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Holly Shelter Middle

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Holly Shelter Middle ranks 285 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 63% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Holly Shelter Middle is a public middle school located in Castle Hayne, North Carolina, serving 822 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New Hanover County Schools district, which is ranked 78 out of 242 districts in the state.

Academically, Holly Shelter Middle has shown mixed performance compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading were generally lower than the New Hanover County Schools and North Carolina averages, with the exception of 8th-grade Reading and Science. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 200 and 379 out of 784-793 North Carolina middle schools in recent years.

Interestingly, Myrtle Grove Middle, Roland-Grise Middle, and M.C.S. Noble Middle, which are nearby schools within the New Hanover County Schools district, have higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings than Holly Shelter Middle. Additionally, Holly Shelter Middle has an exceptionally high percentage of students (over 99%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students.

801

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,215

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3921 Roger Haynes Dr
Castle Hayne, NC 28429

(910) 602-4046

District: New Hanover County Schools

Students who attend Holly Shelter Middle usually attend:

High:

Emsley A Laney High

Feeder schools for Holly Shelter Middle:

Elementary:	Castle Hayne Elementary
	Porters Neck Elementary
	R Freeman School of Engineering
	Wrightsboro Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

Hispanic:

23.8%

African American:

20.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of New Hanover County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg54%

285^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Middle 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	60.0	285 of 773	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	221 of 793	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	200 of 784	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	379 of 786	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	366 of 741	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	379 of 737	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.9	227 of 691	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.8	335 of 694	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.7	235 of 692	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.2	254 of 705	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.0	304 of 627	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.1	327 of 673	51.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	350 of 546	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	290 of 560	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	188 of 559	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.2	430 of 550	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	379 of 533	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	338 of 519	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	306 of 494	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	35.1	274 of 449	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	413 of 478	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	255 of 504	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	200 of 475	57.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	232 of 371	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	74 of 356	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	63 of 318	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	114 of 312	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	57 of 236	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	41.8	105 of 211	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	253 of 733	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	208 of 738	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	202 of 731	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	345 of 733	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	299 of 706	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	356 of 684	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	258 of 656	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	139 of 458	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	29 of 461	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.2	36 of 452	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	61.3	186 of 450	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	119 of 448	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	159 of 416	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	349 of 562	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	233 of 564	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	235 of 553	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	368 of 541	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	305 of 522	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	282 of 493	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.0	65 of 472	86.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	45.1	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.9	9 of 50	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	40.9	23 of 37	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.0	5 of 71	93.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	369 of 729	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	334 of 743	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	291 of 735	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.9	523 of 689	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	400 of 633	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	288 of 639	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	170 of 604	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	289 of 733	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	219 of 751	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	185 of 747	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	385 of 748	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	393 of 711	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	374 of 697	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.0	194 of 665	70.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	138 of 328	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	83 of 306	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.0	116 of 302	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	182 of 283	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	144 of 248	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	162 of 237	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	69 of 221	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	324 of 478	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	299 of 473	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	152 of 649	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	130 of 652	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	112 of 656	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	187 of 658	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	225 of 632	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	270 of 624	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	161 of 596	73.0%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)77th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)70th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2024)40th percentile-32 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+11 vs state

