Wilmington Preparatory Academy
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington Preparatory Academy in Wilmington, North Carolina enrolled 91 students in 2024-25 with 11.8 full-time teachers, 7.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 11-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 11-54% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
97 students in 2022-23, 92 students in 2023-24, 91 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.2 to 11.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 97 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| 2023-24 | 92 | 10.2 | 9.0 |
| 2024-25 | 91 | 11.8 | 7.7 |
7.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wilmington Preparatory Academy enrolled 104 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent3.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.4% of students were Black, 12.1% Hispanic, 9.9% White in 2024-25.
- Black71.4%
- Hispanic12.1%
- White9.9%
- Two or more races6.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Wilmington Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 11-54% in reading and 11-54% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 11‑54% | 11‑54% | 48% |
| Math | 11‑54% | 11‑54% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Wilmington
29 public elementary schools in Wilmington report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porters Neck Elementary | 666 | 16.0 | 20.7% |
| Ogden Elementary | 619 | 15.9 | 16.3% |
| Murrayville Elementary | 573 | 14.2 | 99.5% |
| Masonboro Elementary | 564 | 16.0 | 19.3% |
| Heyward C Bellamy Elementary | 533 | 15.1 | 37.0% |
| The International School at Gregory | 514 | 13.8 | 99.4% |
| Edwin A Anderson Elementary | 514 | 13.2 | 43.0% |
| Wrightsboro Elementary | 502 | 14.9 | 98.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Wilmington Preparatory Academy
- R Freeman Sch of EngineeringThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 241 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Forest Hills Global ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 340 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Wilmington Preparatory Academy with R Freeman Sch of EngineeringStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wilmington Preparatory Academy spends per student$12,289 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,289
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaWilmington Preparatory Academy is the number 1,436 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,436 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher7.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.7.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Wilmington Preparatory Academy
How many students attend Wilmington Preparatory Academy?
91 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 97 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilmington, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilmington Preparatory Academy?
7.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Wilmington Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
Wilmington Preparatory Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Wilmington Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Wilmington Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 11-54% in reading and 11-54% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Wilmington Preparatory Academy in?
Wilmington Preparatory Academy, NCES district ID 3700141. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370014102927 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.