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Schools in Ocean Isle Beach

Ocean Isle Beach’s public schools

Brunswick County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ocean Isle Beach. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?13/19schools 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▲ 4% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
NC 16.0
Schools in town
0
13,465 students on the public path
In brief

Ocean Isle Beach’s schools, in brief

School by school

13 of Ocean Isle Beach’s 19 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Brunswick County Early College places highest (better than 99%); Leland Middle lowest (27%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Ten elementary schools serve Ocean Isle Beach, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then six middle schools and four high schools: North Brunswick High, West Brunswick High, South Brunswick High and Brunswick County Early College. 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 Ocean Isle Beach, with each school’s own grade.

10 schools teach K in Ocean Isle Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from B− to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Brunswick 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 49.9% · 6895 students tested
Math55%
State average 50.8% · 6243 students tested

Ocean Isle Beach vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Ocean Isle Beach’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ocean Isle Beach—Brunswick County Schools

Every school in Ocean Isle Beach

19 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 Ocean Isle Beachin other towns
Belville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leland
B
812 students15:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leland
B−
738 students16:1Rate it →
Virginia Williamson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bolivia
B
610 students17:1Rate it →
Supply Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Supply
B−
580 students15:1Rate it →
Bolivia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bolivia
B
514 students14:1Rate it →
Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ash
B−
390 students13:1Rate it →
Town Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Winnabow
B+
702 students15:1Rate it →
Union Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Shallotte
A
654 students16:1Rate it →
Waccamaw
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ash
B−
415 students14:1Rate it →
Southport Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Southport
A−
413 students15:1Rate it →
Town Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Winnabow
C+
540 students16:1Rate it →
Leland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Leland
C
806 students18:1Rate it →
Shallotte Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Shallotte
B−
627 students16:1Rate it →
South Brunswick Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Southport
B−
585 students16:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Supply
C
507 students15:1Rate it →
North Brunswick High
High · Grades 9–12 · Leland
B+
1,620 students18:1Rate it →
West Brunswick High
High · Grades 9–12 · Shallotte
B+
1,466 students16:1Rate it →
South Brunswick High
High · Grades 9–12 · Southport
A−
1,154 students17:1Rate it →
Brunswick County Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Bolivia
A+
332 students26:1Rate it →

Questions about Ocean Isle Beach’s schools

Are Ocean Isle Beach’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ocean Isle Beach. Brunswick County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ocean Isle Beach. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 13 of its 19 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ocean Isle Beach in?

Brunswick County Schools.

Where do Ocean Isle Beach kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: North Brunswick High, West Brunswick High, South Brunswick High and Brunswick County Early College.

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What Ocean Isle Beach families are saying about school.

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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.