📍 2716 Castle Hayne Rd, Wilmington, New Hanover County, 28401
Wrightsboro Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Hanover County. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Hanover County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wrightsboro Elementary enrolls 522 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 27% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 203 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 142 | 27% |
| White | 139 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
513 of the school's 522 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 497 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wrightsboro Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 9, state house district 18.
Wrightsboro Elementary is one of 42 schools in New Hanover County Schools, based in Wilmington, North Carolina. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 1,734 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 522 students, Wrightsboro Elementary is close to the district average of about 599 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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