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Lake Forest Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Alternative Education School

1802 S 15th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 · (910) 772-2515 · Part of New Hanover County Schools

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

Directions
Students
45
Students per teacher
3:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Lake Forest Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 3 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 32.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D−, 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 ↗

1802 S 15th Street, Wilmington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten1
Grade 14
Grade 26
Grade 34
Grade 47
Grade 56
Grade 64
Grade 77
Grade 86
Enrollment over time
34’20
31’21
38’22
43’23
45’24

Up 32.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 47%White 31%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lake Forest Academy 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.