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Alumni: what's one memory from Heyward C Bellamy Elem that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
533
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333002101
Heyward C Bellamy Elem
70 Sanders Rd, Wilmington, NC 28412 · (910) 350-2039 · New Hanover County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
15.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
219 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 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
47%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
67.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
83.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Heyward C Bellamy Elem
Heyward C Bellamy Elem's state test result (78.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heyward C Bellamy Elem this school | 533 | 41.1% | 78.8% |
| Vass-Lakeview Elementary Vass | 511 | 40.7% | 67.8% |
| Western Union Elementary Waxhaw | 539 | 40.6% | 57.3% |
| Swansboro Elementary Swansboro | 592 | 38.2% | 71.8% |
| Sherrills Ford Elementary Sherrills Ford | 633 | 42.3% | 67.9% |
| Friedberg Elementary Winston-Salem | 468 | 45.7% | 66.9% |
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 Heyward C Bellamy Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #91 of 1,297 | #6 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #76 of 1,296 | #5 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #167 of 1,300 | #7 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #518 of 1,485 | #5 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #778 of 1,377 | #23 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #1,061 of 1,379 | #15 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #1,217 of 1,414 | #19 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #339 of 937 | #10 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
533
+71 (+15%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
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 | 533 | 35.3 | 15.1:1 | 41% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 36.7 | 15.3:1 | 40% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 38.6 | 14.4:1 | 38% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 27% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 39.8 | 16.3:1 | 36% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 40% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 37% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 45% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heyward C Bellamy Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (648 to 533); teachers down 11% (39.8 to 35.3).
About Heyward C Bellamy Elem
Heyward C Bellamy Elem is a public elementary school in Wilmington, North Carolina. Enrollment totals 533 students across kindergarten through 5.
Heyward C Bellamy Elem is among 42 schools run by New Hanover County Schools, which serves 24,791 students.
At Heyward C Bellamy Elem, 71% of students are White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
Heyward C Bellamy Elem lists 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.1 students per teacher. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. About 41% of students at Heyward C Bellamy Elem are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in New Hanover County is 26 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Heyward C Bellamy Elem lands at A, ahead of 92% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Heyward C Bellamy Elem would be expected to post about 66.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 78.8%.
Looking at the county, New Hanover County, median household income comes to about $75,166, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 50, with about 27,460 students.
Of the public schools around it, Heyward C Bellamy Elem is closest to Mary C Williams Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Heyward C Bellamy Elem places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 462 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 533 by 2024-25.
Heyward C Bellamy Elem has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- 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
- Mary C Williams Elementary1.1 mi · 355
- Island Montessori Charter School1.2 mi · 220
- Charles P Murray Middle1.5 mi · 907
- Eugene Ashley High1.6 mi · 1,893
- Myrtle Grove Middle1.7 mi · 600
- Edwin A Anderson Elementary1.7 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Heyward C Bellamy ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Heyward C Bellamy Elem?
Heyward C Bellamy Elem enrolls approximately 533 students in grades KG-05.
Is Heyward C Bellamy Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heyward C Bellamy Elem is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Heyward C Bellamy Elem?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Heyward C Bellamy Elem.
What is the student diversity at Heyward C Bellamy Elem?
Student demographics at Heyward C Bellamy Elem are roughly 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Heyward C Bellamy Elem in?
Heyward C Bellamy Elem is part of New Hanover County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.