	702	564	-19.7%
7	Forest Hills Global Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	423	340	-19.6%
8	Bradley Creek Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	423	344	-18.7%
9	Wrightsville Beach Elem	Wrightsville Beach, NC	New Hanover County Schools	342	280	-18.1%
10	Heyward C Bellamy Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	648	533	-17.7%
11	Wrightsboro Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	609	502	-17.6%
12	R Freeman Sch of Engineering	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	290	241	-16.9%
13	Murrayville Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	685	573	-16.4%
14	Carolina Beach Elementary	Carolina Beach, NC	New Hanover County Schools	456	383	-16.0%
15	Dr John Codington Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	554	470	-15.2%
16	Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	542	461	-14.9%
17	Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	287	255	-11.1%
18	Ogden Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	689	619	-10.2%
19	Castle Hayne Elementary	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	586	531	-9.4%
20	A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	371	342	-7.8%
21	Winter Park Model Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	330	311	-5.8%
22	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	Wilmington, NC	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	407	395	-2.9%

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