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Ogden Elementary

Public Grades K-5

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ogden Elementary is a K-5 school in Wilmington, NC, serving about 619 students as part of New Hanover County Schools, and it is one of the most consistently high-performing elementary schools in the state. It has earned a 5-star rating in every reported ranking year, sitting at the 97th percentile statewide (ranked #47 of 1,492 schools) in the most recent year and ranking as high as #3 in North Carolina in 2023-24. On state EOG exams, proficiency runs 20-30 percentage points above district and state averages. For example, 2024-25 3rd grade reading proficiency was 78.3% versus the district's 47.8%, and 5th grade math reached 93.1% versus 69.6%.

Ogden's strong results extend across student subgroups. Low-income students, special education students, and Hispanic students at Ogden have ranked at the top of the state in recent years, with special education students ranked 5th in North Carolina in 2024-25 and low-socioeconomic students ranked 9th. The school also stands out for remarkably low chronic absenteeism, at just 8.1% in 2024-25 compared with roughly 24% for both the district and state. One possible area for improvement is gifted student performance, where the school's gifted subgroup ranked in the 79th percentile statewide, lower than the school's overall standing.

Ogden is part of a small cluster of high-achieving area schools, ranking near Wrightsville Beach Elementary (#26 statewide) and Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary (#98), with Porters Neck Elementary nearby as well. But the surrounding area is sharply divided by school performance: within a few miles, College Park Elementary ranks 1,437th, R Freeman School of Engineering ranks last in the state at 1,492nd, and John J Blair Elementary ranks 1,017th. Notably, Ogden achieves these results while spending less per pupil ($9,099) than many nearby schools and with a higher student-teacher ratio of 15.9. Ogden serves a lower-poverty population than many neighboring schools, but its subgroup results show strong outcomes across demographic groups, not just for more advantaged students.

619

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3637 Middle Sound Rd
Wilmington, NC 28411-9566

(910) 686-6464

District: New Hanover County Schools

Students who attend Ogden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	M C S Noble Middle
High:	Emsley A Laney High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.4%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (86% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg65%

North Carolina avg61%

47^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

84^th of 246New 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
2026	94.7	47 of 1492	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	22 of 1490	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	3 of 1505	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	9 of 1502	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	40 of 1514	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	34 of 1489	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	6 of 1473	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	8 of 1434	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	18 of 1429	98.7%	★★★★★
2016	95.8	18 of 1425	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	95.4	24 of 1440	98.3%	★★★★★
2014	97.3	8 of 1390	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	96.8	24 of 1403	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	90.3	33 of 1388	97.6%	★★★★★
2011	89.9	35 of 1381	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	62 of 1363	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	91.0	29 of 1354	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	88.6	81 of 1324	93.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	94.9	18 of 897	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.1	27 of 1447	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	96.3	16 of 1451	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	4 of 1455	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	8 of 1459	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	14 of 1458	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	36 of 1440	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	14 of 1424	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	12 of 1405	99.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	159 of 743	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	159 of 710	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	177 of 669	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	165 of 582	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	207 of 500	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	101 of 494	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	196 of 612	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	98.9	4 of 951	99.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	53 of 1434	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.5	9 of 1437	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	8 of 1450	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	4 of 1437	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	47 of 1366	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	39 of 1329	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	5 of 1361	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	7 of 1332	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.7	97 of 1451	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	94.0	53 of 1450	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	9 of 1464	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	9 of 1461	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	79 of 1464	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	37 of 1444	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	3 of 1430	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	6 of 1413	99.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	24 of 815	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	99.0	5 of 821	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	6 of 801	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	72 of 1146	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	49 of 1172	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	17 of 1166	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	26 of 1183	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	109 of 1194	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	71 of 1172	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	29 of 1183	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	10 of 1178	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2024)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)79th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics90%+27 vs state

Science86%+19 vs state

Reading83%+26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Friday, October 4, 2019

I think the teachers do a good job with the children but the principal is out of touch with current county board of education guidelines and therefore the students and the academics suffer. She also has exerted some level of intimidation on the staff when it comes to providing academic transparency to the parents... There is a reason the school scores high on EOG’s because the teachers are told to teach to the test... Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 3, 2019

