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Enrollment
600
Middle
DISTRICT 736 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333002212
Myrtle Grove Middle
901 Piner Rd, Wilmington, NC 28409 · (910) 350-2100 · New Hanover County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of North Carolina public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
594 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 208 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 184 | 31% |
Student demographics
62%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
56.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.9%
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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Myrtle Grove Middle
Myrtle Grove Middle's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Grove Middle this school | 600 | 99.0% | 62.9% |
| Stanley Middle Stanley | 602 | 99.5% | 58.3% |
| Mount Holly Middle Mount Holly | 570 | 99.5% | 54.4% |
| Emma B Trask Middle Wilmington | 611 | 99.5% | 58.6% |
| Southern Middle Aberdeen | 620 | 98.9% | 56.1% |
| William Lenoir Middle Lenoir | 512 | 98.8% | 54.8% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Myrtle Grove Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #103 of 463 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #68 of 461 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #136 of 463 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #231 of 478 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #126 of 456 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #237 of 456 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #235 of 472 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #79 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
600
-167 (-22%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 600 | 40.1 | 15.0:1 | 99% (594) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 41.5 | 14.4:1 | 99% (594) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 41.4 | 15.6:1 | 56% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 767 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 42% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 47.5 | 15.5:1 | 39% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 43% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 46 | 16.7:1 | 42% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 873 | 54 | 16.2:1 | 34% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 738 | 45 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Myrtle Grove Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (736 to 600); teachers down 16% (47.5 to 40.1).
About Myrtle Grove Middle
Myrtle Grove Middle is a middle school in Wilmington, North Carolina, according to federal school records. Its 600 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
The 42 schools in New Hanover County Schools enroll 24,791 students altogether, Myrtle Grove Middle among them.
Roughly 56% of students at Myrtle Grove Middle are White. Enrollment also includes 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in New Hanover County, the White share is about 77%. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Myrtle Grove Middle is 40.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.0:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in New Hanover County average 67%.
Myrtle Grove Middle is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Myrtle Grove Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (62.9%) and its predicted rate (48.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
Census estimates describe New Hanover County this way: the median household income is $75,166, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Myrtle Grove Middle, New Hanover County has 49 other public schools.
Mary C Williams Elementary is the public school closest to Myrtle Grove Middle, about 1.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Myrtle Grove Middle at 6th of 8.
NCES describes the area around Myrtle Grove Middle as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 167 students since 2020-21, to 600. The school's ratio fell from 16.3:1 to 15.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- Mary C Williams Elementary1.7 mi · 355
- Heyward C Bellamy Elem1.7 mi · 533
- Island Montessori Charter School2.2 mi · 220
- Dr John Codington Elem2.8 mi · 470
- Charles P Murray Middle2.9 mi · 907
- Eugene Ashley High3.0 mi · 1,893
Frequently asked questions
About Myrtle Grove MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Myrtle Grove Middle?
Myrtle Grove Middle enrolls approximately 600 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Myrtle Grove Middle serve?
Myrtle Grove Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Myrtle Grove Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Myrtle Grove Middle is approximately 15.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Myrtle Grove Middle?
At Myrtle Grove Middle, the student body is approximately 56% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Myrtle Grove Middle?
Myrtle Grove Middle is overseen by New Hanover County Schools in New Hanover County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.