Masonboro Elementary

Masonboro Elementary operates as an average-sized primary school in Wilmington, North Carolina, run under New Hanover County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 564 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% above the state mean of about 467.

Across the 42 schools in New Hanover County Schools (24,791 students total), Masonboro Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Masonboro Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest is composed of 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Masonboro Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, New Hanover County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Masonboro Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.6%; this one delivers 87.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for New Hanover County put median household income runs about $75,166, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, New Hanover County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,460 students), of which Masonboro Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Holly Tree Elementary, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Masonboro Elementary. On composite proficiency, Masonboro Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 63.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Masonboro Elementary's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 702 (now 564). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Masonboro Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.