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Emma B Trask Middle

Q: Is Emma B Trask Middle a good school?

Emma B Trask Middle ranks 274 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 65% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Emma B Trask Middle is a public middle school located in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 651 students. The school is part of the New Hanover County Schools district, which is ranked 78 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emma B Trask Middle consistently outperforms the New Hanover County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 73.1% of 6th-grade students at Emma B Trask Middle were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 65.4% for the district and 57.2% for the state. The school also performs well in science, with 54.5% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 65% for the district and 60.1% for the state.

When compared to other middle schools in the same district and nearby districts, Emma B Trask Middle stands out as a strong performer. For instance, Charles P Murray Middle, another New Hanover County school, ranks significantly higher than Emma B Trask Middle, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistently higher test scores across grade levels and subject areas. However, Emma B Trask Middle outperforms other nearby schools, such as Williston Middle and Leland Middle, which have lower rankings and test scores.

611

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,683

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 N College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28405-9803

(910) 350-2142

District: New Hanover County Schools

Students who attend Emma B Trask Middle usually attend:

High:

Emsley A Laney High

Feeder schools for Emma B Trask Middle:

Elementary:

Murrayville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

Hispanic:

22.6%

African American:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg54%

274^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	61.2	274 of 773	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	223 of 793	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	240 of 784	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	293 of 786	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	235 of 741	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	200 of 737	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	182 of 691	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	70.1	192 of 694	72.3%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	145 of 692	79.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.4	181 of 705	74.3%	★★★★☆
2014	73.4	148 of 627	76.4%	★★★★☆
2013	68.7	170 of 673	74.7%	★★★★☆
2012	68.7	211 of 662	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.0	168 of 648	74.1%	★★★★☆
2010	64.2	251 of 640	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.1	196 of 630	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.1	230 of 620	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.6	152 of 606	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	53.6	325 of 598	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	300 of 546	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	199 of 560	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	167 of 559	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	200 of 550	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	172 of 533	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	194 of 519	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	105 of 494	78.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	257 of 449	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	263 of 478	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	266 of 504	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	349 of 475	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	88 of 371	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	58 of 356	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	116 of 318	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	250 of 312	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.7	63 of 236	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	224 of 733	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	302 of 738	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	308 of 731	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	344 of 733	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	233 of 706	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	168 of 684	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	160 of 656	75.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	263 of 458	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	220 of 461	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	134 of 452	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	89 of 450	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	180 of 448	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	127 of 416	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	244 of 562	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	288 of 564	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	319 of 553	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	353 of 541	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	264 of 522	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	131 of 493	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	94 of 472	80.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	75.9	5 of 37	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	11 of 71	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	193 of 729	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	167 of 743	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	197 of 735	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	266 of 689	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	269 of 633	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	89 of 639	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	146 of 604	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	302 of 733	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	168 of 751	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	191 of 747	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	224 of 748	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	222 of 711	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	241 of 697	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	208 of 665	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	118 of 328	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	58 of 306	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	132 of 302	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	98 of 283	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.4	43 of 248	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	64 of 237	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	21.2	203 of 221	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	193 of 478	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	80 of 473	83.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	216 of 649	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	196 of 652	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	236 of 656	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	293 of 658	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	242 of 632	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	203 of 624	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	204 of 596	65.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)86th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)64th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)43rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics66%+13 vs state

Science55%-6 vs state

Reading53%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Topsail Middle	Public	5-8	17445 US Hwy 17	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 270-2612	837	45	18.6	20.1%	699 (83.5%)	21 (2.5%)	67 (8.0%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.5%)	82.5	113^th of 773 public middle schools	85.4%		82.1	116^th of 793 public middle schools	85.4%	3	83.7	73.4	74.3	64.3	68.3	67.2	66.0	68.3	86.2	76.1	$8,344	$489	$7,855
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Emma B Trask Middle

Is Emma B Trask Middle a good school?

Emma B Trask Middle ranks 274^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Emma B Trask Middle attend?

Students who attend Emma B Trask Middle usually go on to attend Emsley A Laney High

What is the racial makeup of Emma B Trask Middle?

Students at Emma B Trask Middle are 49% White, 23% Hispanic, 16% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Emma B Trask Middle in?

New Hanover County Schools

How many students attend Emma B Trask Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Emma B Trask Middle.

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