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Which teacher or staff member at Masonboro Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333002596
Masonboro Elementary
3518 Masonboro Loop Road, Wilmington, NC 28409 · (910) 790-2355 · New Hanover County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
116 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 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
32%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
82.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
92.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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
87.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Masonboro Elementary
Masonboro Elementary's state test result (87.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masonboro Elementary this school | 564 | 20.6% | 87.9% |
| Woodland Heights Elementary Mooresville | 594 | 16.7% | 79.0% |
| Pinehurst Elementary Pinehurst | 584 | 18.7% | 87.0% |
| Porters Neck Elementary Wilmington | 666 | 22.4% | 75.0% |
| Rock Springs Elementary Denver | 639 | 21.4% | 79.6% |
| Pleasant Union Elementary Raleigh | 530 | 21.1% | 79.0% |
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 Masonboro Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.9% | #17 of 1,297 | #2 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #10 of 1,296 | #2 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #26 of 1,300 | #2 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #424 of 1,485 | #4 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,015 of 1,377 | #26 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #1,259 of 1,379 | #23 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #1,353 of 1,414 | #25 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #293 of 937 | #6 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
564
+39 (+7%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 564 | 35.3 | 16.0:1 | 21% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 36.2 | 16.1:1 | 20% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 35.7 | 16.1:1 | 17% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 11% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 702 | 41.3 | 17.0:1 | 15% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 37 | 17.8:1 | 17% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 15% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Masonboro Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (702 to 564); teachers down 15% (41.3 to 35.3).
About Masonboro Elementary
This page covers Masonboro Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school reports 564 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students.
Masonboro Elementary falls under New Hanover County Schools, which has 42 schools enrolling 24,791 students.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Masonboro Elementary. Other students are 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Masonboro Elementary and a ratio of 16.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 21% of enrollment. That is lower than the 67% average for public schools in New Hanover County.
Masonboro Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 97% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Masonboro Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 87.9%, compared with a predicted 72.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe New Hanover County this way: the median household income is $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%. In all, New Hanover County has 50 public schools and roughly 27,460 students.
The nearest other public school, Holly Tree Elementary, is about 1.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.3%; Masonboro Elementary's is 87.9%, ranking 2nd of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has grown by 39 students since 2020-21, to 564.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Masonboro Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Holly Tree Elementary1.4 mi · 383
- Bradley Creek Elementary1.6 mi · 344
- Pine Valley Elementary2.1 mi · 465
- John T Hoggard High2.2 mi · 2,082
- Roland-Grise Middle2.3 mi · 878
- Winter Park Model Elementary2.5 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Masonboro ElementaryHow large is Masonboro Elementary?
Masonboro Elementary enrolls approximately 564 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Masonboro Elementary serve?
Masonboro Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Masonboro Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Masonboro Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Masonboro Elementary?
At Masonboro Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Masonboro Elementary in?
Masonboro Elementary is part of New Hanover County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.