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Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington

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Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington ranks 1038 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1038^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington is a public charter elementary school serving 133 students in grades K-5 in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school is part of the Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington district, which is ranked 187 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests across grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state average in mathematics (3rd grade: 55.6% vs 64.1%, 4th grade: 43.8% vs 58.9%, 5th grade: 33.3% vs 59.3%) and science (5th grade: 33.3% vs 62%). The school also serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 97.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby schools such as Belville Elementary, Wilmington School of the Arts, and The International School at Gregory, which generally outperform Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington on academic measures and have higher school rankings, the charter school faces significant challenges in delivering a quality education to its students and closing achievement gaps.

140

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

507 N 6th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

(910) 763-1976

District: Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.9%

Hispanic:

17.9%

White:

17.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 46th percentile in 2021 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 46th-percentile peak (2021) to 30th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

North Carolina avg57%

1,038^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 21 pts since 2017

From bottom 9% (2017) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

187^th of 242Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1038 of 1490	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1216 of 1505	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	967 of 1502	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	827 of 1514	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	804 of 1489	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1083 of 1473	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1174 of 1434	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	1297 of 1429	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	877 of 918	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	537 of 924	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	630 of 933	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.0	204 of 927	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	275 of 896	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	426 of 949	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	451 of 927	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1093 of 1451	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1126 of 1455	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1338 of 1459	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1116 of 1424	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	740 of 1437	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1089 of 1450	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.1	749 of 1437	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.4	279 of 1366	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	703 of 1361	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	664 of 1332	50.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading52%~ state avg

Mathematics44%-17 vs state

Science33%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	Public, Charter	K-5	507 N 6th Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 763-1976	140	6	23.3	85.7%	24 (17.1%)	74 (52.9%)	25 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.1%)	32.9	1038^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.3%		23.8	1216^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.2%	178	55.6	43.8	33.3				61.1	56.3	38.9				33.3
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	813 Nixon Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 251-6150	162	7	30.3	94.4%	6 (3.7%)	146 (90.1%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	1	1489^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.1	1504^th of 1505 public elementary schools	0.1%	15	8.3	6.7						20.0	12.5	16.7	14.3	33.3		33.3
The International School at Gregory	Public, Magnet	K-8	1106 Ann St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6185	514	37	13.7	99.4%	171 (33.3%)	114 (22.2%)	198 (38.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	58.3	594^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.1%		64.4	497^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.0%	97	44.6	59.3	61.4	65.9	67.7	67.9	43.1	64.4	64.9	68.3	64.5	60.7	66.7	75.0	$18,192	$1,517	$16,675
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des	Public, Magnet	K-5	2150 Chestnut Street	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6175	342	27	12.7	99.1%	37 (10.8%)	216 (63.2%)	60 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	14.6	1353^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	9.2%		14.2	1375^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.6%	22	44.8	36.4	41.4				17.2	27.3	24.6				55.2		$15,103	$2,324	$12,779
R Freeman School of Engineering	Public, Magnet	K-5	2601 Princess Place Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6011	241	22	10.8	98.8%	7 (2.9%)	170 (70.5%)	44 (18.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.5%)	1.1	1488^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.1	1503^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	0.1%	15	16.7	15.0	12.8				5.6	17.5	10.3				25.6		$16,676	$2,332	$14,344
Forest Hills Global Elementary	Public	K-5	602 Colonial Drive	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 251-6190	340	32	10.7	99.1%	43 (12.6%)	146 (42.9%)	130 (38.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	13.5	1373^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.5	1432^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	4.9%	59	48.1	40.3	47.4				20.4	22.6	28.1				36.8		$14,096	$1,993	$12,103
Lake Forest Academy	Public	K-8	1802 S 15th Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 772-2515	45	14	3.2	93.3%	14 (31.1%)	21 (46.7%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.3%)								(n/a)															$44,023	$483	$43,539
Sunset Park Elementary	Public	K-5	613 Alabama Ave	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6948	450	35	12.9	99.3%	40 (8.9%)	103 (22.9%)	280 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	24.9	1190^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.1%		17.1	1324^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.0%	134	42.5	28.4	71.2				19.2	21.6	42.4				64.4		$14,494	$2,078	$12,416
Belville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	575 River Road	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-0601	812	54	15.1	99.6%	434 (53.4%)	141 (17.4%)	150 (18.5%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	71 (8.7%)	63.1	512^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.6%		66.4	465^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.1%	47	62.6	65.1	63.0				54.7	57.0	59.3				71.3		$9,927	$957	$8,970
Wilmington Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	134 Cinema Drive	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 799-6776	91	12	7.7		9 (9.9%)	65 (71.4%)	11 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.6%)	28.6	1108^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.6%					(n/a)			14.3	50.0					14.3	66.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington

Is Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington a good school?

Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington ranks 1038^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington?

Students at Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington are 53% African American, 18% Hispanic, 17% White, 12% Two or more races.

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How many students attend Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington?

In the 2024-25 school year, 140 students attended Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington.

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