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Roland-Grise Middle

Q: Is Roland-Grise Middle a good school?

Roland-Grise Middle ranks 114 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 85% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Roland-Grise Middle is a public middle school located in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving 848 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the New Hanover County Schools district, which is ranked 78 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roland-Grise Middle has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking among the top 20-25% of middle schools in North Carolina. The school consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with 73% of 6th graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 65.4% for the district and 57.2% for the state. However, the school struggles with its African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 50% of middle schools in the state.

When compared to other nearby middle schools in the New Hanover County Schools district, Roland-Grise Middle generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, with the exception of Charles P. Murray Middle, which has a higher ranking and performance in several areas. Despite having a slightly lower spending per student compared to the district average, Roland-Grise Middle has been able to maintain a high level of academic achievement, suggesting the school is effectively utilizing its available resources to support student learning.

878

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,894

Per pupil spending ?

33.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4412 Lake Ave
Wilmington, NC 28403-5516

(910) 350-2136

District: New Hanover County Schools

Students who attend Roland-Grise Middle usually attend:

High:

John T Hoggard High

Feeder schools for Roland-Grise Middle:

Elementary:	Bradley Creek Elementary
	Holly Tree Elementary
	Masonboro Elementary
	Winter Park Model Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

Hispanic:

18.7%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg54%

114^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Middle Schools in the New Hanover County Schools

78^th of 242New Hanover County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	114 of 773	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	137 of 793	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	141 of 784	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	176 of 786	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	174 of 741	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	136 of 737	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	82 of 691	88.1%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	77 of 694	88.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.5	88 of 692	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	126 of 705	82.1%	★★★★☆
2014	88.0	55 of 627	91.2%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	65 of 673	90.3%	★★★★★
2012	79.3	99 of 662	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	85 of 648	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	73.4	149 of 640	76.7%	★★★★☆
2009	73.1	169 of 630	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	80.6	87 of 620	86.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.6	141 of 606	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	73.5	125 of 598	79.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	263 of 546	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.0	447 of 560	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	278 of 559	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	317 of 550	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	462 of 533	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	259 of 519	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	149 of 494	69.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	47.5	176 of 449	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.8	379 of 478	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	279 of 504	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	336 of 475	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	256 of 371	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	311 of 356	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	303 of 318	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	236 of 312	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	133 of 236	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	184 of 211	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	106 of 733	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	119 of 738	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	139 of 731	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	159 of 733	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	182 of 706	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	137 of 684	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	70 of 656	89.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	215 of 458	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	56 of 461	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	31 of 452	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	68.9	90 of 450	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	106 of 448	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	152 of 416	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	325 of 562	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	435 of 564	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	411 of 553	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	380 of 541	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	370 of 522	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	401 of 493	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	235 of 472	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	241 of 729	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	383 of 743	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	327 of 735	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	385 of 689	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	332 of 633	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	147 of 639	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	242 of 604	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	114 of 733	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	170 of 751	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	133 of 747	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	191 of 748	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	154 of 711	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	123 of 697	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	97 of 665	85.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	72 of 328	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	73 of 306	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	80 of 302	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	108 of 283	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	74 of 248	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.4	124 of 237	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	70 of 478	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	153 of 473	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	96 of 649	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	75 of 652	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	105 of 656	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	166 of 658	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	148 of 632	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	125 of 624	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	90 of 596	84.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)53rd percentile-32 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile-33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science79%+19 vs state

Mathematics69%+16 vs state

Reading67%+15 vs state

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by a student
Monday, February 13, 2023

No wonder the public's been outraged, and the school's plunged even in spite of changing times and serious remodeling since I last saw it when I was there years ago. I was in the times seeing students study how germy the bathrooms were, how petty the kids were in picking shame fights with each other, how restless they were in school and how begrudged they were from things even out of school, and teachers shouting at and scolding and reprimanding kids and even each other out of their own exasperation, even over slights. We didn't get along, lessons weren't regarded as important except to get people out of the county with the company it keeps, or be more delighted going forward in the future while being oblivious to how and where that would work. I'm genuinely not surprised, Roland-Grise is just an example of the limbo New Hanover County's, from the ousted faculty during COVID to the shooting on another school campus I had to read in news reports! I mean, people, have a problem with it all, but response and resolve it all realistically and with considerate collaboration with everyone involved who direly needs support and assistance and cares to make the best out of the worst. Close Quote

