Wrightsville Beach Elementary

Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480

Phone: (910) 256-3171
Fax: (910) 256-4386
District: New Hanover County School District

10

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-5 • 347 students

Wrightsville Beach Elementary is a public school that serves grades K-5 in the New Hanover County School District. It is among the few public elementary schools in North Carolina to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10.

Wrightsville Beach Elementary is a public school in the New Hanover County School District located in Wrightsville Beach, NC. The principal of Wrightsville Beach Elementary is Mrs Mary Paul Beall. As of 2014, the students are 89.1% White, non-Hispanic; 6.1% Hispanic; 2.3% Multiracial; 1.4% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 1.2% Black, non-Hispanic. 11% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 89.1% 61.7% 50.3%
Hispanic 6.1% 10.3% 14.3%
Multiracial 2.3% 3.8% 3.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.4% 1.7% 2.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 1.2% 22% 25.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.2% 0.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.4% 1.3%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 11% — —
English learners — 3.4% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Cypress Pond at Porters Neck Apartment Complex Wilmington NC 5.9 mi
2 The Landing at Mill Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Sneads Ferry NC 30.2 mi
3 Mallard Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 36.7 mi
4 West River Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 38.4 mi
5 Countrywood Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 40.3 mi
6 WilliamsburgPlantation Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 45 mi
7 Country Club Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 46.1 mi
8 Carolina Forest Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 46.6 mi
9 The Bluffs on The New River Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 46.7 mi
10 Carolina Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 46.8 mi
11 Timber Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 47.1 mi
12 Trailwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Hubert NC 48.4 mi
13 Hall Creek - North Neighborhood/Subdivision Swansboro NC 49.5 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Porters Neck Wilmington NC 6.6 mi
2 Sneads Ferry Sneads Ferry NC 32.6 mi
3 Richlands Area Beulaville NC 44.2 mi
4 Piney green Jacksonville NC 45.8 mi
5 Hubert Hubert NC 46.6 mi
6 Richlands Richlands NC 49.4 mi
7 Swansboro, NC Swansboro NC 49.9 mi
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