Masonboro Elementary School, Wilmington: zone, report card, calendar

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

Masonboro Elementary School is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school for kindergarten through fifth grade on Masonboro Loop Road in Wilmington, inside the city limits. Its students go on to Roland-Grise or Myrtle Grove middle schools, then Hoggard High.

Who to call

• Front office: 910-790-2355, 3518 Masonboro Loop Road, Wilmington, NC 28409
• School website: masonboro.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

Principal

Principal Burt Kilpatrick, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

• Federal count: 564 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 16 students per teacher. The 2023-24 count was 583.

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.

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

• 88.3% of state tests taken at Masonboro were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide.
• Reading, grades 3 to 5: 83.8% at grade level. Math: 90.8%. Fifth-grade science: 94%.

The grades come from the state’s School Performance Grades dashboard data. The state’s interactive school report card for Masonboro 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 Roland-Grise Middle and Myrtle Grove Middle.
• High school: the whole zone goes to John T. Hoggard High.

Calendar and bell times

The school day runs 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the school’s website. Masonboro 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
• Our guide to the Masonboro neighborhood
• Every public school in Wilmington
• Our Wilmington schools guide for enrollment documents and board meetings

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Masonboro Elementary serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade. Masonboro is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school at 3518 Masonboro Loop Road in Wilmington, with 564 students in the federal 2024-25 count.

What is Masonboro Elementary’s school performance grade?

Masonboro earned an A, with a score of 88, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 school performance grades, against 90 in 2024-25, and exceeded its growth target for the third year running.

Which middle and high school does Masonboro feed into?

The Masonboro zone is split between Roland-Grise Middle and Myrtle Grove Middle. All of it goes on to John T. Hoggard High, according to the district’s school locator map.

What time does Masonboro Elementary start?

The school’s website lists its hours as 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.