Summary:
Wilmington Preparatory Academy is the sole elementary public charter school serving grades K-8 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Based on the available data, this school is performing significantly below average compared to other schools in the state, with consistently low academic proficiency rates and a declining statewide ranking.
Wilmington Preparatory Academy has an enrollment of just 97 students and a diverse student population, with a majority of African American students (60.82%) and smaller percentages of white (24.74%), Hispanic (9.28%), and multiracial (5.15%) students. However, the school's academic performance is troubling, with mathematics and reading proficiency rates well below the state averages in both 5th and 7th grades. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 30% is less than half the North Carolina average of 65.3%.
The school's struggles are further reflected in its statewide ranking, which has dropped from 1154 out of 1514 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1411 out of 1502 in 2022-2023, indicating its performance is worsening relative to other schools in Wilmington Preparatory Academy. Without additional data on factors like socioeconomic status, it is difficult to pinpoint the exact causes of the school's poor performance, but the consistently low academic outcomes suggest the need for significant improvements to provide a high-quality education for its students.
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