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North Brunswick High

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North Brunswick High ranks 346 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 46% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

North Brunswick High is a public high school located in Leland, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,560 students. The school is part of the Brunswick County Schools district, which is ranked 96 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Over the past decade, North Brunswick High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from a high of 163 out of 476 North Carolina high schools in 2016-2017 to a low of 389 out of 621 in 2021-2022. The school's rating has also decreased from 3 stars out of 5 in the earlier years to 2 stars out of 5 in the most recent years. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with relatively higher rankings for African American and English Language Learner students, but lower rankings for Hispanic students and students with disabilities.

Compared to nearby schools in the New Hanover County Schools district, such as Eugene Ashley High, Emsley A Laney High, and John T Hoggard High, North Brunswick High generally underperforms in terms of statewide rankings, test scores, and graduation rates. However, some specialized schools like SEA-Technical and Wilmington Early College High School significantly outperform North Brunswick High and the other nearby schools in many metrics.

1,620

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,133

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

114 Scorpion Drive
Leland, NC 28451

(910) 371-2261

District: Brunswick County Schools

Feeder schools for North Brunswick High:

Elementary:	Belville Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
Middle:	Leland Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.9%

Hispanic:

21.7%

African American:

19.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Brunswick County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg53%

346^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Brunswick County Schools

96^th of 242Brunswick 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	43.8	346 of 641	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	332 of 640	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	363 of 626	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	389 of 621	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	337 of 594	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	168 of 514	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	179 of 469	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.2	163 of 476	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.6	247 of 507	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.5	304 of 531	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.4	296 of 451	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.4	322 of 505	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.7	206 of 502	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.5	146 of 506	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	70.6	73 of 499	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	62.8	137 of 490	72.0%	★★★★☆
2008	50.0	246 of 477	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.4	358 of 453	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.5	311 of 431	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	253 of 440	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	172 of 437	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	217 of 434	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	247 of 430	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	153 of 364	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	118 of 369	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	128 of 359	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	32.5	209 of 330	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	120 of 334	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	137 of 364	62.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	128 of 273	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	174 of 262	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	119 of 226	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	78 of 156	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.5	105 of 124	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	334 of 610	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	325 of 602	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	392 of 588	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	390 of 594	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	287 of 475	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	193 of 475	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	158 of 449	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	258 of 412	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.9	112 of 403	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	257 of 403	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	293 of 398	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.6	170 of 337	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	54 of 325	83.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	367 of 462	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	297 of 454	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	324 of 449	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	307 of 436	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	148 of 370	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	104 of 354	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	56 of 340	83.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	442 of 606	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	343 of 613	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	398 of 597	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	336 of 544	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	195 of 432	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	88 of 446	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	115 of 424	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	346 of 601	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	324 of 607	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	330 of 602	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	362 of 585	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	215 of 481	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	144 of 488	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	200 of 463	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	158 of 253	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	153 of 261	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	157 of 249	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	190 of 226	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.6	97 of 199	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	51 of 195	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	52.0	85 of 185	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	306 of 352	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	199 of 349	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	280 of 542	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	295 of 553	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	345 of 537	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	363 of 534	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	285 of 439	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	144 of 444	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	198 of 427	53.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

African American (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III62%-4 vs state

Biology55%+7 vs state

English II55%-5 vs state

Math I30%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Brunswick High	Public	9-12	114 Scorpion Drive	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 371-2261	1,620	89	18.1	99.8%	809 (49.9%)	314 (19.4%)	352 (21.7%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	125 (7.7%)	43.8	346^th of 641 public high schools	46.0%		45.1	332^nd of 640 public high schools	48.1%	14	55.0	54.5	29.8	62.4								$10,133	$1,075	$9,059
New Hanover High	Public	9-12	1307 Market St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-6100	1,437	91	15.7	98.5%	523 (36.4%)	457 (31.8%)	381 (26.5%)	15 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.1%)	29.2	461^st of 641 public high schools	28.1%		32	432^nd of 640 public high schools	32.5%	29	34.9	44.1	14.1	70.7								$10,692	$741	$9,950
J. C. Roe Center	Public	6-12	2875 Worth Drive	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 395-4472	14	12	1.2	78.6%	1 (7.1%)	5 (35.7%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (35.7%)								(n/a)		14.3					6.7			6.7	6.7	$34,575	$1,445	$33,130
Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC	Public	9-12	3702 Princess Place Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-6161	150	15	10.2	98.0%	46 (30.7%)	53 (35.3%)	40 (26.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	22.9	507^th of 641 public high schools	20.9%		28.3	465^th of 640 public high schools	27.3%	42	26.9	45.8	30.8	30.0								$21,178	$2,660	$18,517
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Public, Charter	6-12	4100 Sunglow Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 338-5258	362	35	10.2	98.9%	151 (41.7%)	96 (26.5%)	70 (19.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.8%)	34.7	415^th of 641 public high schools	35.3%		46.4	321^st of 640 public high schools	49.8%	94	32.4	63.9	32.0	50.0	56.8	56.3	53.2	68.2	60.9	61.3	67.7
John T Hoggard High	Public	9-12	4305 Shipyard Blvd	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2072	2,082	106	19.5	36.2%	1,358 (65.2%)	269 (12.9%)	315 (15.1%)	37 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	98 (4.7%)	59.6	229^th of 641 public high schools	64.3%		66.3	198^th of 640 public high schools	69.1%	31	50.1	70.3	39.3	75.9								$8,673	$593	$8,080
Isaac M Bear Early College High School	Public	9-12	630 MacMillan Avenue	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-1387	260	11	24.7	25.8%	162 (62.3%)	10 (3.8%)	47 (18.1%)	23 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	95.2	21^st of 641 public high schools	96.7%		91.3	63^rd of 640 public high schools	90.2%	42	91.0	98.5	94.1	100.0								$9,555	$284	$9,271
Emsley A Laney High	Public	9-12	2700 N College Rd	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2089	2,243	111	20.2	95.3%	1,243 (55.4%)	409 (18.2%)	415 (18.5%)	40 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (5.9%)	42.9	351^st of 641 public high schools	45.2%		47.4	315^th of 640 public high schools	50.8%	36	38.9	60.2	32.2	65.9								$8,690	$533	$8,157
Wilmington Early College High	Public	9-12	4500 Blue Clay Rd	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 362-7789	270	13	20.6	98.9%	146 (54.1%)	57 (21.1%)	48 (17.8%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	84.2	114^th of 641 public high schools	82.2%		88.3	95^th of 640 public high schools	85.2%	19	62.5	86.0	70.0	96.9								$8,673	$273	$8,400
SEA-Technical	Public	9-12	5301 Sidbury Road	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 530-6300	227	17	13.6	98.7%	144 (63.4%)	26 (11.5%)	38 (16.7%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	89.1	86^th of 641 public high schools	86.6%		87	104^th of 640 public high schools	83.8%	18	75.0	83.3	85.7	98.4								$13,361	$253	$13,108

Frequently Asked Questions about North Brunswick High

What district is North Brunswick High in?

Brunswick County Schools

Is North Brunswick High a good school?

North Brunswick High ranks 346^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Brunswick High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,620 students attended North Brunswick High.

What is the racial makeup of North Brunswick High?

Students at North Brunswick High are 50% White, 22% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What schools feed into North Brunswick High?

North Brunswick High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belville Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Middle : Leland Middle

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