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College Park Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

5001 Oriole Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403 · (910) 350-2058 · Part of New Hanover County Schools

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

Directions
Students
470
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about College Park Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Wilmington kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Wilmington kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5College Park ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C−, 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 ↗

5001 Oriole Drive, Wilmington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten83
Grade 182
Grade 282
Grade 374
Grade 478
Grade 571
Enrollment over time
470’20
449’21
457’22
444’23
470’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 37%Hispanic 33%White 20%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about College Park Elementary from Wilmington families.

Other schools in New Hanover County Schools

The district →
Murrayville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
B
573 students14:1
Castle Hayne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Hayne
B
531 students15:1
Wrightsboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
C−
502 students15:1
John J Blair Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
C
451 students13:1
Porters Neck Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
666 students16:1
Ogden Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
619 students16:1

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.