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Castle Hayne Elementary

Q: Is Castle Hayne Elementary a good school?

Castle Hayne Elementary ranks 396 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Castle Hayne Elementary is a public elementary school serving 496 students in grades PK-5 in Castle Hayne, North Carolina. The school is part of the New Hanover County Schools district, which is ranked 78 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Castle Hayne Elementary consistently outperforms the New Hanover County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in mathematics and science proficiency rates across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, 73.4% of 3rd graders, 65.9% of 4th graders, and 74.4% of 5th graders at Castle Hayne Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 68.9%, 65%, and 69.6% for the district, and 64.1%, 58.9%, and 59.3% for the state. The school also performs particularly well for its White, Gifted and Talented, and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups, ranking in the top 25-35% of North Carolina elementary schools for these groups.

However, Castle Hayne Elementary has an extremely high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 99.13% to 99.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools in the New Hanover County district. Despite this, the school's per-student spending of $10,690 in 2018-2019 is higher than some nearby schools, suggesting it is effectively allocating resources to support student learning and achievement.

531

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,690

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3925 Roger Haynes Drive
Castle Hayne, NC 28429

(910) 602-4970

District: New Hanover County Schools

Students who attend Castle Hayne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holly Shelter Middle
High:	Emsley A Laney High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.2%

Hispanic:

22.8%

African American:

19.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg57%

396^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	396 of 1490	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	364 of 1505	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	220 of 1502	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	436 of 1514	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	509 of 1489	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	733 of 1473	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	622 of 1434	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.7	463 of 1429	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.2	412 of 1425	71.1%	★★★★☆
2015	66.6	467 of 1440	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.4	420 of 1390	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.7	365 of 1403	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	36.9	989 of 1388	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.2	988 of 1381	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	665 of 918	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	70.0	189 of 924	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	96 of 933	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	136 of 927	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	153 of 896	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	32.3	698 of 949	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.9	405 of 927	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	63.9	136 of 634	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	134 of 646	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	486 of 878	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	705 of 897	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	55.3	142 of 421	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	478 of 1451	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	362 of 1455	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	292 of 1459	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	454 of 1458	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.0	435 of 1440	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	759 of 1424	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	714 of 1405	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	28 of 710	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	70.5	37 of 669	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	68.5	35 of 582	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	22 of 494	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	58.8	309 of 612	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	416 of 961	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	297 of 951	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	204 of 915	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	205 of 893	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.7	356 of 843	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	343 of 865	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	306 of 851	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	279 of 1437	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	140 of 1450	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	43 of 1437	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	64.6	363 of 1366	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	200 of 1329	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	476 of 1361	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	552 of 1332	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	342 of 1450	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	383 of 1464	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	197 of 1461	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	416 of 1464	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	555 of 1444	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	667 of 1430	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	527 of 1413	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	197 of 821	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	359 of 801	55.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	233 of 1172	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	328 of 1166	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	232 of 1183	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	475 of 1194	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	526 of 1172	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	681 of 1183	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	607 of 1178	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)96th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)66th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+10 vs state

Mathematics71%+10 vs state

Reading57%+4 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 Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	70	396^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.4%		72.6	364^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.8%	32	73.4	65.9	74.4	43.0	67.1	59.8				72.0		$10,690	$1,150	$9,540
Cape Fear Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1882 NC Hwy 133	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-3767	533	37	14.4	99.4%	287 (53.8%)	46 (8.6%)	164 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	30.2	1088^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.0%		33.3	1042^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	30.8%	46	47.4	60.7	42.1	30.8	42.9	32.9				60.5		$10,210	$1,054	$9,156
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
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%)	22.6	1227^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.7%		23.8	1214^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.3%	13	36.6	39.7	56.8	18.3	37.0	40.5				58.1		$11,562	$1,800	$9,762
Rocky Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Elementary School Road	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 675-2309	403	29	13.7	99.3%	145 (36.0%)	55 (13.6%)	189 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	62.5	522^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	65.0%		59.2	598^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.3%	76	68.8	68.3	78.5	40.6	55.6	50.8				72.3		$11,562	$1,485	$10,077
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
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
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	813 Nixon Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 251-6150	162	7	30.3	94.4%	6 (3.7%)	146 (90.1%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	1	1489^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.1	1504^th of 1505 public elementary schools	0.1%	15	8.3	6.7			20.0	12.5	16.7	14.3	33.3		33.3
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Castle Hayne Elementary

How many students attend Castle Hayne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Castle Hayne Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Castle Hayne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Castle Hayne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holly Shelter Middle
High : Emsley A Laney High

What district is Castle Hayne Elementary in?

New Hanover County Schools

Is Castle Hayne Elementary a good school?

Castle Hayne Elementary ranks 396^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Castle Hayne Elementary?

Students at Castle Hayne Elementary are 49% White, 23% Hispanic, 19% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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