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D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy

Q: Is D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy a good school?

D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 0.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy?

Students at D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy are 90% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Public Grades K-8

1490^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy is a K–8 school in Wilmington, NC, serving just 162 students, with 94–95% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch — one of the highest-need student bodies in the area. The school operates as its own district, and that D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy district is ranked 246th out of 246 districts in North Carolina with a 0-star rating. In statewide school rankings, D.C. Virgo has sat at the very bottom for years: 1,490th out of 1,492 schools in 2025–26, and never rising above the 6th percentile over the past decade.

Test scores are dramatically below state averages. In 2025–26, only 5.9% of 3rd graders were proficient in math and reading, compared with 66.4% and 55.6% statewide. Seventh-grade math and reading were both at 6.3%. Even the school's relative bright spot, 8th-grade science, reached 50% proficiency versus 68.6% statewide. Chronic absenteeism was 35.1% in 2024–25, about 11 points above the state rate. For low-income students — essentially the entire school — D.C. Virgo ranked 1,434th out of 1,434 schools statewide, meaning schools across North Carolina are producing better outcomes for similar students.

Nearby schools show that poverty alone does not determine results. The International School at Gregory, just 1.32 miles away, serves a 99.4% low-income population yet ranked 700th of 1,492 in 2025–26, with 43.9% of 3rd graders proficient in math. Belville Elementary, about 3 miles away, also has near-universal poverty but ranked 533rd, with 67.6% of 3rd graders proficient in math. These comparisons suggest that targeted changes in attendance, early-grade instruction, staffing, and school climate could meaningfully improve outcomes at D.C. Virgo — but without them, the school is likely to remain near the bottom of North Carolina's rankings.

162

Students ?

30.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

813 Nixon Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

(910) 251-6150

District: D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.1%

White:

3.7%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2019 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (16% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

1,490^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 6% (2019) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

753^rd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

246^th of 246D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	1.1	1490 of 1492	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.0	1489 of 1490	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.1	1504 of 1505	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	1500 of 1502	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1510 of 1514	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1464 of 1489	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1385 of 1473	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	903 of 903	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	915 of 918	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	924 of 924	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	928 of 933	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	910 of 927	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	877 of 896	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	653 of 949	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	3.3	1451 of 1459	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1275 of 1424	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	0.4	1434 of 1434	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.5	1436 of 1437	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.5	1450 of 1450	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1434 of 1437	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1330 of 1366	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1288 of 1329	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1250 of 1361	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	2.7	1456 of 1461	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	1462 of 1464	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	1398 of 1444	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1285 of 1430	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	753 of 778	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	746 of 773	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	768 of 793	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	762 of 784	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	761 of 786	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	723 of 741	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	693 of 737	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	517 of 546	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	527 of 560	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	553 of 559	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	524 of 550	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	508 of 533	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	442 of 519	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	5.0	718 of 731	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	721 of 733	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	676 of 706	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	664 of 684	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	710 of 725	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	669 of 729	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	714 of 743	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	723 of 735	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	669 of 689	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	577 of 633	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	574 of 639	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	701 of 733	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	730 of 751	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	735 of 747	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	722 of 748	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	693 of 711	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	649 of 697	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

Male (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2023)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science50%-18 vs state

Reading15%-41 vs state

Mathematics9%-51 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 2, 2022

Everyone in D.C. Virgo is truly dedicated to the children, they keep open line of communication and so much estra help for parents to team up to work with our kids, enrichment clases for our children, my 5th grader is cooking every friday, my 6th grader is on a chess club, real care and love for the community and families. A million times better than the political school system. My kids love it an I trust them. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	1.1	1490^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.1%		1	1489^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.1%	1	5.9	534.9	15.4	535.2	6.3	< 5%	5.9	30.0	537.4	537.9	6.3	25.0	334.1	50.0
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%)	17.9	1320^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.5%		32.9	1038^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.3%	282	47.4	33.3	45.5				26.3	53.3	45.5				45.5
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%)	51.8	700^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.1%		58.3	594^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.1%	106	43.9	51.7	69.8	65.3	60.5	79.3	40.4	48.3	69.8	67.3	73.7	75.9	79.2	79.3	$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%)	8.5	1439^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.6%		14.6	1353^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	9.2%	86	50.0	25.0	29.6				32.4	21.4	25.9				50.0		$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%)	0.9	1492^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.0%		1.1	1488^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.1%	4	13.5	9.8	21.1				9.6	21.4	15.8				34.2		$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%)	22.6	1234^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.3%		13.5	1373^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.9%	139	45.2	59.3	64.4				14.3	38.9	28.8				44.1		$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
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%)	2.8	1487^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.3%		28.6	1108^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.6%	379	8.3	18.2	16.7	7.1	38.5		25.0	27.3	33.3	21.4	61.5		33.3
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%)	7.4	1448^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.9%		24.9	1190^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.1%	258	40.7	43.8	35.2				32.6	28.8	19.7				25.4		$14,494	$2,078	$12,416
Wrightsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2716 Castle Hayne Rd	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6909	502	34	14.8	98.4%	123 (24.5%)	117 (23.3%)	216 (43.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.8%)	17.9	1319^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.6%		22.6	1227^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.7%	92	50.0	31.9	44.4				42.0	37.5	38.9				55.6		$11,562	$1,800	$9,762

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D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 0.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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Students at D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy are 90% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy.

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