Heyward C. Bellamy Elementary, 70 Sanders Road: grades K-5, 533 students, a B (83) in North Carolina's 2025-26 school grades.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: Bellamy Elementary, New Hanover County Schools, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and the federal NCES school directory.
Heyward C. Bellamy Elementary School is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school for kindergarten through fifth grade on Sanders Road, south of Wilmington. It has a Wilmington mailing address, but sits outside the city limits in unincorporated New Hanover County, according to the Census Bureau’s geocoder.
Who to call
- Front office: 910-350-2039, 70 Sanders Road, Wilmington, NC 28412
- School website: bellamy.nhcs.net
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s enrollment office, 910-251-2929. District main line: 910-254-4200.
- Buses: the district’s Transportation Department
- Which school serves my address: the district’s School Locator
| Address | 70 Sanders Road, Wilmington, NC 28412 |
| Phone | 910-350-2039 |
| Grades | Kindergarten to 5 |
| School day | 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. |
| District | New Hanover County Schools |
Principal
Principal Jennifer Rosser, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 533 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 students per teacher. The 2023-24 count was 562.
State report card
North Carolina grades every public school from A to F. According to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s technical guide, 80% of the grade comes from an achievement score built on state tests and other indicators, and 20% from students’ academic growth, on a 15-point scale.
| School year | Grade | Score | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 83 | Exceeded |
| 2024-25 | B | 81 | Exceeded |
| 2023-24 | B | 84 | Exceeded |
From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment and indicator data:
- 79.8% of state tests taken at Bellamy were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide.
- Reading, grades 3 to 5: 70.3% at grade level. Math: 86.7%. Fifth-grade science: 89%.
The grades come from the state’s School Performance Grades dashboard data. The state’s interactive school report card for Bellamy covers 2024-25.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address on the district’s School Locator map or call the enrollment office at 910-251-2929. According to the zone map:
- Middle schools: the zone is split between Charles P. Murray Middle and Myrtle Grove Middle.
- High school: nearly all of the zone goes to Eugene Ashley High; a small part goes to New Hanover High.
Calendar and bell times
The school day runs 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the school’s website. Bellamy follows the district’s traditional calendar. From the 2026-27 calendar (PDF), students are off on:
- Monday, Oct. 26: teacher workday
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, teacher workday
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day
- Nov. 25-27: teacher workday, then Thanksgiving
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
More on Wilmington schools
- The school’s website and its page in the district’s school directory
- Every public school in Wilmington
- Our Wilmington schools guide for enrollment documents and board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Bellamy Elementary serve?
Kindergarten through fifth grade. Heyward C. Bellamy is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school at 70 Sanders Road, with 533 students in the federal 2024-25 count.
What is Bellamy Elementary’s school performance grade?
Bellamy earned a B, with a score of 83, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 school performance grades, and exceeded its growth target for the third year running.
Which middle and high school does Bellamy feed into?
The Bellamy zone is split between Charles P. Murray Middle and Myrtle Grove Middle. Nearly all of it goes on to Eugene Ashley High, according to the district’s school locator map.
What time does Bellamy Elementary start?
The school’s website lists its hours as 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
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