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Cape Fear Center for Inquiry

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

2525 Wonder Way, Wilmington, NC 28401 · (910) 362-0000

Wilmington’s School Grade B better than 63% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
395
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Cape Fear Center for Inquiry

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency58%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2525 Wonder Way, Wilmington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten39
Grade 140
Grade 242
Grade 344
Grade 446
Grade 548
Grade 647
Grade 748
Grade 841
Enrollment over time
406’20
408’21
409’22
404’23
395’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Black 7%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cape Fear Center for Inquiry from Wilmington families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Wilmington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.