Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333001382
Mary C Williams Elementary
801 Silver Lake Rd, Wilmington, NC 28412 · (910) 350-2150 · New Hanover County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
352 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
64%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
46.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Mary C Williams Elementary
Mary C Williams Elementary's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary C Williams Elementary this school | 355 | 99.2% | 54.5% |
| Clement Elementary Autryville | 367 | 99.2% | 67.2% |
| Ramseur Elementary School Ramseur | 346 | 99.1% | 37.0% |
| Middlesex Elementary Middlesex | 333 | 99.1% | 53.8% |
| North Wilkesboro Elementary School North Wilkesboro | 329 | 99.1% | 42.6% |
| Rocky Point Elementary Rocky Point | 403 | 99.3% | 62.8% |
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 Mary C Williams Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #684 of 1,297 | #17 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #594 of 1,296 | #16 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #735 of 1,300 | #17 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #1,033 of 1,485 | #19 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #42 of 1,377 | #3 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #541 of 1,379 | #10 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #543 of 1,414 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #159 of 937 | #2 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
355
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 355 | 31.4 | 11.3:1 | 99% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 33.4 | 11.9:1 | 97% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 31.9 | 12.3:1 | 99% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 98% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 34.6 | 13.8:1 | 98% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 99% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 85% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 55% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 22 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary C Williams Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (476 to 355); teachers down 9% (34.6 to 31.4).
About Mary C Williams Elementary
Among the schools in Wilmington, North Carolina, is Mary C Williams Elementary, a small elementary school. It enrolls 355 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That is 24% below the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
New Hanover County Schools (42 schools, 24,791 students) runs Mary C Williams Elementary.
The largest group at Mary C Williams Elementary is Hispanic students, at 44%. The remaining students are 39% White, 11% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show New Hanover County is about 8% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Its staff includes 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.3 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 99% of students at Mary C Williams Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in New Hanover County is 67%.
Mary C Williams Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Mary C Williams Elementary would be expected to post about 48.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for New Hanover County show that median household income comes to about $75,166, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 50, with about 27,460 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Heyward C Bellamy Elem, is about 1.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Mary C Williams Elementary is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
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.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 355, down from 387 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.8:1 to 11.3:1.
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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
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
- Heyward C Bellamy Elem1.1 mi · 533
- Myrtle Grove Middle1.7 mi · 600
- Dr John Codington Elem1.9 mi · 470
- Island Montessori Charter School2.3 mi · 220
- Charles P Murray Middle2.6 mi · 907
- Eugene Ashley High2.7 mi · 1,893
Frequently asked questions
About Mary C Williams ElementaryHow many students attend Mary C Williams Elementary?
Mary C Williams Elementary enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mary C Williams Elementary serve?
Mary C Williams Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Mary C Williams Elementary have?
Mary C Williams Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Mary C Williams Elementary?
Student demographics at Mary C Williams Elementary are roughly 39% White, 44% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mary C Williams Elementary in?
Mary C Williams Elementary is part of New Hanover County Schools.
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