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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333001396
Wrightsboro Elementary
2716 Castle Hayne Rd, Wilmington, NC 28401 · (910) 815-6909 · New Hanover County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
14.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
494 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 | 54 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
69%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
31.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Wrightsboro Elementary
Wrightsboro Elementary's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightsboro Elementary this school | 502 | 98.4% | 42.1% |
| Carver Elementary Wendell | 495 | 99.4% | 52.9% |
| Kernersville Elementary Kernersville | 568 | 99.5% | 50.5% |
| BT Bullock Elementary Sanford | 511 | 99.4% | 51.7% |
| Bailey Elementary Bailey | 580 | 99.5% | 58.4% |
| South Graham Elementary Graham | 518 | 99.4% | 38.7% |
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 Wrightsboro Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #1,045 of 1,297 | #20 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #1,058 of 1,296 | #21 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #1,160 of 1,300 | #19 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #606 of 1,485 | #9 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #716 of 1,377 | #21 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #226 of 1,379 | #3 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #854 of 1,414 | #14 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #341 of 937 | #11 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
502
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 502 | 33.8 | 14.9:1 | 98% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 40.7 | 11.6:1 | 99% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 37.5 | 13.9:1 | 98% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 99% (502) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 100% (606) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 100% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 68% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 58% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 25 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wrightsboro Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (609 to 502); teachers down 16% (40 to 33.8).
About Wrightsboro Elementary
Wrightsboro Elementary is a public elementary school run by New Hanover County Schools in Wilmington, North Carolina. Total enrollment is 502 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
New Hanover County Schools has 42 schools; together they serve 24,791 students.
Hispanic students make up 43% of enrollment at Wrightsboro Elementary, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 25% White, 23% Black, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of New Hanover County's population at about 8%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Its ratio of 14.9:1 is based on 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%. That is higher than the 67% average for public schools in New Hanover County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Wrightsboro Elementary outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Wrightsboro Elementary is 48.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.1%.
For New Hanover County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $75,166, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 50 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,460, Wrightsboro Elementary among them.
Measured in a straight line, Emma B Trask Middle is about 2.7 miles from Wrightsboro Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 42.1% is below the 45.4% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 505 students in 2020-21 and 502 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.9:1 to 14.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Wrightsboro Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Emma B Trask Middle2.7 mi · 611
- Emsley A Laney High2.7 mi · 2,243
- Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington3.1 mi · 362
- D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy3.1 mi · 162
- Wilmington Early College High3.1 mi · 270
- R Freeman Sch of Engineering3.3 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Wrightsboro ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wrightsboro Elementary?
Wrightsboro Elementary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wrightsboro Elementary serve?
Wrightsboro Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wrightsboro Elementary?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Wrightsboro Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wrightsboro Elementary?
At Wrightsboro Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 43% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Wrightsboro Elementary public or private?
Wrightsboro Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Hanover County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.