Wrightsboro Elementary

Wrightsboro Elementary is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in Wilmington, North Carolina, one of the schools within New Hanover County Schools, caters to 502 students in grades pre-K through 5.

New Hanover County Schools runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 24,791 students. Wrightsboro Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Wrightsboro Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% White, 23% Black, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

In terms of school funding signals, Wrightsboro Elementary lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wrightsboro Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.1%.

In the surrounding community, New Hanover County reports that median household income runs about $75,166, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wrightsboro Elementary is one of 50 public schools in New Hanover County (combined enrollment of about 27,460 students).

Emma B Trask Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wrightsboro Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.

Wrightsboro Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wrightsboro Elementary has edged down 18%, going from 609 students in 2018 to 502 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 25% to 43% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.