R Freeman School of Engineering

Summary:

R Freeman School of Engineering is an elementary public magnet school in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving 332 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New Hanover County Schools district, which is ranked 70 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Despite its higher funding and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools like Edwin A. Alderman Elementary, College Park Elementary, and The International School at Gregory, R Freeman School of Engineering consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in North Carolina. The school's high percentage of African American (73.8%) and low-income (over 99% qualify for free/reduced lunch) students may contribute to its poor academic performance, which is significantly below the district and state averages.

The persistent low performance of R Freeman School of Engineering, despite its higher funding and resources, suggests the need for a comprehensive review of the school's practices and the implementation of targeted interventions to improve student outcomes. The nearby schools, which serve similar student populations, generally perform better academically, indicating that the issues at R Freeman School of Engineering may be specific to the school's leadership, curriculum, or instructional practices.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

 2601 Princess Place Drive
       Wilmington, NC  28405


(910) 251-6011

District: New Hanover County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1503rd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,676 Help


Students who attend R Freeman School of Engineering usually attend:

Middle:    Holly Shelter Middle
High:    New Hanover High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.3 Help
Number of students:  332

Racial breakdown:

African American:
73.8%
Hispanic:
12.0%
Two or more races:
7.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.1% Help


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Compare Details R Freeman School of Engineering ranks worse than 99.9% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 24 ranked elementary schools in the New Hanover County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 1.11. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (73.8%), Hispanic (12%), two or more races (7.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at R Freeman School of Engineering is 10.3, which is the 2nd best among 24 elementary schools in the New Hanover County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at R Freeman School of Engineering is $16,676, which is the 4th highest among 24 elementary schools in the New Hanover County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

R Freeman School of Engineering:

SchoolDigger ranks R Freeman School of Engineering 1503rd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See R Freeman School of Engineering in the ranking list.)

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New Hanover County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks New Hanover County Schools 70th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for R Freeman School of Engineering

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Rank History for all students at R Freeman School of Engineering

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 29.51 1013th 1276 20.6%
2007 27.20 1062nd 1293 17.9%
2008 9.45 1252nd 1324 5.4%
2009 19.69 1167th 1354 13.8%
2010 40.03 930th 1363 31.8%
2011 23.02 1163rd 1381 15.8%
2012 16.60 1258th 1388 9.4%
2013 19.53 1196th 1403 14.8%
2014 12.58 1260th 1390 9.4%
2015 9.32 1346th 1440 6.5%
2016 4.90 1392nd 1425 2.3%
2017 2.26 1414th 1429 1.0%
2018 8.44 1356th 1434 5.4%
2019 4.90 1439th 1473 2.3%
2021 4.32 1473rd 1489 1.1%
2022 1.86 1514th 1514 0.0%
2023 2.79 1495th 1502 0.5%
2024 1.11 1503rd 1505 0.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at R Freeman School of Engineering

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.70 1233rd 1332 7.4%
2019 11.27 1309th 1361 3.8%
2021 10.73 1303rd 1329 2.0%
2022 6.81 1359th 1366 0.5%
2023 6.15 1423rd 1437 1.0%
2024 2.25 1446th 1450 0.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at R Freeman School of Engineering

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 25.88 8th 8 0.0%
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Rank History for Female students at R Freeman School of Engineering

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.17 1380th 1405 1.8%
2019 6.11 1392nd 1424 2.2%
2021 6.44 1418th 1440 1.5%
2022 4.18 1454th 1458 0.3%
2023 2.49 1457th 1459 0.1%
2024 1.84 1452nd 1455 0.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at R Freeman School of Engineering

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.44 354th 897 60.5%
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Rank History for Male students at R Freeman School of Engineering

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.69 1257th 1413 11.0%
2019 6.57 1395th 1430 2.4%
2021 4.87 1426th 1444 1.2%
2022 1.64 1464th 1464 0.0%
2023 7.25 1412th 1461 3.4%
2024 1.28 1463rd 1464 0.1%
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Rank History for African American students at R Freeman School of Engineering

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.92 801st 927 13.6%
2019 18.40 874th 949 7.9%
2021 10.56 894th 896 0.2%
2022 9.61 917th 927 1.1%
2023 6.39 926th 933 0.8%
2024 4.59 923rd 924 0.1%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for R Freeman School of Engineering

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 455 239 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 700
1989 378 235 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 617
1990 403 237 4 0 3 n/a n/a 0 647
1991 425 202 5 3 2 n/a n/a 0 637
1992 424 233 7 2 2 n/a n/a -1 667
1993 396 229 7 4 3 n/a n/a 0 639
1994 404 284 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 701
1995 429 319 10 8 1 n/a n/a 0 767
1996 429 319 10 8 1 n/a n/a 0 767
1997 382 293 9 12 2 n/a n/a 0 698
1998 304 300 11 11 2 n/a n/a 4 632
1999 291 302 15 10 4 n/a n/a 0 622
2000 231 287 14 19 1 n/a n/a 0 552
2001 196 318 17 35 2 n/a n/a 0 568
2002 208 245 11 10 0 n/a n/a 0 474
2003 208 245 11 10 0 n/a n/a 0 474
2004 239 232 12 26 1 n/a n/a 0 510
2005 246 245 14 46 4 n/a n/a 0 555
2006 117 220 7 38 1 n/a n/a 0 383
2007 119 219 9 47 0 n/a n/a 35 429
2008 57 379 3 20 0 n/a n/a 22 481
2009 54 364 1 14 1 n/a n/a 0 434
2010 37 301 0 11 1 n/a n/a 0 350
2011 32 268 0 19 1 0 12 0 332
2012 23 256 0 23 1 0 14 0 317
2013 21 269 2 24 1 0 15 0 332
2014 22 332 1 23 2 0 9 0 389
2015 22 351 2 21 3 0 12 0 411
2016 19 329 2 20 3 0 12 0 385
2017 23 257 4 19 1 0 11 0 315
2018 12 242 4 22 1 0 9 0 290
2019 16 232 1 22 3 0 11 0 285
2020 14 211 0 40 1 0 19 0 285
2021 14 229 0 42 2 0 12 0 299
2022 19 208 1 29 1 0 11 0 269
2023 22 245 1 40 0 0 24 0 332

