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What's something Pine Valley Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333001387
Pine Valley Elementary
440 John S Mosby Dr, Wilmington, NC 28412 · (910) 350-2121 · New Hanover County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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
15.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
462 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 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
52%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
60.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 Pine Valley Elementary
Pine Valley Elementary's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Valley Elementary this school | 465 | 99.4% | 64.1% |
| Gamewell Elementary Lenoir | 459 | 99.3% | 41.3% |
| Pleasant Garden Elementary Pleasant Garden | 453 | 99.3% | 68.7% |
| Helena Elementary Timberlake | 512 | 98.8% | 65.6% |
| Southport Elementary Southport | 413 | 99.3% | 59.4% |
| Alamance Elementary Greensboro | 499 | 99.4% | 70.0% |
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 Pine Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #376 of 1,297 | #12 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #435 of 1,296 | #14 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #326 of 1,300 | #11 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #711 of 1,485 | #12 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #982 of 1,377 | #24 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #952 of 1,379 | #14 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #334 of 1,414 | #5 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #186 of 937 | #4 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
465
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 465 | 29.3 | 15.9:1 | 99% (462) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 31.3 | 14.5:1 | 99% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 32.9 | 14.2:1 | 98% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 99% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 38.3 | 16.0:1 | 40% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 49% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 43% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 37% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 25 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (612 to 465); teachers down 24% (38.3 to 29.3).
About Pine Valley Elementary
Pine Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Wilmington, North Carolina. School enrollment was 465 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
New Hanover County Schools oversees Pine Valley Elementary and 41 other schools, with 24,791 students in total.
Pine Valley Elementary's enrollment is 67% White. The next largest groups are 13% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. In New Hanover County overall, about 77% of residents are White. Pine Valley Elementary has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Pine Valley Elementary is 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, lower than at this school. About 99% of students, or 462, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 32 points above the 67% average for public schools in New Hanover County.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Pine Valley Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Pine Valley Elementary is 15.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (64.1% versus 48.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Recent Census Bureau figures for New Hanover County show that median household income is about $75,166, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Pine Valley Elementary is one of 50 public schools in New Hanover County, which together enroll about 27,460 students.
The closest public school to Pine Valley Elementary is Holly Tree Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles of Pine Valley Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Pine Valley Elementary ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 64.1% versus a 65.5% average.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 477 in 2020-21 and 465 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
Discussions about Pine Valley Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Pine Valley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pine Valley Elementary. Pine Valley Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- PINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSOUTH DAYTON, NY · 319 students
Nearby schools
- Holly Tree Elementary1.3 mi · 383
- Dr John Codington Elem1.3 mi · 470
- John T Hoggard High1.5 mi · 2,082
- Edwin A Alderman Elementary1.9 mi · 255
- Roland-Grise Middle2.0 mi · 878
- Cape Fear Center for Inquiry2.0 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Valley ElementaryHow large is Pine Valley Elementary?
Pine Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 465 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pine Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pine Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Pine Valley Elementary have?
Pine Valley Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pine Valley Elementary?
At Pine Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Pine Valley Elementary in?
Pine Valley Elementary is part of New Hanover County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.