Wilmington Early College High

High school·Grades 9-13 Castle Hayne, North Carolina·28429
Score
82.1/100
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#92
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#3
In New Hanover County Schools
#2
In Castle Hayne
Top 18%
In North Carolina

Score 82.1/100: better than 82% of North Carolina high 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
92%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 83% of them
89 students tested
Math
≈90%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 88% of them
121 students tested; includes a banded result, so approximate
Science
69%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 65% of them
88 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 4 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 artsHigh schoolNC EOC English II92.189
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 179.253
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 3≥9568
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology69.388

School profile

Grades
9-13
Students
254
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
254
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
New Hanover County

Contact

Address
4500 Blue Clay Rd
Castle Hayne, NC 28429

"Typical" is the middle (median) high 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).

Nearby high schools

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Wilmington Early College High at a glance

Wilmington Early College High is a public high school in Castle Hayne, North Carolina, serving grades 9-13. It is part of New Hanover County Schools. It has about 254 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737).

In 2025-26 state tests, 92% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 90% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina high schools, it scores 82.1 out of 100: better than 82% of them, ranking #92 of 512. Its English language arts result rose by 6 points 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.