Emma B. Trask Middle, 2900 N. College Road: grades 6-8, 611 students, a C (62) in North Carolina's 2025-26 school grades. Classes start 8:10 a.m.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: Emma B. Trask Middle School, New Hanover County Schools, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and the federal NCES school directory.

Emma B. Trask Middle School is a New Hanover County Schools middle school for grades 6 to 8 on North College Road, next to Emsley A. Laney High. It has a Wilmington mailing address, but sits outside the city limits in unincorporated New Hanover County, in the area the Census Bureau calls Northchase.

Who to call

  • Front office: 910-350-2142, 2900 N. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28405
  • School website: trask.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 2900 N. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28405
Phone 910-350-2142
Grades 6 to 8
School day Classes 8:10 a.m.; dismissal begins 3:20 p.m.
District New Hanover County Schools

Principal

Principal Kim Clark, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 611 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 students per teacher. The 2023-24 count was 651.

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 C 62 Not met
2024-25 C 61 Not met
2023-24 C 67 Exceeded

From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment and indicator data:

  • 62% of state tests taken at Trask were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide.
  • Reading, grades 6 to 8: 56.7% at grade level. Math: 64.6%. Eighth-grade science: 71%.

The grades come from the state’s School Performance Grades dashboard data. The state’s interactive school report card for Trask 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:

  • Elementary schools that feed Trask: Murrayville, and parts of John J. Blair and Castle Hayne.
  • High school: most of the Trask zone goes to Emsley A. Laney High; part goes to New Hanover High.

Calendar and bell times

According to the school’s 2026-27 bell schedule, the building opens and the car line starts moving at 7:35 a.m., classes start at 8:10 a.m., and dismissal begins at 3:20 p.m. There are no checkouts after 3 p.m.

Trask 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

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Trask Middle School serve?

Grades 6 through 8. Emma B. Trask Middle is a New Hanover County Schools middle school at 2900 N. College Road, with 611 students in the federal 2024-25 count.

What is Trask Middle School’s school performance grade?

Trask earned a C, with a score of 62, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 school performance grades, against 61 in 2024-25. 62% of its state tests were at grade level.

Which high school does Trask Middle feed into?

Most of the Trask zone goes to Emsley A. Laney High next door, according to the district’s school locator map. Part of it goes to New Hanover High.

What time does Trask Middle School start?

Classes start at 8:10 a.m. and dismissal begins at 3:20 p.m., according to the school’s 2026-27 bell schedule. The building opens at 7:35 a.m.