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at R Freeman School of Engineering

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 700 42.0 16.6 35.9
1989 617 34.0 18.1 49.3
1990 647 32.0 20.2 40.6
1991 637 32.0 19.9 41.3
1992 667 32.0 20.8 29.5
1993 639 42.0 15.2 37.9
1994 701 42.0 16.7 39.5
1995 767 52.0 14.8 41.3
1996 767 52.0 14.8 41.3
1997 698 49.0 14.2 50.9
1998 632 44.0 14.4 56.2
1999 622 44.0 14.1 64.6
2000 552 44.0 12.5 72.8
2001 568 47.0 12.1 70.8
2002 474 26.0 18.2 67.3
2003 474 26.0 18.2 67.3
2004 510 26.0 19.6 60.8
2005 555 26.0 21.3 70.8
2006 383 26.0 14.7 76.8
2007 429 n/a n/a 86.3
2008 481 34.4 14.0 91.1
2009 434 30.8 14.1 85.9
2010 350 29.5 11.8 87.7
2011 332 25.9 12.8 83.1
2012 317 24.7 12.7 89.6
2013 332 26.5 12.4 95.5
2014 389 32.1 12.0 99.2
2015 411 30.0 13.7 99.3
2016 385 34.0 11.3 99.2
2017 315 33.1 9.5 99
2018 290 24.1 12.0 99
2019 285 25.1 11.3 98.9
2020 285 27.2 10.4 98.9
2021 299 27.2 10.9 99
2022 269 31.4 8.5 98.9
2023 332 31.9 10.3 99.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio R Freeman School of Engineering

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 700 42.0 16.6 35.9
1989 617 34.0 18.1 49.3
1990 647 32.0 20.2 40.6
1991 637 32.0 19.9 41.3
1992 667 32.0 20.8 29.5
1993 639 42.0 15.2 37.9
1994 701 42.0 16.7 39.5
1995 767 52.0 14.8 41.3
1996 767 52.0 14.8 41.3
1997 698 49.0 14.2 50.9
1998 632 44.0 14.4 56.2
1999 622 44.0 14.1 64.6
2000 552 44.0 12.5 72.8
2001 568 47.0 12.1 70.8
2002 474 26.0 18.2 67.3
2003 474 26.0 18.2 67.3
2004 510 26.0 19.6 60.8
2005 555 26.0 21.3 70.8
2006 383 26.0 14.7 76.8
2007 429 n/a n/a 86.3
2008 481 34.4 14.0 91.1
2009 434 30.8 14.1 85.9
2010 350 29.5 11.8 87.7
2011 332 25.9 12.8 83.1
2012 317 24.7 12.7 89.6
2013 332 26.5 12.4 95.5
2014 389 32.1 12.0 99.2
2015 411 30.0 13.7 99.3
2016 385 34.0 11.3 99.2
2017 315 33.1 9.5 99
2018 290 24.1 12.0 99
2019 285 25.1 11.3 98.9
2020 285 27.2 10.4 98.9
2021 299 27.2 10.9 99
2022 269 31.4 8.5 98.9
2023 332 31.9 10.3 99.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for R Freeman School of Engineering

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,332 (14.0%) $14,344 (86.0%) $16,676

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on R Freeman School of Engineering

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1439th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1495th of 1502 Elementary schools
 1.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (R Freeman School of Engineering)22.217.5
 4.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Hanover County Schools)69.468.1
 1.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (R Freeman School of Engineering)11.122.5
 11.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (New Hanover County Schools)61.653.7
 7.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (R Freeman School of Engineering)27.316.3
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover County Schools)63.365.2
 1.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (R Freeman School of Engineering)27.822.4
 5.4%
   4th Grade Reading (New Hanover County Schools)63.464.2
 0.8%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (R Freeman School of Engineering)17.612.5
 5.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover County Schools)67.666.3
 1.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (R Freeman School of Engineering)14.712.5
 2.2%
   5th Grade Reading (New Hanover County Schools)64.158
 6.1%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (R Freeman School of Engineering)58.810.4
 48.4%
   5th Grade Science (New Hanover County Schools)8074.9
 5.1%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students285332
 16.5%
African American232245
 5.6%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian11
Hispanic2240
 81.8%
Pacific Islander00
White1622
 37.5%
Two or More Races1124
 118.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.9%99.1%
 0.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about R Freeman School of Engineering

Students who attend R Freeman School of Engineering usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holly Shelter Middle
High : New Hanover High

In the 2022-23 school year, 332 students attended R Freeman School of Engineering.

Students at R Freeman School of Engineering are 74% African American, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% White.

R Freeman School of Engineering ranks in the bottom 0.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.


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