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Which teacher or staff member at Eugene Ashley High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,893
High
DISTRICT 953 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333002595
Eugene Ashley High
555 Halyburton Memorial Parkwy, Wilmington, NC 28412 · (910) 790-2360 · New Hanover County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,893 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
761 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 501 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 465 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 473 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 454 | 24% |
Student demographics
46%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
65.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
32.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 67% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Eugene Ashley High
Eugene Ashley High's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Ashley High this school | 1,893 | 40.2% | 45.2% |
| John T Hoggard High Wilmington | 2,082 | 36.2% | 52.7% |
| Davie County High Mocksville | 1,819 | 47.3% | 46.4% |
| Swansboro High Swansboro | 1,232 | 36.7% | 60.1% |
| Union Pines High Cameron | 1,462 | 31.7% | 63.7% |
| Asheville High Asheville | 1,221 | 41.3% | 52.5% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Eugene Ashley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #256 of 468 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #262 of 464 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #158 of 448 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,893 | #48 of 598 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #301 of 473 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #380 of 474 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #428 of 527 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #202 of 277 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,893
+75 (+4%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 1,708
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 1,893 | 94.4 | 20.0:1 | 40% (761) |
| 2023-24 | 1,899 | 97.6 | 19.5:1 | 37% (707) |
| 2022-23 | 1,975 | 98.7 | 20.0:1 | 34% (677) |
| 2020-21 | 1,818 | 93 | 19.6:1 | 22% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 1,990 | 109.1 | 18.3:1 | 34% (673) |
| 2015-16 | 1,930 | 109 | 17.7:1 | 37% (720) |
| 2010-11 | 1,708 | 91 | 18.8:1 | 34% (584) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eugene Ashley High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,990 to 1,893); teachers down 13% (109.1 to 94.4).
About Eugene Ashley High
Eugene Ashley High operates as a high-enrollment high school in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,893 students. That compares with an average of about 761 students for high schools in North Carolina.
New Hanover County Schools includes 42 schools. Together they enroll 24,791 students.
At Eugene Ashley High, 71% of students are White. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for Eugene Ashley High is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Eugene Ashley High totals 94.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. The average for high schools in North Carolina is about 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Eugene Ashley High is about 40%. Across public schools in New Hanover County, the average is 67%.
Eugene Ashley High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of North Carolina public high schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Eugene Ashley High is among the bottom 10% of schools in North Carolina. Predicted: 66.6%. Actual: 45.2%.
The school is in New Hanover County, where the median household earns about $75,166 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Eugene Ashley High shares New Hanover County with 49 other public schools.
Charles P Murray Middle, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Eugene Ashley High ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 1,818 to 1,893.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Eugene Ashley High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 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
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- American Leadership Academy-CoastalCombined · 1,002 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
- Roland-Grise MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Charles P Murray Middle0.2 mi · 907
- Edwin A Anderson Elementary0.2 mi · 514
- Island Montessori Charter School0.9 mi · 220
- Heyward C Bellamy Elem1.6 mi · 533
- Mary C Williams Elementary2.7 mi · 355
- Myrtle Grove Middle3.0 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Eugene Ashley HighWhat is the total enrollment at Eugene Ashley High?
Eugene Ashley High enrolls approximately 1,893 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Eugene Ashley High serve?
Eugene Ashley High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eugene Ashley High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eugene Ashley High is approximately 20.0:1 (94 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eugene Ashley High?
At Eugene Ashley High, the student body is approximately 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Eugene Ashley High in?
Eugene Ashley High is part of New Hanover County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.