Charles P Murray Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Wilmington, North Carolina·28412
Score
91.6/100
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#39
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#1
In New Hanover County Schools
#1
In Wilmington
Top 9%
In North Carolina

Score 91.6/100: better than 91% of North Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
71%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 89% of them
833 students tested
Math
77%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 93% of them
833 students tested
Science
82%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 87% of them
272 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading70.6833
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math77.2833
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science82.4272

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
899
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
899
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
35%
Typical middle school: 95%

District and location

City
New Hanover County

Contact

Address
655 Halyburton Memorial Parkwy
Wilmington, NC 28412

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Charles P Murray Middle at a glance

Charles P Murray Middle is a public middle school in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of New Hanover County Schools. It has about 899 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591). About 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 95% at a typical North Carolina middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 71% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 77% in math (similar schools: 56%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina middle schools, it scores 91.6 out of 100: better than 91% of them, ranking #39 of 460. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.