Ogden Elementary, 3637 Middle Sound Loop Road: grades K-5, 619 students, a B (84) in North Carolina's 2025-26 school grades. Feeds Laney High.

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

Ogden Elementary School is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school for kindergarten through fifth grade on Middle Sound Loop Road, northeast of Wilmington. It has a Wilmington mailing address, but sits outside the city limits in unincorporated New Hanover County, in the Census Bureau’s Ogden area.

Who to call

  • Front office: 910-686-6464, 3637 Middle Sound Loop Road, Wilmington, NC 28411
  • School website: ogden.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 3637 Middle Sound Loop Road, Wilmington, NC 28411
Phone 910-686-6464
Grades Kindergarten to 5
School day 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
District New Hanover County Schools

Principal

Principal Sarah Buchanan, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 619 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 16 students per teacher. The 2023-24 count was 607.

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 84 Met
2024-25 A 88 Exceeded
2023-24 A 89 Met

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

  • 86.7% of state tests taken at Ogden were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide.
  • Reading, grades 3 to 5: 81.8% at grade level. Math: 91.9%. Fifth-grade science: 85.6%.

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

Calendar and bell times

The school day runs 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the school’s website. Ogden 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 Ogden Elementary serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade. Ogden is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school at 3637 Middle Sound Loop Road, with 619 students in the federal 2024-25 count.

What is Ogden Elementary’s school performance grade?

Ogden earned a B, with a score of 84, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 school performance grades, down from an A (88) in 2024-25. 86.7% of its state tests were at grade level.

Which middle and high school does Ogden feed into?

Most of the Ogden zone goes to MCS Noble Middle and part to Holly Shelter Middle. All of it goes on to Emsley A. Laney High, according to the district’s school locator map.

What time does Ogden Elementary start?

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