Summary:
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy is the only school in the D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy district, a K–8 school in Wilmington, NC, serving 162 students with 94.44% qualifying for free/reduced lunch. The school report card reflects persistent, severe academic challenges: it has ranked in the bottom 1% of North Carolina schools for three straight years—1490 out of 1492 in 2025–2026, 1489 of 1490 in 2024–2025, and 1504 of 1505 in 2023–2024—with a 0 percentile and 0 stars each year.
On the most recent state End-of-Grade tests (2025–2026), no grade or subject reached the state average. Math proficiency ranged from 5.9% in 3rd grade to 15.4% in 5th grade, compared to state averages between about 56% and 66%. Reading proficiency was also very low, from 5.9% in 3rd grade up to 30% in 4th grade and 25% in 8th grade, with state averages near 56–58%. The one relative bright spot was 8th-grade science at 50%, still below the statewide 68.6%. In the prior year (2024–2025), a similar pattern emerged, with math proficiency below 10% in every reported grade and reading roughly double the math rates but still far behind the state. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: 35.1% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025 versus 24.2% statewide.
For parents, the key takeaway is that D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy has consistently ranked at the very bottom of North Carolina's elementary schools, with no evidence of improvement over three years. Reading is relatively stronger than math, but both are critically low—the school's highest single score in 2025–2026 was below the state's lowest subject average. The student body is very small, so proficiency percentages can swing sharply with just one or two students, and missing data for several grade/subject combinations make it hard to see a full picture. Because the school is its own district, it has no campus-to-campus comparison or district support layer. These factors, combined with high poverty and absenteeism, suggest D.C. Virgo needs substantial, targeted support to change its trajectory.
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