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J. C. Roe Center

Q: How many students attend J. C. Roe Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 14 students attended J. C. Roe Center.

Q: What is the racial makeup of J. C. Roe Center?

Students at J. C. Roe Center are 36% African American, 36% Two or more races, 21% Hispanic, 7% White.

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

J. C. Roe Center is a small public high school in Wilmington, North Carolina that serves grades 6-12 and is part of the New Hanover County Schools district.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($34,575 in 2018-2019) compared to nearby high schools, J. C. Roe Center consistently ranks near the bottom of North Carolina high schools, typically in the bottom 20% or lower. Its statewide ranking has ranged from 414 out of 453 schools in 2006-2007 to 638 out of 640 schools in 2023-2024, and its test scores are significantly below the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels. The school has an extremely low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 0.8 to 0.9 students per teacher in recent years, much lower than the nearby high schools, which have ratios between 15 and 25 students per teacher.

J. C. Roe Center faces significant challenges, with 75% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also has a high percentage of male and African American students, who rank in the bottom 25-30% of their respective subgroups statewide. This suggests that the school is struggling to address the needs of its most vulnerable student populations. Despite the high spending and low student-teacher ratio, the persistent low performance of J. C. Roe Center over the past decade indicates that the school may need to undergo a comprehensive review and restructuring to better support the needs of its students.

Students ?

1.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,575

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2875 Worth Drive
Wilmington, NC 28412

(910) 395-4472

District: New Hanover County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.7%

Two or more races:

35.7%

Hispanic:

21.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 5th percentile in 2006 → <1st in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 1 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (9% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2006

!Science scores 53 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg56%

767^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	1.0	767 of 773	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	782 of 793	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	770 of 784	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	773 of 786	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	736 of 737	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	681 of 691	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.3	686 of 694	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	668 of 692	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	670 of 705	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	618 of 673	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.8	639 of 662	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.6	627 of 648	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.1	621 of 640	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.2	615 of 630	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	585 of 620	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.8	579 of 606	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.1	566 of 598	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	0.4	519 of 519	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	725 of 729	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	735 of 743	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	732 of 735	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.1	638 of 639	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	1.3	730 of 733	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	733 of 747	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	658 of 665	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	1.3	638 of 640	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	603 of 626	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	503 of 514	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	464 of 469	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.0	521 of 531	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.6	474 of 499	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.2	480 of 490	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.9	448 of 477	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	414 of 453	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.4	411 of 431	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	9.4	355 of 369	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	6.3	603 of 613	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	436 of 446	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	4.9	596 of 607	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	476 of 488	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	445 of 463	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2019)<1st percentile~ school

High school

African American (2019)4th percentile~ school

Male (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II14%-45 vs state

Mathematics7%-42 vs state

Reading7%-48 vs state

Science7%-53 vs state

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Schools Near J. C. Roe Center

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J. C. Roe Center	Public	6-12	2875 Worth Drive	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 395-4472	14	12	1.2	78.6%	1 (7.1%)	5 (35.7%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (35.7%)								(n/a)		14.3					6.7			6.7	6.7	$34,575	$1,445	$33,130
John T Hoggard High	Public	9-12	4305 Shipyard Blvd	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2072	2,082	106	19.5	36.2%	1,358 (65.2%)	269 (12.9%)	315 (15.1%)	37 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	98 (4.7%)	59.6	229^th of 641 public high schools	64.3%		66.3	198^th of 640 public high schools	69.1%	31	50.1	70.3	39.3	75.9								$8,673	$593	$8,080
New Hanover High	Public	9-12	1307 Market St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-6100	1,437	91	15.7	98.5%	523 (36.4%)	457 (31.8%)	381 (26.5%)	15 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.1%)	29.2	461^st of 641 public high schools	28.1%		32	432^nd of 640 public high schools	32.5%	29	34.9	44.1	14.1	70.7								$10,692	$741	$9,950
Isaac M Bear Early College High School	Public	9-12	630 MacMillan Avenue	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-1387	260	11	24.7	25.8%	162 (62.3%)	10 (3.8%)	47 (18.1%)	23 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	95.2	21^st of 641 public high schools	96.7%		91.3	63^rd of 640 public high schools	90.2%	42	91.0	98.5	94.1	100.0								$9,555	$284	$9,271
Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC	Public	9-12	3702 Princess Place Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-6161	150	15	10.2	98.0%	46 (30.7%)	53 (35.3%)	40 (26.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	22.9	507^th of 641 public high schools	20.9%		28.3	465^th of 640 public high schools	27.3%	42	26.9	45.8	30.8	30.0								$21,178	$2,660	$18,517
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Public, Charter	6-12	4100 Sunglow Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 338-5258	362	35	10.2	98.9%	151 (41.7%)	96 (26.5%)	70 (19.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.8%)	34.7	415^th of 641 public high schools	35.3%		46.4	321^st of 640 public high schools	49.8%	94	32.4	63.9	32.0	50.0	56.8	56.3	53.2	68.2	60.9	61.3	67.7
North Brunswick High	Public	9-12	114 Scorpion Drive	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 371-2261	1,620	89	18.1	99.8%	809 (49.9%)	314 (19.4%)	352 (21.7%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	125 (7.7%)	43.8	346^th of 641 public high schools	46.0%		45.1	332^nd of 640 public high schools	48.1%	14	55.0	54.5	29.8	62.4								$10,133	$1,075	$9,059
Eugene Ashley High	Public	9-12	555 Halyburton Memorial Parkwy	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2360	1,893	94	20.0	40.2%	1,346 (71.1%)	129 (6.8%)	280 (14.8%)	31 (1.6%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	97 (5.1%)	48.8	309^th of 641 public high schools	51.8%		52.4	285^th of 640 public high schools	55.5%	24	38.2	65.7	32.0	71.8								$8,956	$596	$8,360
Emsley A Laney High	Public	9-12	2700 N College Rd	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2089	2,243	111	20.2	95.3%	1,243 (55.4%)	409 (18.2%)	415 (18.5%)	40 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (5.9%)	42.9	351^st of 641 public high schools	45.2%		47.4	315^th of 640 public high schools	50.8%	36	38.9	60.2	32.2	65.9								$8,690	$533	$8,157
Wilmington Early College High	Public	9-12	4500 Blue Clay Rd	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 362-7789	270	13	20.6	98.9%	146 (54.1%)	57 (21.1%)	48 (17.8%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	84.2	114^th of 641 public high schools	82.2%		88.3	95^th of 640 public high schools	85.2%	19	62.5	86.0	70.0	96.9								$8,673	$273	$8,400

Frequently Asked Questions about J. C. Roe Center

What is the racial makeup of J. C. Roe Center?

Students at J. C. Roe Center are 36% African American, 36% Two or more races, 21% Hispanic, 7% White.

What district is J. C. Roe Center in?

New Hanover County Schools

How many students attend J. C. Roe Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 14 students attended J. C. Roe Center.

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