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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333002787
Murrayville Elementary
225 Mabee Way, Wilmington, NC 28411 · (910) 790-5067 · New Hanover County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- 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
14.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
570 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
66%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
57.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Murrayville Elementary
Murrayville Elementary's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murrayville Elementary this school | 573 | 99.5% | 63.7% |
| Pinewood Elementary Mount Holly | 508 | 99.4% | 63.8% |
| A T Allen Elementary Concord | 626 | 99.5% | 56.5% |
| Castle Hayne Elementary Castle Hayne | 531 | 99.4% | 65.6% |
| West Rowan Elementary Cleveland | 611 | 99.5% | 49.5% |
| Rosewood Elementary Goldsboro | 650 | 98.3% | 59.7% |
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 Murrayville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #395 of 1,297 | #13 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #409 of 1,296 | #13 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #399 of 1,300 | #13 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #410 of 1,485 | #3 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #524 of 1,377 | #17 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #444 of 1,379 | #8 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #177 of 1,414 | #1 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #372 of 937 | #13 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
573
+32 (+6%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 573 | 40.3 | 14.2:1 | 99% (570) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 40.7 | 14.2:1 | 99% (573) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 38.4 | 14.8:1 | 99% (566) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 37 | 14.6:1 | 99% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 44.3 | 15.5:1 | 47% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 41 | 17.0:1 | 48% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 44% (277) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murrayville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (685 to 573); teachers down 9% (44.3 to 40.3).
About Murrayville Elementary
Murrayville Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Wilmington, North Carolina. Federal data show 573 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 23% larger than average.
Besides Murrayville Elementary, New Hanover County Schools runs 41 other schools. The district enrolls 24,791 students.
The largest group at Murrayville Elementary is White students, at 52%. Smaller groups are 23% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 77% of New Hanover County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
There are 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.2:1. It is about the same as the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Of all students at Murrayville Elementary, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in New Hanover County is 67%.
Murrayville Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Murrayville Elementary, the prediction is 48.5% and the result is 63.7%.
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 poverty rate is about 8%. Across New Hanover County, 50 public schools serve about 27,460 students.
A public school about 1.2 miles away, Emsley A Laney High, is the closest to Murrayville Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Murrayville Elementary comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 6%, from 541 to 573.
The discussion board for Murrayville Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Emsley A Laney High1.2 mi · 2,243
- Emma B Trask Middle1.3 mi · 611
- Wilmington Early College High2.3 mi · 270
- Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem2.4 mi · 461
- SEA-Tech2.5 mi · 227
- John J Blair Elementary3.0 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Murrayville ElementaryHow many students attend Murrayville Elementary?
Murrayville Elementary enrolls approximately 573 students in grades PK-05.
Is Murrayville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Murrayville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Murrayville Elementary have?
Murrayville Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Murrayville Elementary?
Student demographics at Murrayville Elementary are roughly 52% White, 23% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Murrayville Elementary in?
Murrayville Elementary is part of New Hanover County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.