Pine Valley Elementary School, Wilmington: zone, report card

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

Pine Valley Elementary School is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school for kindergarten through fifth grade on John S. Mosby Drive in Wilmington’s Pine Valley neighborhood, inside the city limits. Its zone splits three ways at the middle school level, so check your exact address.

Who to call

• Front office: 910-350-2121, 440 John S. Mosby Drive, Wilmington, NC 28412
• School website: pinevalley.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 Sam Kantrowitz, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

• Federal count: 465 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 16 students per teacher. The 2023-24 count was 455.

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:

• 65.1% of state tests taken at Pine Valley were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide.
• Reading, grades 3 to 5: 61% at grade level. Math: 68.1%. Fifth-grade science: 67.9%.

The grades come from the state’s School Performance Grades dashboard data. The state’s interactive school report card for Pine Valley 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 among Roland-Grise Middle, Myrtle Grove Middle and Williston Middle.
• High schools: split between John T. Hoggard High and Eugene Ashley High.

Calendar and bell times

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

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Pine Valley Elementary serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade. Pine Valley is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school at 440 John S. Mosby Drive in Wilmington, with 465 students in the federal 2024-25 count.

What is Pine Valley Elementary’s school performance grade?

Pine Valley earned a C, with a score of 65, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 school performance grades, down from 68 in 2024-25.

Which middle and high school does Pine Valley feed into?

The Pine Valley zone is split among Roland-Grise, Myrtle Grove and Williston middle schools, and between Hoggard and Ashley high schools, according to the district’s school locator map. Check your address on the locator.

What time does Pine Valley Elementary start?

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