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Schools in Hightsville

Hightsville’s public schools

New Hanover County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hightsville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?25/38schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 8% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
24,355 students on the public path
In brief

Hightsville’s schools, in brief

School by school

25 of Hightsville’s 38 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Isaac M Bear Early College High School places highest (better than 99%); R Freeman Sch of Engineering lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

25 elementary schools serve Hightsville, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then eight middle schools and six high schools: Emsley A Laney High, John T Hoggard High, Eugene Ashley High, New Hanover High, Wilmington Early College High and Isaac M Bear Early College High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hightsville, with each school’s own grade.

25 schools teach K in Hightsville’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Porters Neck Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
666 students16:1Rate it →
Ogden Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
619 students16:1Rate it →
Murrayville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
B
573 students14:1Rate it →
Masonboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
564 students16:1Rate it →
Heyward C Bellamy Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
533 students15:1Rate it →
Castle Hayne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Hayne
B
531 students15:1Rate it →
The International School at Gregory
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wilmington
C+
514 students14:1Rate it →
Edwin A Anderson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A−
514 students13:1Rate it →
Wrightsboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
C−
502 students15:1Rate it →
College Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C−
470 students13:1Rate it →
Dr John Codington Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
470 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
B−
465 students16:1Rate it →
Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
461 students14:1Rate it →
John J Blair Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
C
451 students13:1Rate it →
Sunset Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C−
450 students13:1Rate it →
Carolina Beach Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Carolina Beach
B+
383 students14:1Rate it →
Holly Tree Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
383 students14:1Rate it →
Mary C Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C+
355 students11:1Rate it →
Bradley Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
B+
344 students12:1Rate it →
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
D
342 students13:1Rate it →
Forest Hills Global Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
D
340 students11:1Rate it →
Winter Park Model Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C+
311 students12:1Rate it →
Wrightsville Beach Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wrightsville Beach
A+
280 students14:1Rate it →
Edwin A Alderman Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C
255 students11:1Rate it →
R Freeman Sch of Engineering
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
D−
241 students11:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–525 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the New Hanover County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

New Hanover County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 42 schools · 24,791 students · 15.4 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$14,042NC $13,045 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 49.9% · 12950 students tested
Math57%
State average 50.8% · 11962 students tested

Hightsville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Hightsville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hightsville—New Hanover County Schools
WilmingtonBNew Hanover County Schools

Every school in Hightsville

38 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hightsvillein other towns
Murrayville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
B
573 students14:1Rate it →
Castle Hayne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Hayne
B
531 students15:1Rate it →
Wrightsboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
C−
502 students15:1Rate it →
John J Blair Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
C
451 students13:1Rate it →
Porters Neck Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
666 students16:1Rate it →
Ogden Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
619 students16:1Rate it →
Masonboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
564 students16:1Rate it →
Heyward C Bellamy Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
533 students15:1Rate it →
The International School at Gregory
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wilmington
C+
514 students14:1Rate it →
Edwin A Anderson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A−
514 students13:1Rate it →
College Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C−
470 students13:1Rate it →
Dr John Codington Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
470 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
B−
465 students16:1Rate it →
Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
461 students14:1Rate it →
Sunset Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C−
450 students13:1Rate it →
Carolina Beach Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Carolina Beach
B+
383 students14:1Rate it →
Holly Tree Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
383 students14:1Rate it →
Mary C Williams Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C+
355 students11:1Rate it →
Bradley Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
B+
344 students12:1Rate it →
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
D
342 students13:1Rate it →
Forest Hills Global Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
D
340 students11:1Rate it →
Winter Park Model Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C+
311 students12:1Rate it →
Wrightsville Beach Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wrightsville Beach
A+
280 students14:1Rate it →
Edwin A Alderman Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C
255 students11:1Rate it →
R Freeman Sch of Engineering
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
D−
241 students11:1Rate it →
Charles P Murray Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmington
A−
907 students18:1Rate it →
Roland-Grise Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmington
B+
878 students17:1Rate it →
Holly Shelter Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Castle Hayne
B−
801 students15:1Rate it →
M C S Noble Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmington
A−
690 students17:1Rate it →
Williston Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmington
C−
666 students14:1Rate it →
Emma B Trask Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmington
B
611 students15:1Rate it →
Myrtle Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmington
B−
600 students15:1Rate it →
Emsley A Laney High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wilmington
A−
2,243 students20:1Rate it →
John T Hoggard High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wilmington
A
2,082 students20:1Rate it →
Eugene Ashley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wilmington
A−
1,893 students20:1Rate it →
New Hanover High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wilmington
B+
1,437 students16:1Rate it →
Wilmington Early College High
High · Grades 9–12 · Castle Hayne
A+
270 students21:1Rate it →
Isaac M Bear Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wilmington
A+
260 students25:1Rate it →

Questions about Hightsville’s schools

Are Hightsville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hightsville. New Hanover County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hightsville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 25 of its 38 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hightsville in?

New Hanover County Schools.

Where do Hightsville kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Emsley A Laney High, John T Hoggard High, Eugene Ashley High, New Hanover High, Wilmington Early College High and Isaac M Bear Early College High School.

Parents talk

What Hightsville families are saying about school.

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Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hightsville → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.