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Wrightsville Beach Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

220 Coral Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 · (910) 256-3171 · Part of New Hanover County Schools

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

Directions
Students
280
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
9%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Wrightsville Beach Elem

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 45 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 40 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Wrightsville Beach kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Wrightsville Beach ElemYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency87%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts87%
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 ↗

220 Coral Drive, Wrightsville Beach

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten39
Grade 150
Grade 244
Grade 344
Grade 448
Grade 555
Enrollment over time
272’20
266’21
263’22
273’23
280’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wrightsville Beach Elem from Wrightsville Beach 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; Wrightsville Beach’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.