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Enrollment
907
Middle
DISTRICT 736 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333002594
Charles P Murray Middle
655 Halyburton Memorial Parkwy, Wilmington, NC 28412 · (910) 790-2363 · New Hanover County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL907 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
311 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 313 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 283 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 311 | 34% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
71.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
79.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Charles P Murray Middle
Charles P Murray Middle's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles P Murray Middle this school | 907 | 34.3% | 76.3% |
| North Lincoln Middle Denver | 774 | 28.9% | 67.3% |
| Broad Creek Middle Newport | 722 | 30.1% | 76.1% |
| Dixon Middle Sneads Ferry | 997 | 34.3% | 58.5% |
| Rugby Middle Hendersonville | 849 | 39.6% | 69.2% |
| East Lincoln Middle Iron Station | 738 | 37.8% | 61.9% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Charles P Murray Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #22 of 463 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #21 of 461 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #33 of 463 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 907 | #61 of 478 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #337 of 456 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #430 of 456 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #422 of 472 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #255 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
907
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 907 | 51.7 | 17.6:1 | 34% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 899 | 52.3 | 17.2:1 | 33% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 882 | 54 | 16.4:1 | 34% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 912 | 53 | 17.2:1 | 25% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 950 | 55.5 | 17.1:1 | 30% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 849 | 52 | 16.3:1 | 36% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 40% (316) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles P Murray Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (950 to 907); teachers down 7% (55.5 to 51.7).
About Charles P Murray Middle
In Wilmington, North Carolina, part of New Hanover County, Charles P Murray Middle is a middle school. The student body numbers 907 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605, so this school runs 50% above that.
New Hanover County Schools includes 42 schools. Together they enroll 24,791 students.
White students are the large majority at Charles P Murray Middle, with 81% of enrollment. Next come 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. By the diversity index, Charles P Murray Middle comes in at 33%.
Charles P Murray Middle operates with 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. About 34% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 67% average for public schools in New Hanover County is 33 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Charles P Murray Middle is A. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 93% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Charles P Murray Middle is 7.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (76.3% versus 68.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Among New Hanover County residents, median household income is about $75,166, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 50 public schools in New Hanover County, with a combined enrollment of about 27,460.
The closest other public school is Eugene Ashley High, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Charles P Murray Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (912) and 2024-25 (907).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Charles P Murray Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
New Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
235,229
Census ACS
Median income
$75,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,460 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Hanover County Schools
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- Roland-Grise MiddleMiddle · 878 students
- Holly Shelter MiddleMiddle · 801 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- American Leadership Academy-CoastalCombined · 1,002 students
- Roland-Grise MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Eugene Ashley High0.2 mi · 1,893
- Edwin A Anderson Elementary0.4 mi · 514
- Island Montessori Charter School0.8 mi · 220
- Heyward C Bellamy Elem1.5 mi · 533
- Mary C Williams Elementary2.6 mi · 355
- Myrtle Grove Middle2.9 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Charles P Murray MiddleHow many students attend Charles P Murray Middle?
Charles P Murray Middle enrolls approximately 907 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Charles P Murray Middle serve?
Charles P Murray Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Charles P Murray Middle?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Charles P Murray Middle.
How diverse is Charles P Murray Middle?
Charles P Murray Middle reports a student body of 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Charles P Murray Middle in?
Charles P Murray Middle is part of New Hanover County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.