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Wrightsville Beach Elementary

Public Grades K-5

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wrightsville Beach Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, serving 273 students in grades K-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic outcomes that outpace the New Hanover County Schools district and the state of North Carolina.

Wrightsville Beach Elementary's academic performance is truly exceptional, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science that are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 93.6% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 68.9% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's consistent top rankings among North Carolina elementary schools, as well as its 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, demonstrate its exceptional quality and reputation.

While the school's academic performance is undoubtedly impressive, it's important to note that the student population at Wrightsville Beach Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 12.82% in the 2023-2024 school year. This suggests a higher socioeconomic status of the student population compared to the surrounding area. The school's performance for gifted and talented students has been more variable, indicating that the school may need to focus on addressing the needs of this student subgroup to ensure they are also receiving the support and resources they require.

280

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,028

Per pupil spending ?

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Coral Drive
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480

(910) 256-3171

District: New Hanover County Schools

Students who attend Wrightsville Beach Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

M C S Noble Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (91% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New Hanover County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg57%

12^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 24Elementary 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	97.6	12 of 1490	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	30 of 1505	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	20 of 1502	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	8 of 1514	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	4 of 1489	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	9 of 1473	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	7 of 1434	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	17 of 1429	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	96.9	7 of 1425	99.5%	★★★★★
2015	97.9	3 of 1440	99.8%	★★★★★
2014	97.3	10 of 1390	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	87.1	137 of 1403	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	89.9	41 of 1388	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	89.6	39 of 1381	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	89.8	38 of 1363	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	90.9	30 of 1354	97.8%	★★★★★
2008	93.2	32 of 1324	97.6%	★★★★★
2007	90.3	30 of 1293	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	88.5	63 of 1276	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	10 of 1451	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	3 of 1455	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	6 of 1459	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	6 of 1458	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	2 of 1440	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	7 of 1424	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	15 of 1405	98.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	440 of 710	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.3	50 of 669	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	68.6	28 of 582	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	67.9	127 of 500	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	71 of 494	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	205 of 612	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	93.6	24 of 1361	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	25 of 1450	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	69 of 1464	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	39 of 1461	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	9 of 1464	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	7 of 1444	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	15 of 1430	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	4 of 1413	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	17 of 1172	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	40 of 1166	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	33 of 1183	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	7 of 1194	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	6 of 1172	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	14 of 1183	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	4 of 1178	99.7%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)98th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)38th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science96%+34 vs state

Mathematics93%+33 vs state

Reading85%+33 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	97.6	12^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.3	30^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.0%	18	93.6	95.8	91.1	83.0	89.6	83.9	96.5	$11,028	$419	$10,609
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%)	58.2	595^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.1%		68.7	432^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	71.3%	163	71.2	72.7	62.7	35.6	60.0	54.7	61.3	$11,533	$978	$10,555
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%)	35.3	995^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.2%		52.9	701^st of 1505 public elementary schools	53.4%	294	70.7	47.3	56.8	34.7	39.2	41.9	50.7	$10,293	$831	$9,462
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%)	96.8	22^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	98.5%		98.3	3^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	99.8%	19	95.3	87.4	93.1	78.3	82.9	87.3	94.1	$9,099	$487	$8,612
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%)	13.4	1374^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.8%		13.4	1386^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.9%	12	50.6	29.3	40.6	19.8	29.3	33.3	44.9	$17,443	$1,558	$15,885
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%)	91.7	86^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.2%		91.1	100^th of 1505 public elementary schools	93.4%	14	84.3	91.2	87.7	72.9	77.9	67.7	83.1	$10,965	$754	$10,211
Masonboro Elementary	Public	K-5	3518 Masonboro Loop Road	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2355	564	35	15.9	20.6%	460 (81.6%)	10 (1.8%)	55 (9.8%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	96.4	34^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.6	11^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.3%	23	87.6	93.0	97.8	67.4	87.7	93.3	94.4	$9,518	$523	$8,996
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%)	55.1	653^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.2%		54	685^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.5%	32	72.6	64.6	52.4	41.9	60.4	47.6	64.3	$15,516	$1,728	$13,788
Holly Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	3020 Web Trace	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2250	383	28	13.5	26.1%	289 (75.5%)	28 (7.3%)	44 (11.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	83.2	200^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.9	152^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	89.9%	48	73.0	78.2	74.1	57.1	72.7	69.4	83.5	$10,025	$585	$9,440
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%)	86.3	156^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.5%		85.5	174^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.4%	18	81.5	72.3	76.4	64.4	74.3	74.2	79.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Wrightsville Beach Elementary

What district is Wrightsville Beach Elementary in?

New Hanover County Schools

Is Wrightsville Beach Elementary a good school?

Yes! Wrightsville Beach Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wrightsville Beach Elementary?

Students at Wrightsville Beach Elementary are 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wrightsville Beach Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wrightsville Beach Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : M C S Noble Middle

How many students attend Wrightsville Beach Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Wrightsville Beach Elementary.

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