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Schools in Kure Beach · New Hanover County Schools

Kure Beach’s public schools outscore 63% of North Carolina districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Kure Beach, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 57% of Kure Beach’s students scored proficient, above the North Carolina average (51%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

55%

▲ 5 pts vs NC 50%

2021–22

Math proficiency

57%

▲ 6 pts vs NC 51%

2021–22

Graduate on time

88%

▲ 2 pts vs NC 86%

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

24,355 students on the public path

In brief

Kure Beach’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,042 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

25 elementary schools, then eight middle and six high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Kure Beach’s grade

B⁺ Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 63% of North Carolina school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the North Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

North Carolina school districts we grade (325)Better than 63%

Lower resultsHigher results

North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (176)Better than 61%

BB⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 12,456 test results and a graduating class of 2,192 could put Kure Beach anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Kure Beach’s students in the tested grades sat them (11,962 in math, 12,950 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Kure Beach, with each school’s own grade.

25 schools teach K in Kure Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Kure Beach	B	New Hanover County Schools
Carolina Beach	B	New Hanover County Schools

Kure Beach’s public schools outscore 63% of North Carolina districts

Kure Beach’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

25 elementary schools, then eight middle and six high schools

What’s behind Kure Beach’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well above the state in reading

Kure Beach vs. its neighbors

Every school in Kure Beach

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