Myrtle Grove Middle, 901 Piner Road: grades 6-8, 600 students, a C (62) in North Carolina's 2025-26 school grades. Feeds Ashley, Hoggard and New Hanover.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: Myrtle Grove Middle School, New Hanover County Schools, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and the federal NCES school directory.
Myrtle Grove Middle School is a New Hanover County Schools middle school for grades 6 to 8 on Piner Road, south of Wilmington. It has a Wilmington mailing address, but sits outside the city limits in unincorporated New Hanover County, in the Census Bureau’s Myrtle Grove area.
Who to call
- Front office: 910-350-2100, 901 Piner Road, Wilmington, NC 28409
- School website: myrtlegrove.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 | 901 Piner Road, Wilmington, NC 28409 |
| Phone | 910-350-2100 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | New Hanover County Schools |
Principal
Principal Sam Smithson, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 600 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 students per teacher. The 2023-24 count was 597.
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 | 66 | Met |
| 2023-24 | B | 70 | Exceeded |
From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment and indicator data:
- 63.3% of state tests taken at Myrtle Grove were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide.
- Reading, grades 6 to 8: 60% at grade level. Math: 64.9%. Eighth-grade science: 68%.
The grades come from the state’s School Performance Grades dashboard data. The state’s interactive school report card for Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove: Mary C. Williams, and parts of Heyward C. Bellamy, Masonboro and Pine Valley, with small areas of Forest Hills, Snipes and Alderman.
- High schools: the zone is split among Eugene Ashley High, John T. Hoggard High and New Hanover High, depending on the address.
Calendar
Myrtle Grove 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
- High schools for the Myrtle Grove zone: Ashley, Hoggard and New Hanover
- Every public school in Wilmington
- Our Wilmington schools guide for enrollment documents and board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Myrtle Grove Middle School serve?
Grades 6 through 8. Myrtle Grove Middle is a New Hanover County Schools middle school at 901 Piner Road, with 600 students in the federal 2024-25 count.
What is Myrtle Grove Middle School’s school performance grade?
Myrtle Grove earned a C, with a score of 62, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 school performance grades, down from 66 in 2024-25. 63.3% of its state tests were at grade level.
Which high school does Myrtle Grove Middle feed into?
The Myrtle Grove zone is split among Eugene Ashley, John T. Hoggard and New Hanover high schools, according to the district’s school locator map.
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