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Best public schools in Wilmington, NC

44 public schools in Wilmington: 22 elementary · 6 middle · 6 high · 7 K-8 · 3 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

22 schools in Wilmington, best first
1
Masonboro Elementary 98.6
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 583 students
ELA 84%Math 91%Science 94%
#18 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
Ogden Elementary 96.9
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 607 students
ELA 82%Math 92%Science 86%
#39 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
Dr John Codington Elem 95.7
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 448 students
ELA 80%Math 85%Science 93%
#54 of 1,256 in North Carolina
4
Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem 94.5
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 448 students
ELA 73%Math 88%Science 92%
#69 of 1,256 in North Carolina
5
Heyward C Bellamy Elem 91.8
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 562 students
ELA 70%Math 87%Science 89%
#103 of 1,256 in North Carolina
6
Holly Tree Elementary 88.3
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 406 students
ELA 70%Math 79%Science 84%
#147 of 1,256 in North Carolina
7
Edwin A Anderson Elementary 87.6
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 610 students
ELA 70%Math 77%Science 88%
#156 of 1,256 in North Carolina
8
Porters Neck Elementary 83.3
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 655 students
ELA 71%Math 75%Science 75%
#210 of 1,256 in North Carolina
9
Murrayville Elementary 81.4
New Hanover County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 576 students
ELA 64%Math 77%Science 78%
#234 of 1,256 in North Carolina
10
Winter Park Model Elementary 66.5
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 291 students
ELA 56%Math 72%Science 74%
#421 of 1,256 in North Carolina
11
Pine Valley Elementary 64.3
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 455 students
ELA 61%Math 68%Science 68%
#449 of 1,256 in North Carolina
12
Bradley Creek Elementary 57.2
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 381 students
ELA 52%Math 64%Science 76%
#538 of 1,256 in North Carolina
13
Mary C Williams Elementary 36.7
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 399 students
ELA 49%Math 59%Science 53%
#795 of 1,256 in North Carolina
14
John J Blair Elementary 34.1
New Hanover County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 455 students
ELA 45%Math 55%Science 63%
#828 of 1,256 in North Carolina
15
Forest Hills Global Elementary 16.5
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 355 students
ELA 28%Math 57%Science 44%
#1,049 of 1,256 in North Carolina
16
Wrightsboro Elementary 13.9
New Hanover County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 470 students
ELA 40%Math 43%Science 56%
#1,082 of 1,256 in North Carolina
17
Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington 9.5
Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington · Grades K-5 · Charter · 133 students
ELA 38%Math 43%Science 46%
#1,137 of 1,256 in North Carolina
18
Edwin A Alderman Elementary 8.6
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 274 students
ELA 35%Math 34%Science 58%
#1,148 of 1,256 in North Carolina
19
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des 3.8
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 354 students
ELA 27%Math 36%Science 50%
#1,209 of 1,256 in North Carolina
20
College Park Elementary 3.2
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 444 students
ELA 27%Math 39%Science 41%
#1,216 of 1,256 in North Carolina
21
Sunset Park Elementary 2.5
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 407 students
ELA 27%Math 39%Science 25%
#1,225 of 1,256 in North Carolina
22
R Freeman Sch of Engineering 0.1
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-5 · 263 students
ELA 15%Math 15%Science 34%
#1,255 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Middle schools

6 schools in Wilmington, best first
1
Charles P Murray Middle 91.6
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 899 students
ELA 71%Math 77%Science 82%
#39 of 460 in North Carolina
2
Roland-Grise Middle 81.3
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 848 students
ELA 66%Math 68%Science 76%
#86 of 460 in North Carolina
3
M C S Noble Middle 78.8
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 647 students
ELA 64%Math 68%Science 71%
#98 of 460 in North Carolina
4
Myrtle Grove Middle 72.3
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 597 students
ELA 60%Math 65%Science 68%
#128 of 460 in North Carolina
5
Emma B Trask Middle 69.2
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 651 students
ELA 57%Math 65%Science 71%
#142 of 460 in North Carolina
6
Williston Middle 7.3
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 661 students
ELA 27%Math 36%Science 44%
#427 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

6 schools in Wilmington, best first
1
Isaac M Bear Early College High School 94.0
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 251 students
ELA 98%Math 98%Science 98%
#31 of 512 in North Carolina
2
John T Hoggard High 68.3
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,178 students
ELA 74%Math 69%Science 69%
#163 of 512 in North Carolina
3
Eugene Ashley High 53.8
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,899 students
ELA 66%Math 62%Science 59%
#237 of 512 in North Carolina
4
Emsley A Laney High 43.8
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,248 students
ELA 70%Math 49%Science 56%
#288 of 512 in North Carolina
5
Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC 32.9
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 86 students
ELA 61%Math 41%Science 55%
#344 of 512 in North Carolina
6
New Hanover High 16.9
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,515 students
ELA 48%Math 42%Science 42%
#426 of 512 in North Carolina

K-8 schools

7 schools in Wilmington, best first
1
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry 78.4
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry · Grades K-8 · Charter · 404 students
ELA 67%Math 66%Science 84%
#38 of 174 in North Carolina
2
Wilmington School of the Arts 60.6
Wilmington School of the Arts · Grades K-7 · Charter · 229 students
ELA 67%Math 59%Science 63%
#69 of 174 in North Carolina
3
The International School at Gregory 58.9
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-8 · 508 students
ELA 59%Math 58%Science 76%
#72 of 174 in North Carolina
4
Island Montessori Charter School 29.6
Island Montessori Charter · Grades K-8 · Charter · 214 students
ELA 53%Math 39%Science 56%
#123 of 174 in North Carolina
5
Wilmington Preparatory Academy 2.6
Wilmington Preparatory Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 92 students
ELA 32%Math 21%Science 33%
#170 of 174 in North Carolina
6
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy 1.4
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy · Grades K-8 · 197 students
ELA 10%Math 5%Science 24%
#172 of 174 in North Carolina
7
Lake Forest Academy 0.9
New Hanover County Schools · Grades K-8 · 43 students
ELA 9%Math 3%Science 10%
#173 of 174 in North Carolina

Combined schools

3 schools in Wilmington, best first
1
American Leadership Academy-Coastal 63.1
American Leadership Academy-Coastal · Grades K-11 · Charter · 862 students
ELA 60%Math 63%Science 61%
#72 of 194 in North Carolina
2
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington 54.4
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 344 students
ELA 59%Math 50%Science 62%
#89 of 194 in North Carolina
3
J. C. Roe Center 21.4
New Hanover County Schools · Grades 6-12 · 12 students
ELA 21%Math 7%Science 17%
#153 of 194 in North Carolina

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