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College Park Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

College Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving 444 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the New Hanover County Schools district, which is ranked 78 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite receiving higher per-student funding than the district and state averages, College Park Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates on state tests compared to the district and state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners. Nearby schools, like Dr. Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary and Bradley Creek Elementary, have much higher academic performance despite serving similar student populations.

While College Park Elementary has shown relatively stronger performance for its disabled student population, the school's performance for gifted and talented students is quite low. Additionally, the school's academic performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past 10 years, suggesting a need to re-evaluate its instructional strategies and overall approach to supporting student learning and achievement.

470

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,443

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5001 Oriole Drive
Wilmington, NC 28403

(910) 350-2058

District: New Hanover County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.2%

Hispanic:

32.6%

White:

19.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg57%

1,374^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 24Elementary Schools in the New Hanover County Schools

78^th of 242New Hanover County Schools 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	13.4	1374 of 1490	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1386 of 1505	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1152 of 1502	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1315 of 1514	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1142 of 1489	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1066 of 1473	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1014 of 1434	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.4	1054 of 1429	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	1103 of 1425	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.6	981 of 1440	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.2	696 of 1390	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.7	907 of 1403	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.7	565 of 1388	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.6	417 of 1381	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.8	314 of 1363	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	60.0	608 of 1354	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.3	850 of 1324	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.7	980 of 1293	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.1	1004 of 1276	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	739 of 918	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	830 of 924	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	591 of 933	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	742 of 927	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	602 of 896	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	590 of 949	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	482 of 927	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	45.8	280 of 634	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	165 of 646	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	301 of 878	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	295 of 897	67.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	497 of 563	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	514 of 533	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	458 of 514	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	474 of 485	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	363 of 385	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	414 of 497	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	325 of 421	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1330 of 1451	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1310 of 1455	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1109 of 1459	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1263 of 1458	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1156 of 1440	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1194 of 1424	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1025 of 1405	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	678 of 710	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	628 of 669	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	471 of 612	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	914 of 961	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	880 of 951	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	653 of 915	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	812 of 893	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	639 of 843	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	660 of 865	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	625 of 851	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1295 of 1437	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1295 of 1450	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	941 of 1437	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1186 of 1366	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	890 of 1329	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	645 of 1361	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	882 of 1332	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1344 of 1450	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1373 of 1464	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1134 of 1461	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1263 of 1464	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1082 of 1444	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	827 of 1430	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	985 of 1413	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	591 of 801	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	885 of 1172	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	977 of 1166	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	872 of 1183	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	972 of 1194	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	809 of 1172	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	805 of 1183	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	580 of 1178	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2024)26th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science45%-17 vs state

Mathematics40%-20 vs state

Reading27%-25 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
College Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5001 Oriole Drive	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2058	470	35	13.2	99.4%	93 (19.8%)	175 (37.2%)	153 (32.6%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.7%)	13.4	1374^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.8%		13.4	1386^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.9%	12	50.6	29.3	40.6			19.8	29.3	33.3			44.9	$17,443	$1,558	$15,885
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
John J Blair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6510 Market Street	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2045	451	34	13.1	99.1%	184 (40.8%)	58 (12.9%)	138 (30.6%)	23 (5.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.8%)	35.3	995^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.2%		52.9	701^st of 1505 public elementary schools	53.4%	294	70.7	47.3	56.8			34.7	39.2	41.9			50.7	$10,293	$831	$9,462
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
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
Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary	Public	K-5	6701 Gordon Road	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 397-1544	461	32	14.2	30.4%	342 (74.2%)	31 (6.7%)	39 (8.5%)	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	91.7	86^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.2%		91.1	100^th of 1505 public elementary schools	93.4%	14	84.3	91.2	87.7			72.9	77.9	67.7			83.1	$10,965	$754	$10,211
Bradley Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	6211 Greenville Loop	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2051	344	28	12.1	98.0%	163 (47.4%)	11 (3.2%)	161 (46.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	58.2	595^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.1%		68.7	432^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	71.3%	163	71.2	72.7	62.7			35.6	60.0	54.7			61.3	$11,533	$978	$10,555
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about College Park Elementary

How many students attend College Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended College Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of College Park Elementary?

Students at College Park Elementary are 37% African American, 33% Hispanic, 20% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is College Park Elementary in?

New Hanover County Schools

Is College Park Elementary a good school?

College Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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