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Porters Neck Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

416 Edgewater Club Rd, Wilmington, NC 28411 · (910) 251-2975 · Part of New Hanover County Schools

Porters Neck’s School Grade B better than 63% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
666
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Porters Neck Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 51.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Porters Neck kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

Where Porters Neck kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Porters Neck ElementaryYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency70%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

416 Edgewater Club Rd, Wilmington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten118
Grade 1111
Grade 2111
Grade 3136
Grade 4101
Grade 589
Enrollment over time
440’20
528’21
605’22
655’23
666’24

Up 51.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 9%Black 5%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Porters Neck Elementary from Porters Neck families.

Other schools in New Hanover County Schools

The district →
Murrayville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
B
573 students14:1
Castle Hayne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Hayne
B
531 students15:1
Wrightsboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
C−
502 students15:1
John J Blair Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
C
451 students13:1
Ogden Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
619 students16:1
Masonboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
564 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Porters Neck’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.