1
Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333002336
Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem
6701 Gordon Road, Wilmington, NC 28405 · (910) 397-1544 · New Hanover County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of North Carolina public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
140 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
43%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
72.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
87.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem
Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem this school | 461 | 30.4% | 80.8% |
| Stokesdale Elementary Stokesdale | 473 | 28.8% | 65.1% |
| Dr John Codington Elem Wilmington | 470 | 26.6% | 73.6% |
| Camden Intermediate Camden | 461 | 29.5% | 64.6% |
| Grandy Primary Camden | 415 | 30.1% | N/A |
| Glenn C Marlow Elementary Mills River | 562 | 30.2% | 80.5% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #65 of 1,297 | #4 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #40 of 1,296 | #4 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #100 of 1,300 | #5 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #718 of 1,485 | #13 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #536 of 1,377 | #18 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #1,127 of 1,379 | #17 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #1,296 of 1,414 | #21 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #411 of 937 | #16 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
461
0 (0%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 461 | 32.4 | 14.2:1 | 30% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 33.1 | 13.6:1 | 29% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 32.5 | 13.6:1 | 29% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 15% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 34.9 | 15.5:1 | 16% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 17% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 16% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 13% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (542 to 461); teachers down 7% (34.9 to 32.4).
About Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem
Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 461 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
Across its 42 schools, New Hanover County Schools enrolls 24,791 students. Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem is one of those schools.
The largest group at Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem is White students, at 74%. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. New Hanover County residents are about 77% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
A staff of 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. By family income, 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in New Hanover County is 37 points.
Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem scores 80.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 69.6%.
Census data for New Hanover County show median household income comes to about $75,166, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 50 public schools and about 27,460 students.
John J Blair Elementary sits about 0.8 miles from Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show 461 students in 2020-21 and 461 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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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
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- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
- Roland-Grise MiddleMiddle · 878 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
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
Nearby schools
- John J Blair Elementary0.8 mi · 451
- M C S Noble Middle0.9 mi · 690
- Ogden Elementary1.4 mi · 619
- Murrayville Elementary2.4 mi · 573
- College Park Elementary2.7 mi · 470
- Emsley A Laney High3.1 mi · 2,243
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Hubert Eaton Sr ElemHow many students attend Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem?
Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem enrolls approximately 461 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem have?
Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem?
Student demographics at Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem are roughly 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem in?
Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem is part of New Hanover County Schools.
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