Murrayville Elementary, 225 Mabee Way: pre-K to grade 5, 573 students, a B (75) in North Carolina's 2025-26 school grades. Feeds Trask and Laney.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: Murrayville Elementary, New Hanover County Schools, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and the federal NCES school directory.
Murrayville Elementary School is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade on Mabee Way, north of Wilmington. It has a Wilmington mailing address, but sits outside the city limits in unincorporated New Hanover County, in the area the Census Bureau spells Murraysville.
Who to call
- Front office: 910-790-5067, 225 Mabee Way, Wilmington, NC 28411
- School website: murrayville.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 | 225 Mabee Way, Wilmington, NC 28411 |
| Phone | 910-790-5067 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| School day | 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. |
| District | New Hanover County Schools |
Principal
Principal Sabra Wright, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 573 students in the 2024-25 school year, including pre-K, with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 14 students per teacher. The 2023-24 count was 576.
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 | 75 | Exceeded |
| 2024-25 | C | 66 | Met |
| 2023-24 | B | 74 | Exceeded |
From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment and indicator data:
- 71.7% of state tests taken at Murrayville were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide.
- Reading, grades 3 to 5: 64.1% at grade level. Math: 76.7%. Fifth-grade science: 78.4%.
The grades come from the state’s School Performance Grades dashboard data. The state’s interactive school report card for Murrayville 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, the whole Murrayville zone goes on to Emma B. Trask Middle and Emsley A. Laney High.
Calendar and bell times
The school day runs 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the school’s website. Murrayville 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 Murrayville Elementary serve?
Pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Murrayville is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school at 225 Mabee Way, with 573 students in the federal 2024-25 count.
What is Murrayville Elementary’s school performance grade?
Murrayville earned a B, with a score of 75, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 school performance grades, up from a C (66) in 2024-25, and exceeded its growth target.
Which middle and high school does Murrayville feed into?
Emma B. Trask Middle and Emsley A. Laney High. The whole Murrayville zone goes to both, according to the district’s school locator map.
What time does Murrayville Elementary start?
The school’s website lists its hours as 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
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