Reading55%+3 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

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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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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
Holly Shelter Middle	Public	6-8	3921 Roger Haynes Dr	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-4046	801	53	15.0	99.1%	377 (47.1%)	160 (20.0%)	191 (23.8%)	19 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.2%)	60	285^th of 773 public middle schools	63.1%		68.2	221^st of 793 public middle schools	72.1%	64		53.3	54.1	58.5		49.0	55.2	62.0		70.9	$10,215	$1,188	$9,026
Emma B Trask Middle	Public	6-8	2900 N College Rd	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2142	611	41	14.8	99.5%	301 (49.3%)	100 (16.4%)	138 (22.6%)	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.2%)	61.2	274^th of 773 public middle schools	64.6%		67.9	223^rd of 793 public middle schools	71.9%	51		73.1	70.4	54.0		55.8	56.1	48.3		54.5	$9,683	$828	$8,854
Cape Fear Middle	Public	6-8	1886 NC Hwy 133	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-3334	430	32	13.4	99.1%	199 (46.3%)	36 (8.4%)	163 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	48.5	397^th of 773 public middle schools	48.6%		51.3	382^nd of 793 public middle schools	51.8%	15		58.0	54.4	55.3		37.7	40.4	59.1		57.2	$8,993	$959	$8,034
M C S Noble Middle	Public	6-8	6520 Market St	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2112	690	40	17.3	38.3%	473 (68.6%)	86 (12.5%)	92 (13.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	73.9	173^rd of 773 public middle schools	77.6%		80.9	124^th of 793 public middle schools	84.4%	49		71.8	65.4	58.3		68.8	56.6	62.3		69.1	$9,109	$612	$8,497
Williston Middle	Public	6-8	401 S 10th St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6906	666	47	14.0	99.5%	80 (12.0%)	269 (40.4%)	274 (41.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	10.6	716^th of 773 public middle schools	7.4%		15.2	705^th of 793 public middle schools	11.1%	11		33.6	37.9	24.3		25.7	27.9	25.0		26.8	$12,800	$1,697	$11,103
Roland-Grise Middle	Public	6-8	4412 Lake Ave	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2136	878	53	16.5	33.5%	602 (68.6%)	60 (6.8%)	164 (18.7%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.6%)	82.4	114^th of 773 public middle schools	85.3%		78.8	137^th of 793 public middle schools	82.7%	23		73.0	69.8	64.8		68.2	65.1	68.7		79.2	$8,894	$611	$8,283
Leland Middle	Public	6-8	927 Old Fayetteville Road NE	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-3030	806	45	17.8	99.6%	364 (45.2%)	191 (23.7%)	173 (21.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.2%)	36.9	494^th of 773 public middle schools	36.1%		31.8	552^nd of 793 public middle schools	30.4%	58		52.3	46.2	43.1		44.0	46.8	38.7		53.6	$8,991	$1,326	$7,665
Topsail Middle	Public	5-8	17445 US Hwy 17	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 270-2612	837	45	18.6	20.1%	699 (83.5%)	21 (2.5%)	67 (8.0%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.5%)	82.5	113^th of 773 public middle schools	85.4%		82.1	116^th of 793 public middle schools	85.4%	3	83.7	73.4	74.3	64.3	68.3	67.2	66.0	68.3	86.2	76.1	$8,344	$489	$7,855
Burgaw Middle	Public	6-8	500 South Wright Street	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 259-0149	236	23	10.2	97.9%	99 (41.9%)	76 (32.2%)	50 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	20.4	633^rd of 773 public middle schools	18.1%		16	699^th of 793 public middle schools	11.9%	66		40.3	29.2	23.3		42.9	27.7	35.6		53.4	$12,822	$1,614	$11,208
Myrtle Grove Middle	Public	6-8	901 Piner Rd	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2100	600	40	14.9	99.0%	336 (56.0%)	104 (17.3%)	114 (19.0%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	68.6	215^th of 773 public middle schools	72.2%		74.5	173^rd of 793 public middle schools	78.2%	42		66.8	63.5	73.7		56.9	50.2	63.1		65.2	$10,046	$1,051	$8,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Holly Shelter Middle

What is the racial makeup of Holly Shelter Middle?

Students at Holly Shelter Middle are 47% White, 24% Hispanic, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Holly Shelter Middle a good school?

Holly Shelter Middle ranks 285^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Holly Shelter Middle in?

New Hanover County Schools

What high school do graduates of Holly Shelter Middle attend?

Students who attend Holly Shelter Middle usually go on to attend Emsley A Laney High

How many students attend Holly Shelter Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Holly Shelter Middle.

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