Schools Near Roland-Grise Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Roland-Grise Middle	Public	6-8	4412 Lake Ave	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2136	878	53	16.5	33.5%	602 (68.6%)	60 (6.8%)	164 (18.7%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.6%)	82.4	114^th of 773 public middle schools	85.3%		78.8	137^th of 793 public middle schools	82.7%	23		73.0	69.8	64.8		68.2	65.1	68.7		79.2	$8,894	$611	$8,283
Williston Middle	Public	6-8	401 S 10th St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6906	666	47	14.0	99.5%	80 (12.0%)	269 (40.4%)	274 (41.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	10.6	716^th of 773 public middle schools	7.4%		15.2	705^th of 793 public middle schools	11.1%	11		33.6	37.9	24.3		25.7	27.9	25.0		26.8	$12,800	$1,697	$11,103
M C S Noble Middle	Public	6-8	6520 Market St	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2112	690	40	17.3	38.3%	473 (68.6%)	86 (12.5%)	92 (13.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	73.9	173^rd of 773 public middle schools	77.6%		80.9	124^th of 793 public middle schools	84.4%	49		71.8	65.4	58.3		68.8	56.6	62.3		69.1	$9,109	$612	$8,497
Myrtle Grove Middle	Public	6-8	901 Piner Rd	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2100	600	40	14.9	99.0%	336 (56.0%)	104 (17.3%)	114 (19.0%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	68.6	215^th of 773 public middle schools	72.2%		74.5	173^rd of 793 public middle schools	78.2%	42		66.8	63.5	73.7		56.9	50.2	63.1		65.2	$10,046	$1,051	$8,995
Emma B Trask Middle	Public	6-8	2900 N College Rd	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2142	611	41	14.8	99.5%	301 (49.3%)	100 (16.4%)	138 (22.6%)	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.2%)	61.2	274^th of 773 public middle schools	64.6%		67.9	223^rd of 793 public middle schools	71.9%	51		73.1	70.4	54.0		55.8	56.1	48.3		54.5	$9,683	$828	$8,854
Charles P Murray Middle	Public	6-8	655 Halyburton Memorial Parkwy	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2363	907	52	17.5	34.3%	736 (81.1%)	35 (3.9%)	77 (8.5%)	19 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	36 (4.0%)	90.1	54^th of 773 public middle schools	93.0%		89.4	67^th of 793 public middle schools	91.6%	13		80.5	81.2	80.5		70.6	70.3	75.1		80.4	$8,277	$616	$7,661
Leland Middle	Public	6-8	927 Old Fayetteville Road NE	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-3030	806	45	17.8	99.6%	364 (45.2%)	191 (23.7%)	173 (21.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.2%)	36.9	494^th of 773 public middle schools	36.1%		31.8	552^nd of 793 public middle schools	30.4%	58		52.3	46.2	43.1		44.0	46.8	38.7		53.6	$8,991	$1,326	$7,665
Holly Shelter Middle	Public	6-8	3921 Roger Haynes Dr	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-4046	801	53	15.0	99.1%	377 (47.1%)	160 (20.0%)	191 (23.8%)	19 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.2%)	60	285^th of 773 public middle schools	63.1%		68.2	221^st of 793 public middle schools	72.1%	64		53.3	54.1	58.5		49.0	55.2	62.0		70.9	$10,215	$1,188	$9,026
Town Creek Middle	Public	5-8	6370 Lake Park Drive SE	Winnabow	28479	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5320	540	34	15.7	99.4%	357 (66.1%)	66 (12.2%)	73 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	54.8	331^st of 773 public middle schools	57.2%		47	422^nd of 793 public middle schools	46.8%	91	65.9	59.5	46.1	53.7	55.8	51.6	48.4	58.1	71.7	66.2
Cape Fear Middle	Public	6-8	1886 NC Hwy 133	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-3334	430	32	13.4	99.1%	199 (46.3%)	36 (8.4%)	163 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	48.5	397^th of 773 public middle schools	48.6%		51.3	382^nd of 793 public middle schools	51.8%	15		58.0	54.4	55.3		37.7	40.4	59.1		57.2	$8,993	$959	$8,034

Frequently Asked Questions about Roland-Grise Middle

Is Roland-Grise Middle a good school?

Roland-Grise Middle ranks 114^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Roland-Grise Middle?

Students at Roland-Grise Middle are 69% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Roland-Grise Middle in?

New Hanover County Schools

What high school do graduates of Roland-Grise Middle attend?

Students who attend Roland-Grise Middle usually go on to attend John T Hoggard High

How many students attend Roland-Grise Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 878 students attended Roland-Grise Middle.

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