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Porters Neck Elementary

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Porters Neck Elementary ranks 156 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Porters Neck Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving 655 students in grades K-5. The school consistently ranks in the top 15% of New Hanover County Schools, outperforming the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas.

Porters Neck Elementary's academic excellence is evident in its strong performance metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the district and state in mathematics (3rd grade: 81.5% vs. 68.9% and 64.1%, 4th grade: 72.3% vs. 65% and 58.9%, 5th grade: 76.4% vs. 69.6% and 59.3%) and reading (3rd grade: 64.4% vs. 47.8% and 46.7%, 4th grade: 74.3% vs. 60.8% and 58.1%, 5th grade: 74.2% vs. 59.1% and 52.9%). The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was also notably higher at 79.8% compared to the district's 70.4% and the state's 62%.

Interestingly, Porters Neck Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 13.26% to 24.63% over the past 3 school years, which is significantly lower than the nearby Castle Hayne Elementary, Bradley Creek Elementary, and College Park Elementary, all of which have over 99% of their students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests a more socioeconomically diverse student population at Porters Neck Elementary, which may contribute to its strong overall performance.

666

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

22.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

416 Edgewater Club Rd
Wilmington, NC 28411

(910) 251-2975

District: New Hanover County Schools

Students who attend Porters Neck Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holly Shelter Middle
High:	Emsley A Laney High

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Hispanic:

8.7%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2021 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (74% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg57%

156^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2021

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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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	156 of 1490	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	174 of 1505	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	164 of 1502	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	212 of 1514	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	129 of 1489	91.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	769 of 924	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	62.7	146 of 634	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	147 of 1451	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	181 of 1455	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	152 of 1459	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	273 of 1458	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	154 of 1440	89.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	140 of 710	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	277 of 669	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	250 of 582	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	121 of 500	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	16 of 494	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	92.3	31 of 951	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	68.8	197 of 915	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	34.6	630 of 893	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	83.1	82 of 843	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	534 of 1437	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.2	201 of 1450	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	217 of 1437	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	405 of 1366	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	199 of 1329	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	184 of 1450	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	168 of 1464	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	190 of 1461	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	168 of 1464	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	116 of 1444	92.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	338 of 821	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	326 of 801	59.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	240 of 1172	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	214 of 1166	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	163 of 1183	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	211 of 1194	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	144 of 1172	87.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)97th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-31 vs school

African American (2024)17th percentile-72 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science80%+18 vs state

Mathematics77%+16 vs state

Reading70%+18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bradley Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	6211 Greenville Loop	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2051	344	28	12.1	98.0%	163 (47.4%)	11 (3.2%)	161 (46.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	58.2	595^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.1%		68.7	432^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	71.3%	163	71.2	72.7	62.7		35.6	60.0	54.7		61.3	$11,533	$978	$10,555
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
South Topsail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	997 Hoover Road	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 270-2756	618	38	16.1	99.5%	475 (76.9%)	19 (3.1%)	67 (10.8%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.3%)	77	297^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.1%		84	187^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.6%	110	78.2	77.6	68.4		61.8	70.6	63.2		65.0	$10,357	$486	$9,871

Frequently Asked Questions about Porters Neck Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Porters Neck Elementary?

Students at Porters Neck Elementary are 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Porters Neck Elementary in?

New Hanover County Schools

What schools do graduates of Porters Neck Elementary attend?

Students who attend Porters Neck Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holly Shelter Middle
High : Emsley A Laney High

Is Porters Neck Elementary a good school?

Porters Neck Elementary ranks 156^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Porters Neck Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 666 students attended Porters Neck Elementary.

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