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Wrightsboro Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2716 Castle Hayne Rd, Wilmington, NC 28401 · (910) 815-6909 · Part of New Hanover County Schools

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

Directions
Students
502
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Wrightsboro Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Wrightsboro kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Wrightsboro ElementaryYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts29%
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 ↗

2716 Castle Hayne Rd, Wilmington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K54
Kindergarten74
Grade 162
Grade 277
Grade 383
Grade 474
Grade 578
Enrollment over time
505’20
470’21
522’22
470’23
502’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 43%White 25%Black 23%Two or more races 8%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 Wrightsboro Elementary from Wrightsboro 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
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
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; Wrightsboro’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.