Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem

Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem, a mid-tier primary school in Wilmington, North Carolina, overseen by New Hanover County Schools, caters to 461 students, covering grades K through 5.

Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem is one of 42 schools operated by New Hanover County Schools, a district that enrolls 24,791 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem shows that White students make up the majority at 74%; the rest looks like 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian. Compared to New Hanover County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, New Hanover County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.6%, the actual is 80.8%, a residual of +11.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for New Hanover County indicate the typical household earns roughly $75,166 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across New Hanover County's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,460 students), Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem is one campus in the mix.

John J Blair Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 59.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem has ticked down 15%, going from 542 students in 2018 to 461 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 82% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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