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Wilmington School of the Arts

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Wilmington School of the Arts ranks 730 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades K-7

730^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wilmington School of the Arts is a public charter virtual elementary school serving grades K-6 with 229 students, located in Wilmington, North Carolina and part of the Wilmington School of the Arts District.

The school has shown mixed performance on state standardized tests compared to the state averages. In 2024-2025, Wilmington School of the Arts outperformed the state in 3rd-7th grade math proficiency, but underperformed in 3rd-6th grade reading proficiency. The school's 5th grade science proficiency was also significantly lower than the state average. Across different student subgroups, female students ranked higher than male students, while white students and low socioeconomic status students ranked lower than the state averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, going from 1483 out of 1502 schools in 2022-2023 to 730 out of 1490 schools in 2024-2025, indicating improvements but still room for growth.

Compared to nearby schools, Wilmington School of the Arts performs better than Lake Forest Academy and Wilmington Preparatory Academy, but underperforms compared to higher-performing schools like The International School at Gregory and Cape Fear Center for Inquiry. The school's high percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (54.59%) suggests it serves a more economically disadvantaged population, which may contribute to its lower academic performance compared to wealthier schools in the area.

297

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1306 Floral Pkwy
Wilmington, NC 28403

(910) 399-3712

District: Wilmington School of the Arts

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

Two or more races:

12.8%

Hispanic:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2022 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the North Carolina median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 26 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

North Carolina avg56%

730^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 27 pts since 2022

From bottom 24% (2022) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 242Wilmington School of the Arts 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	51.0	730 of 1490	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	717 of 1505	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	4.5	1483 of 1502	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1150 of 1514	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	472 of 1451	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	1051 of 1458	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	579 of 1437	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	540 of 1450	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	9.2	1401 of 1437	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	883 of 1450	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	636 of 1464	56.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	816 of 1172	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	622 of 1166	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	0.6	1182 of 1183	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%~ state avg

Reading55%+3 vs state

Science36%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a principal
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Great students, great families and great staff working together in a caring environment focused on growing students in academics and the arts. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Disappointed to say the least. No real added arts curriculum outside of what is already taught at a normal public school, staff not very professional and play favorites, no proper AIG identification or services, no disciple for physical acts towards other children, no growth in instruction, poorly managed by a cliquey inexperienced Board, pulled my child and would not recommend this school to any parent for any child Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Poorly managed, my child has regressed academically, had a strong Board of Directors now it is more like a PTA made up of parents and spouses. I will be pulling my child and sending him back to his regular public school. There is nothing unique or added to the arts curriculum which we really hoped for since it is deemed a school of the arts. I would not recommend this school to any parent. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, December 16, 2021

As a parent, I was very disappointed. There was no real structure, the building and classrooms where chaotic and not conducive to learning. Also- there seems to be a core group of parents running the school, they seem to bully both administrators and the Board of Directors and other parents opinions were not valued and often ostracized. Close Quote

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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
Wilmington School of the Arts	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-7	1306 Floral Pkwy	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	Wilmington School of the Arts	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(910) 399-3712	297	20	14.7	58.2%	192 (64.6%)	26 (8.8%)	32 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.7%)	38 (12.8%)	51	730^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.0%		51.9	717^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.4%	13	69.6	60.0	45.5	54.5	60.0		45.7	67.5	54.5	40.9	80.0		36.4
Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Independence Blvd	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2031	255	22	11.4	98.8%	108 (42.4%)	89 (34.9%)	32 (12.5%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	12.1	1392^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	6.6%		28.9	1121^st of 1505 public elementary schools	25.5%	271	29.6	39.0	44.2				16.7	34.1	30.2				46.5		$14,178	$1,969	$12,209
Winter Park Model Elementary	Public	K-5	204 S MacMillan Ave	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2159	311	25	12.3	99.0%	136 (43.7%)	45 (14.5%)	108 (34.7%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	55.1	653^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.2%		54	685^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.5%	32	72.6	64.6	52.4				41.9	60.4	47.6				64.3		$15,516	$1,728	$13,788
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
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
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
Holly Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	3020 Web Trace	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2250	383	28	13.5	26.1%	289 (75.5%)	28 (7.3%)	44 (11.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	83.2	200^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.9	152^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	89.9%	48	73.0	78.2	74.1				57.1	72.7	69.4				83.5		$10,025	$585	$9,440
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilmington School of the Arts

What is the racial makeup of Wilmington School of the Arts?

Students at Wilmington School of the Arts are 65% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Wilmington School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Wilmington School of the Arts.

Is Wilmington School of the Arts a good school?

Wilmington School of the Arts ranks 730^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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