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Mary C Williams Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

801 Silver Lake Rd, Wilmington, NC 28412 · (910) 350-2150 · Part of New Hanover County Schools

Silver Lake’s School Grade B better than 63% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
355
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Mary C Williams Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Silver Lake kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

Where Silver Lake kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Mary C Williams ElementaryYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C+, 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 ↗

801 Silver Lake Rd, Wilmington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten53
Grade 153
Grade 269
Grade 370
Grade 453
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
387’20
393’21
394’22
399’23
355’24

Down 8.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 44%White 39%Black 11%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mary C Williams Elementary from Silver Lake 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
Porters Neck Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
666 students16:1
Ogden Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
619 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; Silver Lake’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.