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M C S Noble Middle

Q: Is M C S Noble Middle a good school?

M C S Noble Middle ranks 173 rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 78% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

M C S Noble Middle is a public middle school in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving 647 students in grades 6-8 and part of the New Hanover County Schools district, which is ranked 78 out of 242 districts in the state.

M C S Noble Middle consistently ranks among the top 15% of middle schools in North Carolina, with strong academic performance that exceeds the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics and science. The school's M C S Noble Middle White and Multi-racial student subgroups consistently rank in the top 20% and top 30% of middle schools in the state, respectively. However, the school's performance for African American and Hispanic students lags behind their peers, and the performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students has been more variable.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Charles P. Murray Middle is the only school that consistently outperforms M C S Noble Middle across all subject areas and grade levels. Other nearby schools, such as Myrtle Grove Middle and Holly Shelter Middle, have lower overall academic performance. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at M C S Noble Middle has increased, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, but the school's performance for this subgroup remains relatively strong.

690

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,109

Per pupil spending ?

38.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6520 Market St
Wilmington, NC 28405-3753

(910) 350-2112

District: New Hanover County Schools

Feeder schools for M C S Noble Middle:

Elementary:	Ogden Elementary
	Wrightsville Beach Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

Hispanic:

13.3%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg54%

173^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	73.9	173 of 773	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	124 of 793	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	111 of 784	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	108 of 786	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	97 of 741	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	82 of 737	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	56 of 691	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	83.9	82 of 694	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	80.6	105 of 692	84.8%	★★★★☆
2015	86.4	70 of 705	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	85.1	71 of 627	88.7%	★★★★☆
2013	90.2	53 of 673	92.1%	★★★★★
2012	79.8	93 of 662	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	99 of 648	84.7%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	127 of 640	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.7	135 of 630	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	94 of 620	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.8	82 of 606	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	74.5	119 of 598	80.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	461 of 546	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	453 of 560	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	302 of 559	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	343 of 550	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	354 of 533	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	326 of 519	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	209 of 494	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	56.3	115 of 449	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.1	173 of 478	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	269 of 504	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	177 of 475	62.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	191 of 371	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	240 of 356	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	79 of 318	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	22.3	225 of 236	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	150 of 211	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	70 of 151	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	148 of 733	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	108 of 738	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	135 of 731	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	122 of 733	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	86 of 706	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	78 of 684	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	85 of 656	87.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	159 of 458	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	163 of 461	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	84 of 452	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	81 of 450	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	105 of 448	76.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	342 of 562	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	255 of 564	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	168 of 553	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	149 of 541	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	146 of 522	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	211 of 493	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	190 of 472	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	63.2	13 of 50	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	30 of 71	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	299 of 729	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	269 of 743	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	237 of 735	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	363 of 689	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	251 of 633	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	106 of 639	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	85 of 604	85.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	192 of 733	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	144 of 751	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	91 of 747	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	89 of 748	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	104 of 711	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	83 of 697	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	41 of 665	93.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	88 of 328	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	98 of 306	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	139 of 302	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	63 of 283	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	81 of 248	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	179 of 478	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	156 of 473	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	125 of 649	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	100 of 652	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	99 of 656	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	110 of 658	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	86 of 632	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	59 of 624	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	46 of 596	92.3%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile-12 vs school

Homeless (2023)74th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)65th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-38 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+9 vs state

Mathematics65%+12 vs state

Reading63%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 25, 2016

In 6th grade we lived in the Roland-Grise school district. The school was so overcrowded and the staff very unaccommodating that I had to pull my son out of that school and home-school him for all of 6th grade. He is on the Autism spectrum and is very high functioning, but there were so many changes and it was so crowded and the teachers and staff did not seem concerned for my sons well being that I decided it was best to remove him from their school.
Noble Middle School eased my son back into a regular school this year and has been excellent in every way. They go out of their way to make sure my son is happy, that his IEP is followed, that changes are made slowly with constant evaluation as to how he is doing that I couldn't be happier or recommend a better school in Wilmington. We meet once a month and the staff is amazing! Mrs. Simmons is the best resource teacher my son has ever had. She does everything to make my son comfortable and happy and has gone the extra mile to transition back into a regular school day. This really is the best school to send your child. I have not had to worry about any bullying issues either. Vice Principal Mr. Bostian is great as well. It is obvious how much he cares about the school and students. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about M C S Noble Middle

How many students attend M C S Noble Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 690 students attended M C S Noble Middle.

What is the racial makeup of M C S Noble Middle?

Students at M C S Noble Middle are 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is M C S Noble Middle a good school?

M C S Noble Middle ranks 173^rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is M C S Noble Middle in?

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