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SEA-Tech

New Hanover County Schools · New Hanover County

Address
5301 Sidbury Road, Castle Hayne, NC 28429
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Grades served
9-13
NCES school ID
370333003439
227
Students
16.6
Teachers (FTE)
13.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
A
Performance grade
86
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
7.9%
Chronically absent
29.5%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

New Hanover County Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to SEA-Tech — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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SEA-TechElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Wilmington Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-130.9 mi
  2. Holly Shelter MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.9 mi
  3. Castle Hayne ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.0 mi
  4. Emma B Trask MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.2 mi
  5. Emsley A Laney HighHigh · Grades 9-122.3 mi
  6. Murrayville ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.5 mi
  7. Wrightsboro ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.1 mi
  8. Dr Hubert Eaton Sr ElemElementary · Grades K-54.9 mi
  9. John J Blair ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-55.5 mi
  10. Ogden ElementaryElementary · Grades K-55.6 mi

How SEA-Tech compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 86 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools94th percentile
Higher than 94% · rank 142 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools80th percentile
Higher than 80% · rank 92 of 514
New Hanover County Schools88th percentile
Higher than 88% · rank 5 of 40

Chronic absence is lower here than at 93% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2018

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Score up 12 points since 2018 (74 → 86). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 6 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202586AExceeded84.8
202487AExceeded86.6
202382BExceeded80.6
202273BExceeded69.7
201984BExceeded82
201874BMet72.1

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See New Hanover County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 63.44%Hispanic 16.74%Black 11.45%Two+ Races 6.17%Asian 2.2%
White: 63.44% (144) Hispanic: 16.74% (38) Black: 11.45% (26) Two+ Races: 6.17% (14) Asian: 2.2% (5)
White63.44%
Hispanic16.74%
Black11.45%
Two+ Races6.17%
Asian2.2%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 227
46.26%105 Female
53.74%122 Male

Student counts for SEA-Tech, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 227 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 92.1%Chronically absent 7.9%
Regular attendance: 92.1% (222) Chronically absent: 7.9% (19)
Regular attendance92.1%
Chronically absent7.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 241
29.5%Economically disadvantaged
5.29%12 English learners

Student indicators for SEA-Tech, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 241 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 100%
Experienced: 100% (16)
Experienced100%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 15.9 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
25.22%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for SEA-Tech, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 15.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 395%72.4%
NC Math 185.7%60.7%
English II83.3%46.7%
Biology75%54.2%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology25%20.8%33.3%20.8%
English II16.7%36.7%36.7%10%
NC Math 114.3%25%53.6%7.1%
NC Math 3--25.9%46.6%25.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth4.1290.2

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers15.86
Experienced teachers15.86 (100%)
Beginning teachers0 (0%)
Holding a standard license15.86 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (19 of 241)7.9%
Economically disadvantaged29.5%
English learners making progress (of 12)25%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.64
Library books per student0
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.71

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the SEA-Tech report card PDF

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SEA-Tech's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.