New Hanover High

Public 9-12

 1307 Market St
       Wilmington, NC  28401-4331


(910) 251-6100

District: New Hanover County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
459th of 626 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,692 Help


Feeder schools for New Hanover High:

Elementary:    A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des
    Edwin A Alderman Elementary
    Forest Hills Global Elementary
    John J Blair Elementary
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Middle:    Williston Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  1,466

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.5%
African American:
32.1%
Hispanic:
21.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.8% Help


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Compare Details New Hanover High ranks worse than 73.3% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 7th among 9 ranked high schools in the New Hanover County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.46. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at New Hanover High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.5%), African American (32.1%), Hispanic (21.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the New Hanover County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at New Hanover High is 14.8, which is the 3rd best among 9 high schools in the New Hanover County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at New Hanover High is $10,692, which is the 4th highest among 9 high schools in the New Hanover County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

New Hanover High:

SchoolDigger ranks New Hanover High 459th of 626 North Carolina public high schools. (See New Hanover High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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New Hanover County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks New Hanover County Schools 74th of 243 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for New Hanover High

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Rank History for all students at New Hanover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 54.26 200th 431 53.6%
2007 38.96 307th 453 32.2%
2008 46.04 280th 477 41.3%
2009 43.39 309th 490 36.9%
2010 39.35 358th 499 28.3%
2011 45.74 319th 506 37.0%
2012 47.82 250th 502 50.2%
2013 40.82 227th 505 55.0%
2014 38.48 223rd 451 50.6%
2015 46.89 202nd 531 62.0%
2016 36.35 264th 507 47.9%
2017 37.34 266th 476 44.1%
2018 27.49 335th 469 28.6%
2019 36.09 308th 514 40.1%
2021 32.96 378th 594 36.4%
2022 26.23 457th 621 26.4%
2023 27.46 459th 626 26.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at New Hanover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.09 183rd 185 1.1%
2019 32.44 143rd 195 26.7%
2022 28.36 173rd 226 23.5%
2023 35.63 170th 249 31.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at New Hanover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.30 162nd 173 6.4%
2021 25.24 106th 124 14.5%
2022 30.04 101st 156 35.3%
2023 20.38 211th 226 6.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at New Hanover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.27 394th 424 7.1%
2019 28.94 302nd 446 32.3%
2021 23.07 339th 432 21.5%
2022 16.86 495th 544 9.0%
2023 18.67 511th 597 14.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at New Hanover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.45 15th 17 11.8%
2019 28.78 36th 44 18.2%
2021 23.14 8th 9 11.1%
2022 50.46 11th 34 67.6%
2023 16.62 42nd 45 6.7%
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Rank History for Female students at New Hanover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.67 343rd 449 23.6%
2019 28.36 343rd 475 27.8%
2021 31.09 290th 475 38.9%
2022 24.10 459th 594 22.7%
2023 25.68 441st 588 25.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at New Hanover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.87 310th 349 11.2%
2019 22.12 318th 364 12.6%
2021 27.20 261st 334 21.9%
2022 24.40 268th 330 18.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at New Hanover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 63.62 109th 325 66.5%
2021 66.38 105th 337 68.8%
2022 50.47 252nd 398 36.7%
2023 63.11 170th 403 57.8%
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Rank History for Male students at New Hanover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.73 337th 463 27.2%
2019 39.24 268th 488 45.1%
2021 32.87 283rd 481 41.2%
2022 26.67 435th 585 25.6%
2023 27.49 440th 602 26.9%
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Rank History for African American students at New Hanover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.20 336th 359 6.4%
2019 24.10 299th 369 19.0%
2021 22.40 302nd 364 17.0%
2022 15.81 407th 430 5.3%
2023 15.95 407th 434 6.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at New Hanover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.29 262nd 340 22.9%
2019 28.39 262nd 354 26.0%
2021 20.38 312th 370 15.7%
2022 18.47 391st 436 10.3%
2023 16.48 412th 449 8.2%
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Rank History for White students at New Hanover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.82 184th 427 56.9%
2019 57.13 148th 444 66.7%
2021 54.21 159th 439 63.8%
2022 47.16 272nd 534 49.1%
2023 54.56 236th 537 56.1%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for New Hanover High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1082 502 6 5 1 n/a n/a 3 1599
1989 1254 600 12 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1867
1990 1128 560 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1700
1991 1054 535 11 5 4 n/a n/a 0 1609
1992 1031 549 13 4 4 n/a n/a -16 1585
1993 1086 556 9 12 6 n/a n/a 0 1669
1994 1050 599 12 6 5 n/a n/a 0 1672
1995 1015 569 20 21 6 n/a n/a 0 1631
1996 1015 569 20 21 6 n/a n/a 0 1631
1997 1015 569 16 25 6 n/a n/a 0 1631
1998 1015 561 18 23 8 n/a n/a 0 1625
1999 952 551 11 22 10 n/a n/a 0 1546
2000 948 551 21 29 10 n/a n/a 0 1559
2001 941 572 27 37 11 n/a n/a 0 1588
2002 849 591 13 55 5 n/a n/a 0 1513
2003 849 591 13 55 5 n/a n/a 0 1513
2004 861 659 14 61 4 n/a n/a 0 1599
2005 872 689 16 90 11 n/a n/a 0 1678
2006 920 806 23 99 7 n/a n/a 0 1855
2007 882 700 18 100 4 n/a n/a 53 1757
2008 795 652 18 104 5 n/a n/a 50 1624
2009 828 697 16 107 6 n/a n/a 0 1654
2010 801 690 16 113 5 n/a n/a 0 1625
2011 826 594 30 86 7 6 53 0 1602
2012 809 548 24 110 4 0 59 0 1554
2013 821 582 20 114 5 1 68 0 1611
2014 830 584 25 140 6 2 63 0 1650
2015 839 595 24 168 7 1 61 0 1695
2016 815 556 27 191 5 2 58 0 1654
2017 771 590 27 209 3 1 65 0 1666
2018 706 551 12 236 1 1 64 0 1571
2019 665 516 13 228 3 2 53 0 1480
2020 658 488 20 290 4 1 68 0 1529
2021 672 475 16 322 1 0 49 0 1535
2022 649 486 14 329 0 2 63 0 1543
2023 609 470 10 318 1 1 57 0 1466

