Emsley A Laney High

Wilmington, NC 28405

Phone: (910) 350-2089
Fax: (910) 350-2083
District: New Hanover County School District

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GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 2109 students

Emsley A Laney High, a public school located in Wilmington, NC, serves grades 9-12 in the New Hanover County School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Emsley A Laney High is a public school located in Wilmington, NC. 2109 students attend Emsley A Laney High.

School Ratings

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Test Scores 5/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 North Carolina End-of-Course Tests data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and using 2025 North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
College Readiness 6/10 The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, using 2025 Average ACT score data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, using 2025 ACT percent college ready data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and using 2025 demographic data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Student Growth 1/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2024 Student growth data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Posted: March 4, 2026

my son got peed on in the locker room

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Posted: March 20, 2023

THIS IS THE MOST MID SCHOOL EVER.

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Posted: December 8, 2022

Laney Highschool students are out of control! How are these children able to learn when their peers are disrupting classes and being disrespectful to EVERYONE! This school is not safe for students, teachers and administration! Racial profiling, bullying, and always have their phones out recording other people and situations to put on the internet!

Posted: June 16, 2017

There's too much homework. That's it it's not grueling and terrible work. It sjust too much. It's not allowing teens to be teens.

Posted: June 16, 2017

I've personally had faculty ignore blatant anti semitism in their classrooms. But by far many teachers here have improved my expierience. But this doesn't outweigh the hatred I've faced because of my religious beliefs.

Posted: June 16, 2017

There's no system in place to even remotely discipline these students. So many trouble makers who keep bullying because they don't receive anything in retaliation.

Posted: June 16, 2017

Leadership in this school has been far from underwhelming. It's been flat out terrible. Nothing is being done to improve the students enjoyment here.

Posted: June 16, 2017

Not at all. Very few teachers will slow down curriculums for a minority of students who are not as fast as the others. And they shouldn't be expected to.

Posted: June 16, 2017

There are not enough words to describe how terribly this school deals with bullying.

Posted: June 16, 2017

This has been. By far the worst school I have ever stepped foot in. This school is a burden on students health, safety, and education.

Reviews provided by GreatSchools™

# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Cypress Pond at Porters Neck Apartment Complex Wilmington NC 4.3 mi
2 The Landing at Mill Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Sneads Ferry NC 29.5 mi
3 Mallard Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 34.3 mi
4 West River Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 35.2 mi
5 Countrywood Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 37.3 mi
6 WilliamsburgPlantation Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 42.1 mi
7 The Bluffs on The New River Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 43.3 mi
8 Carolina Forest Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 43.8 mi
9 Timber Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 43.8 mi
10 Country Club Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 43.9 mi
11 Carolina Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Jacksonville NC 44.8 mi
12 Trailwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Hubert NC 47.3 mi
13 Wildflowers Neighborhood/Subdivision Richlands NC 47.6 mi
14 Killis Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision Richlands NC 47.7 mi
15 Hall Creek - North Neighborhood/Subdivision Swansboro NC 49.2 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Porters Neck Wilmington NC 6.8 mi
2 Sneads Ferry Sneads Ferry NC 32.1 mi
3 Richlands Area Beulaville NC 39.3 mi
4 Piney green Jacksonville NC 43.8 mi
5 Richlands Richlands NC 45.3 mi
6 Hubert Hubert NC 45.6 mi
7 Swansboro, NC Swansboro NC 49.6 mi
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