My son went to Ogden, we eventually had to bring a lawsuit against the school as they refused to meet the federal and state guidelines for students with disabilities. The New Hanover County school Board found them at fault and we where able to pull our child. Placing him in a school where he flourished. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

My child is about to complete Kindergarten and Ogden Elementary has exceeded all of our expectations. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)					EOG Reading (2026)					EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ogden Elementary	Public	K-5	3637 Middle Sound Rd	Wilmington	28411	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 686-6464	619	39	15.9	17.6%	541 (87.4%)	7 (1.1%)	36 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.0%)	94.7	47^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.8	22^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	98.5%	25	561.6	92.1	88.2			84.9	83.3	80.0			86.4	$9,099	$487	$8,612
Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary	Public	K-5	6701 Gordon Road	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 397-1544	461	32	14.2	30.4%	342 (74.2%)	31 (6.7%)	39 (8.5%)	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	91	98^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.4%		91.7	86^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.2%	12	87.7	86.8	90.2			70.4	76.5	73.8			91.8	$10,965	$754	$10,211
John J Blair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6510 Market Street	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2045	451	34	13.1	99.1%	184 (40.8%)	58 (12.9%)	138 (30.6%)	23 (5.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.8%)	34.6	1017^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.8%		35.3	995^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.2%	22	47.7	57.6	60.3			46.2	50.0	39.7			63.2	$10,293	$831	$9,462
Porters Neck Elementary	Public	K-5	416 Edgewater Club Rd	Wilmington	28411	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-2975	666	42	16.0	22.4%	530 (79.6%)	30 (4.5%)	58 (8.7%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	79.6	246^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.5%		86.3	156^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.5%	90	74.8	79.1	71.4			71.5	73.6	65.7			75.2
Murrayville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Mabee Way	Wilmington	28411	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 790-5067	573	40	14.2	99.5%	297 (51.8%)	79 (13.8%)	129 (22.5%)	27 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.3%)	76.7	287^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.8%		66.6	454^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.5%	167	81.3	71.1	78.4			66.7	61.1	64.9			78.4	$9,901	$832	$9,069
Wrightsville Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	220 Coral Drive	Wrightsville Beach	28480	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 256-3171	280	19	14.4	8.9%	256 (91.4%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	95.9	26^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.6	12^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.2%	14	88.0	561.0	94.1			80.0	87.2	90.2			94.1	$11,028	$419	$10,609
College Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5001 Oriole Drive	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2058	470	35	13.2	99.4%	93 (19.8%)	175 (37.2%)	153 (32.6%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.7%)	8.6	1437^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.7%		13.4	1374^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.8%	63	42.2	46.7	31.0			26.6	32.0	25.4			40.8	$17,443	$1,558	$15,885
Wilmington Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	134 Cinema Drive	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 799-6776	91	12	7.7		9 (9.9%)	65 (71.4%)	11 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.6%)	2.8	1487^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.3%		28.6	1108^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.6%	379	8.3	18.2	16.7	7.1	38.5	25.0	27.3	33.3	21.4	61.5	33.3
Bradley Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	6211 Greenville Loop	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2051	344	28	12.1	98.0%	163 (47.4%)	11 (3.2%)	161 (46.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	52.7	682^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	54.3%		58.2	595^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.1%	87	51.9	66.0	73.6			46.3	50.0	60.4			75.5	$11,533	$978	$10,555
Winter Park Model Elementary	Public	K-5	204 S MacMillan Ave	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2159	311	25	12.3	99.0%	136 (43.7%)	45 (14.5%)	108 (34.7%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	63.8	522^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	65.0%		55.1	653^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.2%	131	72.2	69.8	75.5			55.6	52.4	61.2			73.5	$15,516	$1,728	$13,788

Frequently Asked Questions about Ogden Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ogden Elementary?

Students at Ogden Elementary are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Ogden Elementary in?

New Hanover County Schools

Is Ogden Elementary a good school?

Yes! Ogden Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 47^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Ogden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Ogden Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ogden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ogden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : M C S Noble Middle
High : Emsley A Laney High

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