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Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary

Public Grades K-5

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary is a public elementary school in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving 448 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the New Hanover County Schools district, which is ranked 78 out of 242 districts in the state.

Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in North Carolina, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly higher than the district and state averages, particularly in Mathematics, where proficiency rates range from 80.3% to 91.2% across grades 3-5. The school also excels in Science, with 5th-grade proficiency rates around 83-89%, compared to 62-70.4% for the district and 62-66.2% for the state.

The school's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, including female students, low socioeconomic status students, and gifted and talented students. This focus on equity and inclusion sets Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary apart, as nearby schools in the New Hanover County district show a wider range of academic outcomes, with some schools performing exceptionally well and others struggling to meet state and district averages.

461

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,965

Per pupil spending ?

30.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6701 Gordon Road
Wilmington, NC 28405

(910) 397-1544

District: New Hanover County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.2%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (81% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% 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 school81%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg57%

86^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	86 of 1490	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	100 of 1505	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	77 of 1502	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	54 of 1514	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	74 of 1489	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	116 of 1473	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	24 of 1434	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	69 of 1429	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	92.1	57 of 1425	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	92.6	56 of 1440	96.1%	★★★★★
2014	96.6	21 of 1390	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	97.4	20 of 1403	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	61 of 1388	95.6%	★★★★★
2011	86.4	108 of 1381	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	88.1	64 of 1363	95.3%	★★★★★
2009	82.5	160 of 1354	88.2%	★★★★☆
2008	90.7	59 of 1324	95.5%	★★★★★
2007	88.4	48 of 1293	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	91.9	25 of 1276	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	62 of 1451	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	67 of 1455	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	18 of 1459	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	35 of 1458	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	46 of 1440	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	95 of 1424	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	23 of 1405	98.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	213 of 710	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	26 of 669	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	68.2	65 of 582	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	98 of 500	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	8 of 494	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	64.8	221 of 612	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	26 of 1437	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	29 of 1450	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	3 of 1437	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	39 of 1366	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	42 of 1361	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	34 of 1332	97.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	136 of 1450	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	140 of 1464	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	161 of 1461	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	73 of 1464	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	91 of 1444	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	146 of 1430	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	94.8	21 of 1413	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	109 of 821	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	189 of 1172	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	189 of 1166	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	143 of 1183	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	139 of 1194	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	112 of 1172	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	230 of 1183	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	67 of 1178	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)70th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics88%+27 vs state

Science83%+21 vs state

Reading73%+20 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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%)	66.6	454^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.5%		78.7	269^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.1%	185	64.5	67.0	71.8		50.5	68.0	51.8		69.4	$9,901	$832	$9,069
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
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
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%)	28.6	1108^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.6%					(n/a)			14.3	50.0			14.3	66.7
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
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
R Freeman School of Engineering	Public, Magnet	K-5	2601 Princess Place Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6011	241	22	10.8	98.8%	7 (2.9%)	170 (70.5%)	44 (18.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.5%)	1.1	1488^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.1	1503^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	0.1%	15	16.7	15.0	12.8		5.6	17.5	10.3		25.6	$16,676	$2,332	$14,344

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary

What district is Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary in?

New Hanover County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary?

Students at Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary are 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary a good school?

Yes. Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary ranks in the top 5.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary.

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