Myrtle Grove Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Wilmington, North Carolina
Myrtle Grove Middle in Wilmington, North Carolina enrolled 600 students in 2024-25 with 40.1 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
645 students in 2022-23, 597 students in 2023-24, 600 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.4 to 40.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 645 | 41.4 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 41.5 | 14.4 |
| 2024-25 | 600 | 40.1 | 15.0 |
15.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 238 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Myrtle Grove Middle enrolled 713 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 98 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 238 of the 713 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions98
- Chronically absent29.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.0% of students were White, 19.0% Hispanic, 17.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White56.0%
- Hispanic19.0%
- Black17.3%
- Two or more races4.8%
- Asian2.3%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Middle schools in Wilmington
6 public middle schools in Wilmington report 2024-25 enrollment; Myrtle Grove Middle is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles P Murray Middle | 907 | 17.6 | 31.3% |
| Roland-Grise Middle | 878 | 16.6 | 32.3% |
| M C S Noble Middle | 690 | 17.3 | 37.2% |
| Williston Middle | 666 | 14.1 | 99.4% |
| Emma B Trask Middle | 611 | 14.9 | 98.5% |
| Myrtle Grove Middle | 600 | 15.0 | 96.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Myrtle Grove Middle
- Charles P Murray MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 907 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Roland-Grise MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 4.8 miles away: 878 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
- Compare Myrtle Grove Middle with Charles P Murray MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Hanover County Schools spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaMyrtle Grove Middle is the number 229 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#229 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.15.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Myrtle Grove Middle
How many students attend Myrtle Grove Middle?
600 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 645 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wilmington, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Myrtle Grove Middle?
15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Myrtle Grove Middle a Title I school?
Myrtle Grove Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Myrtle Grove Middle in?
New Hanover County Schools, NCES district ID 3703330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370333002212 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.