Best Wilmington Public Preschools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 5 public preschools serving 1,764 students in Wilmington, NC.

The top-ranked public preschools in Wilmington, NC are Murrayville Elementary School, John J Blair Elementary School and Wrightsboro Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Wilmington, NC public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the North Carolina public pre school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 46% statewide average). Pre schools in Wilmington have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public pre schools.

Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the North Carolina public preschool average of 59% (majority Black and Hispanic).