Eugene Ashley High, 555 Halyburton Memorial Parkway: grades 9-12, 1,893 students, a B in North Carolina's 2025-26 school grades.

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

Eugene Ashley High School is a New Hanover County Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 on Halyburton Memorial Parkway, at the south end of the Wilmington area. It has a Wilmington mailing address, but the campus sits outside the city limits in unincorporated New Hanover County, according to the Census Bureau’s geocoder. Charles P. Murray Middle and Edwin A. Anderson Elementary share the same parkway.

Who to call

  • Front office: 910-790-2360, 555 Halyburton Memorial Parkway, Wilmington, NC 28412
  • School website: ashley.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 555 Halyburton Memorial Parkway, Wilmington, NC 28412
Phone 910-790-2360
Grades 9 to 12
District New Hanover County Schools
Athletics NCHSAA 7A

Principal

Principal Mike Perez, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 1,893 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 20 students per teacher. The 2023-24 count was 1,899.

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 71 Not met
2024-25 C 66 Not met
2023-24 C 69 Not met

Other 2025-26 figures from the state’s school assessment and indicator data:

  • 62.2% of state tests taken at Ashley were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide.
  • Four-year graduation rate: 87.7%. The five-year rate was 88.9%.
  • ACT: 65.3% of 11th graders scored 17 or higher on the composite.
  • End-of-course tests at grade level: English II 66.3%, NC Math 3 66.2%, Biology 59%, NC Math 1 56.8%.

The grades and scores above come from the state’s School Performance Grades dashboard data. The state’s interactive school report card for Ashley covers 2024-25, with test results by group, teacher data and per-pupil spending.

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: most of Ashley’s zone falls in the Charles P. Murray Middle zone. Parts of the Myrtle Grove Middle and Williston Middle zones also send students to Ashley.
  • Elementary schools in the zone: Carolina Beach, Heyward C. Bellamy, Edwin A. Anderson, Mary C. Williams, and small parts of Pine Valley and Edwin A. Alderman.

Families can also apply for a seat at another high school through the district’s open choice lottery, which takes applications each March and April; transportation is not provided for open choice seats.

Programs

Ashley is home to the district’s Marine Science Academy. According to the district’s program page, freshmen interested in marine science can transfer to Ashley for a biology cohort, and sophomores and juniors can apply to the academy, where they take college-level oceanography and biology and can intern with UNCW and Cape Fear Community College.

Sports and activities

In the NCHSAA’s 2025-2029 realignment, approved March 6, 2025, Ashley is a 7A school in the 6A/7A/8A Conference A, with Hoggard, Laney, New Hanover, North Brunswick, Topsail and West Brunswick. The Screaming Eagles’ athletics page lists:

  • Fall: football, women’s flag football, volleyball, cross country, men’s soccer, women’s golf, women’s tennis, cheerleading and esports
  • Winter: men’s and women’s basketball, swimming, and men’s and women’s wrestling
  • Spring: baseball, softball, men’s volleyball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s soccer, track, men’s golf and men’s tennis

Scores and schedules: our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

Calendar

Ashley follows the district’s traditional calendar. From the 2026-27 calendar (PDF), students are off on these dates:

  • 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 Eugene Ashley High School serve?

Grades 9 through 12. Ashley is a New Hanover County Schools high school at 555 Halyburton Memorial Parkway, with 1,893 students in the federal 2024-25 count.

What is Eugene Ashley High School’s school performance grade?

Ashley earned a B, with a score of 71, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 school performance grades, up from a C (66) in 2024-25. Its four-year graduation rate was 87.7%.

Which middle schools feed Eugene Ashley High?

Most of Ashley’s zone is in the Charles P. Murray Middle zone, according to the district’s school locator map. Parts of the Myrtle Grove Middle and Williston Middle zones also go to Ashley.

What conference does Ashley High play in?

Ashley is a 7A school in the NCHSAA’s 6A/7A/8A Conference A for 2025-2029, with Hoggard, Laney, New Hanover, North Brunswick, Topsail and West Brunswick.