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The highest-performing public schools in reading in New Hanover County, North Carolina

Across New Hanover County, North Carolina, 38 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Wilmington Early College High leads the list at 86.0%, against a median of 59.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

New Hanover County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

59.4%

BEST IN READING · NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Wilmington Early College High	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	270	86.0%
2	Wrightsville Beach Elem	Wrightsville Beach, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	280	85.4%
3	SEA-Tech	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	227	83.3%
4	Masonboro Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	564	82.7%
5	Ogden Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	619	81.3%
6	Carolina Beach Elementary	Carolina Beach, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	383	76.6%
7	Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	461	72.9%
8	Charles P Murray Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	907	71.2%
9	Porters Neck Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	666	70.2%
10	John T Hoggard High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	2,082	69.7%
11	Heyward C Bellamy Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	533	67.9%
12	Roland-Grise Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	878	67.4%
13	Holly Tree Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	383	66.5%
14	Eugene Ashley High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	1,893	65.5%
15	Dr John Codington Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	470	65.3%
16	Edwin A Anderson Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	514	65.2%
17	M C S Noble Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	690	62.6%
18	Emsley A Laney High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	2,243	60.1%
19	Pine Valley Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	465	60.1%
20	The International School at Gregory	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	514	58.7%
21	Murrayville Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	573	57.3%
22	Castle Hayne Elementary	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	531	56.9%
23	Myrtle Grove Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	600	56.6%
24	Holly Shelter Middle	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	801	54.6%
25	Emma B Trask Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	611	53.3%
26	Bradley Creek Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	344	50.3%
27	Winter Park Model Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	311	49.3%
28	Mary C Williams Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	355	46.8%
29	New Hanover High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	1,437	43.5%
30	John J Blair Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	451	38.6%
31	Wrightsboro Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	502	31.4%
32	College Park Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	470	26.6%
33	Sunset Park Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	450	26.3%
34	Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	255	26.1%
35	Williston Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	666	26.1%
36	Forest Hills Global Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	340	23.7%
37	A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	342	22.9%
38	R Freeman Sch of Engineering	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	241	11.3%

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