Schools in Wrightsville Beach · New Hanover County Schools
Wrightsville Beach’s public schools beat 59% of North Carolina districts
The public schools Wrightsville Beach’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Reading proficiency
53%
▲ 6 pts vs NC 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 6 pts vs NC 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs NC 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 8% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
NC 16.1 · smaller classes
Schools
1
280 students
The School Grade
How Wrightsville Beach compares
B+ Test scoresB− Graduation
North Carolina school districts we grade (318)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (45)Better than 49%
High confidence. Built on 12,667 tested students and a graduating class of 2,065; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on North Carolina’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of North Carolina only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wrightsville Beach.
4 schools teach Pre-K in Wrightsville Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Murrayville Elementary, Castle Hayne Elementary, Wrightsboro Elementary and John J Blair Elementary.
8 schools teach 6th grade in Wrightsville Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Charles P Murray Middle, Roland-Grise Middle, Holly Shelter Middle and M C S Noble Middle and more.
8 schools teach 7th grade in Wrightsville Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Charles P Murray Middle, Roland-Grise Middle, Holly Shelter Middle and M C S Noble Middle and more.
8 schools teach 8th grade in Wrightsville Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Charles P Murray Middle, Roland-Grise Middle, Holly Shelter Middle and M C S Noble Middle and more.
6 schools teach 9th grade in Wrightsville Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Emsley A Laney High, John T Hoggard High, Eugene Ashley High and New Hanover High and more.
6 schools teach 10th grade in Wrightsville Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Emsley A Laney High, John T Hoggard High, Eugene Ashley High and New Hanover High and more.
6 schools teach 11th grade in Wrightsville Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Emsley A Laney High, John T Hoggard High, Eugene Ashley High and New Hanover High and more.
6 schools teach 12th grade in Wrightsville Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Emsley A Laney High, John T Hoggard High, Eugene Ashley High and New Hanover High and more.
The path, start to finish
K–5Wrightsville Beach ElemNew Hanover County Schools
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading53%
State average 47.2%
Math48%
State average 41.9%
Every school in Wrightsville Beach
1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Also serving Wrightsville Beach · in other towns
Charles P Murray Middle
A−907 students18:1Rate it →
Roland-Grise Middle
B+878 students17:1Rate it →
Holly Shelter Middle
B−801 students15:1Rate it →
M C S Noble Middle
A−690 students17:1Rate it →
Williston Middle
C−666 students14:1Rate it →
Emma B Trask Middle
B611 students15:1Rate it →
Myrtle Grove Middle
B−600 students15:1Rate it →
The International School at Gregory
C+514 students14:1Rate it →
Emsley A Laney High
A−2,243 students20:1Rate it →
John T Hoggard High
A2,082 students20:1Rate it →
Eugene Ashley High
A−1,893 students20:1Rate it →
New Hanover High
B+1,437 students16:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Wrightsville Beach
There’s no college in Wrightsville Beach, but 4 are within 30 miles. The closest is University of North Carolina Wilmington in Wilmington, 4.5 miles away.
University of North Carolina WilmingtonUniversity or college · Public · Wilmington
4.5 mi13,624 students
Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonUniversity or college · For-profit · Wilmington
5.2 mi118 students
Cape Fear Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wilmington
8.8 mi9,738 students
Brunswick Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Bolivia
27.5 mi972 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Wrightsville Beach. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.