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at New Hanover High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1599 91.0 17.5 9.9
1989 1867 106.0 17.6 9.3
1990 1700 109.0 15.5 17.4
1991 1609 109.0 14.7 18.3
1992 1585 109.0 14.5 17.9
1993 1669 102.0 16.4 21.2
1994 1672 105.0 15.9 30.9
1995 1631 107.0 15.2 20.3
1996 1631 107.0 15.2 20.3
1997 1631 102.0 16.0 19.3
1998 1625 114.0 14.3 23.1
1999 1546 110.0 14.1 25.2
2000 1559 110.0 14.2 25.3
2001 1588 110.0 14.4 23.9
2002 1513 94.0 16.1 17.5
2003 1513 94.0 16.1 17.5
2004 1599 94.0 17.0 72.6
2005 1678 94.0 17.9 44.6
2006 1855 94.0 19.7 39.3
2007 1757 111.2 15.8 42
2008 1624 111.2 14.6 42.8
2009 1654 109.4 15.1 43.5
2010 1625 103.2 15.7 44
2011 1602 102.9 15.5 44.9
2012 1554 103.7 14.9 49.2
2013 1611 99.3 16.2 49.5
2014 1650 104.3 15.8 49
2015 1695 105.0 16.1 52.8
2016 1654 102.0 16.2 47.5
2017 1666 103.6 16.0 94.5
2018 1571 96.8 16.2 99.4
2019 1480 93.5 15.8 97.9
2020 1529 95.5 16.0 98.4
2021 1535 95.3 16.0 99.8
2022 1543 100.3 15.3 98.8
2023 1466 98.6 14.8 99.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio New Hanover High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1599 91.0 17.5 9.9
1989 1867 106.0 17.6 9.3
1990 1700 109.0 15.5 17.4
1991 1609 109.0 14.7 18.3
1992 1585 109.0 14.5 17.9
1993 1669 102.0 16.4 21.2
1994 1672 105.0 15.9 30.9
1995 1631 107.0 15.2 20.3
1996 1631 107.0 15.2 20.3
1997 1631 102.0 16.0 19.3
1998 1625 114.0 14.3 23.1
1999 1546 110.0 14.1 25.2
2000 1559 110.0 14.2 25.3
2001 1588 110.0 14.4 23.9
2002 1513 94.0 16.1 17.5
2003 1513 94.0 16.1 17.5
2004 1599 94.0 17.0 72.6
2005 1678 94.0 17.9 44.6
2006 1855 94.0 19.7 39.3
2007 1757 111.2 15.8 42
2008 1624 111.2 14.6 42.8
2009 1654 109.4 15.1 43.5
2010 1625 103.2 15.7 44
2011 1602 102.9 15.5 44.9
2012 1554 103.7 14.9 49.2
2013 1611 99.3 16.2 49.5
2014 1650 104.3 15.8 49
2015 1695 105.0 16.1 52.8
2016 1654 102.0 16.2 47.5
2017 1666 103.6 16.0 94.5
2018 1571 96.8 16.2 99.4
2019 1480 93.5 15.8 97.9
2020 1529 95.5 16.0 98.4
2021 1535 95.3 16.0 99.8
2022 1543 100.3 15.3 98.8
2023 1466 98.6 14.8 99.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for New Hanover High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $741 (6.9%) $9,950 (93.1%) $10,692

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on New Hanover High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 308th of 514 High schoolsRanks 459th of 626 High schools
 13.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (New Hanover High)54.736.3
 18.4%
   End of Course Biology (New Hanover County Schools)6754.8
 12.2%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (New Hanover High)46.347.6
 1.3%
   End of Course English II (New Hanover County Schools)64.763.8
 0.9%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (New Hanover High)3619.6
 16.4%
   End of Course Math I (New Hanover County Schools)42.540.1
 2.4%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (New Hanover High)40.654
 13.4%
   End of Course Math III (New Hanover County Schools)49.165.4
 16.3%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14801466
 0.9%
African American516470
 8.9%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian1310
 23.1%
Hispanic228318
 39.5%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White665609
 8.4%
Two or More Races5357
 7.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients97.9%99.8%
 1.9%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,466 students attended New Hanover High.

Students at New Hanover High are 42% White, 32% African American, 22% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

New Hanover High ranks 459th of 626 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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