📍 220 Coral Drive, Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County, 28480
Wrightsville Beach Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County. The school has 263 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Hanover County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wrightsville Beach Elem enrolls 263 students across grades K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 245 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
23 of the school's 263 students (8.7%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 21 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Wrightsville Beach Elem is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 9, state house district 19.
Wrightsville Beach Elem 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 263 students, Wrightsville Beach Elem is smaller than 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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