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Murrayville Elementary

Q: Is Murrayville Elementary a good school?

Murrayville Elementary ranks 287 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Murrayville Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Wilmington, NC, serving about 573 students in the New Hanover County Schools district — a school that stands out because virtually every child (99.5%) qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite that high-poverty profile, the school ranks in the 81st percentile statewide, 287th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, earning 4 stars after a 3-star rating the prior year. Murrayville’s test scores beat both district and state proficiency rates in every subject and grade tested, with math a particular standout: roughly 71–81% of students scored proficient, well above the state’s 61–66% range.

These results look even more impressive next to nearby high-poverty schools. At A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des, R Freeman School of Engineering, Wrightsboro Elementary, College Park Elementary, and John J Blair Elementary — all serving similar free/reduced-price lunch levels — 3rd-grade math proficiency ranges from 13.5% to 50%. Murrayville’s 81.3% is 30 to 65 points higher. Castle Hayne Elementary is the closest comparator, and Murrayville generally outranks it too. Attendance may be a big difference: Murrayville’s chronic absenteeism is 13.1%, about half the district (23.8%) and state averages, and far better than R Freeman (40.6%) or A H Snipes (32.4%).

The one gap Murrayville hasn’t fully closed is with the area’s most affluent schools: Ogden Elementary and Porters Neck Elementary post higher scores, and Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary outranks Murrayville as well — but Murrayville still beats dozens of schools with far fewer economic challenges. Low-income students rank in the 85th percentile statewide, and special-education students rank in the 82nd percentile, signs that the school’s approach works for its highest-need learners. Gifted-identified students have shown inconsistent ratings in recent years, suggesting room for growth. Overall, Murrayville is a strong example that high poverty does not have to mean low performance, and its healthy attendance culture appears to be a key ingredient.

573

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 Mabee Way
Wilmington, NC 28411

(910) 790-5067

District: New Hanover County Schools

Students who attend Murrayville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Emma B Trask Middle
High:	Emsley A Laney High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.8%

Hispanic:

22.5%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg65%

North Carolina avg61%

287^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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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	76.7	287 of 1492	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.6	454 of 1490	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	269 of 1505	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	349 of 1502	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	463 of 1514	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	546 of 1489	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	321 of 1473	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	249 of 1434	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	69.8	410 of 1429	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	72.3	356 of 1425	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	74.8	326 of 1440	77.4%	★★★★☆
2014	72.7	348 of 1390	75.0%	★★★★☆
2013	63.1	469 of 1403	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.0	510 of 1388	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.3	681 of 1381	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.2	801 of 1363	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.0	903 of 1354	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.7	1000 of 1324	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.0	821 of 1293	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.9	607 of 1276	52.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	347 of 903	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.9	214 of 918	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	82 of 924	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	38 of 933	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	67.3	212 of 927	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	36.0	552 of 896	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.7	192 of 949	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	46 of 927	95.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	30.3	666 of 878	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	191 of 563	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	227 of 533	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	104 of 514	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	41.5	188 of 385	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	233 of 1447	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	65.3	446 of 1451	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	312 of 1455	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	311 of 1459	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	473 of 1458	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	581 of 1440	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	399 of 1424	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	253 of 1405	82.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	242 of 743	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	569 of 710	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	533 of 669	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.1	387 of 582	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	229 of 500	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	205 of 494	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	332 of 612	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	309 of 981	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	620 of 961	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.6	232 of 951	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	359 of 915	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	298 of 893	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	359 of 843	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	201 of 865	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	177 of 851	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	211 of 1434	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	280 of 1437	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	70 of 1450	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	155 of 1437	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	389 of 1366	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	454 of 1329	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	177 of 1361	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	115 of 1332	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	377 of 1451	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.0	461 of 1450	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.2	228 of 1464	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	356 of 1461	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	460 of 1464	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	487 of 1444	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	259 of 1430	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	281 of 1413	80.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	56.2	61 of 154	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	236 of 815	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	150 of 821	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	263 of 801	67.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	223 of 1146	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	390 of 1172	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.5	278 of 1166	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	323 of 1183	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	492 of 1194	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	488 of 1172	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	373 of 1183	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	350 of 1178	70.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)67th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)62nd percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)60th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2019)24th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+11 vs state

Mathematics77%+13 vs state

Reading64%+8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, November 24, 2016

This school's academic performance has decreased every year for the past three years. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

I have 2 children at Murrayville and I could not be happier with this school. ALL the teachers, staff and office personnel are wonderful. We have been apart of the Murrayville family for 5 years and would not change a thing. So don't let the score or ranking of this school fool you. It is a very good school with excellent teachers!

Proud Parent of Murrayville Elementary School, Kathy C. 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
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
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
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
Wrightsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2716 Castle Hayne Rd	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6909	502	34	14.8	98.4%	123 (24.5%)	117 (23.3%)	216 (43.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.8%)	17.9	1319^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.6%		22.6	1227^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.7%	92	50.0	31.9	44.4			42.0	37.5	38.9			55.6	$11,562	$1,800	$9,762
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
Castle Hayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Roger Haynes Drive	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-4970	531	37	14.5	99.4%	261 (49.2%)	101 (19.0%)	121 (22.8%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	68.8	439^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.6%		70	396^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.4%	43	70.6	72.0	79.8			56.5	57.3	60.7			78.6	$10,690	$1,150	$9,540
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
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
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%)	0.9	1492^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.0%		1.1	1488^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.1%	4	13.5	9.8	21.1			9.6	21.4	15.8			34.2	$16,676	$2,332	$14,344

Frequently Asked Questions about Murrayville Elementary

How many students attend Murrayville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Murrayville Elementary.

What district is Murrayville Elementary in?

New Hanover County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Murrayville Elementary?

Students at Murrayville Elementary are 52% White, 23% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Murrayville Elementary a good school?

Murrayville Elementary ranks 287^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Murrayville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Murrayville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Emma B Trask Middle
High : Emsley A Laney High

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