Winter Park Model Elementary

Summary:

Winter Park Model Elementary is a public elementary school in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the New Hanover County Schools district.

Winter Park Model Elementary stands out for its high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 98.68% to 98.94% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, between 10.9 and 11.6, suggesting more individualized attention for students. However, the school's academic performance on state tests has been mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas performing better than the district and state, while others lag behind. For example, 5th grade science proficiency was 82.6% in 2023-2024, higher than the district (74.1%) and state (66.2%) averages.

Compared to nearby schools like Lake Forest Academy and Wilmington Preparatory Academy, Winter Park Model Elementary stands out for its high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients and lower student-teacher ratio. However, its academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is more inconsistent, with the school's statewide ranking fluctuating significantly over the years, from a low of 1122 out of 1425 in 2015-2016 to a high of 289 out of 1502 in 2022-2023.


Detail:

Public K-5

 204 S MacMillan Ave
       Wilmington, NC  28403


(910) 350-2159

District: New Hanover County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
685th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,516 Help


Students who attend Winter Park Model Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Roland-Grise Middle
High:    John T Hoggard High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  304

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.6%
Hispanic:
28.6%
African American:
13.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Winter Park Model Elementary ranks better than 54.5% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 16th 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 53.96. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Winter Park Model Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.6%), Hispanic (28.6%), African American (13.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Winter Park Model Elementary is 11.5, which is the 5th 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 Winter Park Model Elementary is $15,516, which is the 5th highest among 24 elementary schools in the New Hanover County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Winter Park Model Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Winter Park Model Elementary 685th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Winter Park Model Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Winter Park Model Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Winter Park Model Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 74.46 264th 1276 79.3%
2007 56.34 619th 1293 52.1%
2008 40.90 854th 1324 35.5%
2009 47.09 814th 1354 39.9%
2010 42.39 895th 1363 34.3%
2011 44.08 872nd 1381 36.9%
2012 29.45 1099th 1388 20.8%
2013 43.47 775th 1403 44.8%
2014 38.11 886th 1390 36.3%
2015 27.34 1119th 1440 22.3%
2016 26.61 1122nd 1425 21.3%
2017 30.36 1074th 1429 24.8%
2018 60.25 572nd 1434 60.1%
2019 55.94 657th 1473 55.4%
2021 47.34 749th 1489 49.7%
2022 59.19 606th 1514 60.0%
2023 77.03 289th 1502 80.8%
2024 53.96 685th 1505 54.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Winter Park Model Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.19 427th 1332 67.9%
2019 66.68 367th 1361 73.0%
2021 44.37 703rd 1329 47.1%
2022 59.44 462nd 1366 66.2%
2023 80.66 151st 1437 89.5%
2024 51.47 662nd 1450 54.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Winter Park Model Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.36 514th 1405 63.4%
2019 53.33 693rd 1424 51.3%
2021 45.13 750th 1440 47.9%
2022 56.88 607th 1458 58.4%
2023 77.60 255th 1459 82.5%
2024 59.28 554th 1455 61.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Winter Park Model Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.69 500th 646 22.6%
2022 36.77 382nd 634 39.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Winter Park Model Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.70 177th 494 64.2%
2022 69.64 82nd 500 83.6%
2023 67.99 102nd 582 82.5%
2024 48.23 494th 669 26.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Winter Park Model Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.20 628th 1413 55.6%
2019 57.98 599th 1430 58.1%
2021 48.65 708th 1444 51.0%
2022 59.68 573rd 1464 60.9%
2023 75.46 290th 1461 80.2%
2024 49.15 758th 1464 48.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Winter Park Model Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.98 476th 927 48.7%
2019 56.49 354th 949 62.7%
2022 34.19 634th 927 31.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Winter Park Model Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.77 89th 851 89.5%
2019 54.28 368th 865 57.5%
2021 29.00 647th 843 23.3%
2022 68.67 193rd 893 78.4%
2023 66.38 222nd 915 75.7%
2024 44.51 529th 951 44.4%
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Rank History for White students at Winter Park Model Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.18 486th 1178 58.7%
2019 61.61 438th 1183 63.0%
2021 61.55 419th 1172 64.2%
2022 57.13 503rd 1194 57.9%
2023 59.89 463rd 1183 60.9%
2024 54.89 529th 1166 54.6%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Winter Park Model Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Winter Park Model Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 351 140 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 496
1989 343 158 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 504
1990 322 155 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1991 329 148 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 478
1992 340 155 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1993 380 141 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 527
1994 398 136 4 1 3 n/a n/a 0 542
1995 459 142 3 3 3 n/a n/a 0 610
1996 459 142 3 3 3 n/a n/a 0 610
1997 518 151 2 4 6 n/a n/a 0 681
1998 233 69 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 307
1999 249 68 3 1 2 n/a n/a 0 323
2000 235 68 2 0 3 n/a n/a 0 308
2001 241 69 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 313
2002 217 70 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 291
2003 217 70 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 291
2004 221 91 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 317
2005 200 76 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 285
2006 200 72 1 6 1 n/a n/a 0 280
2007 194 62 2 23 0 n/a n/a 12 293
2008 177 74 5 61 1 n/a n/a 23 341
2009 131 98 6 69 1 n/a n/a 0 305
2010 138 108 4 87 2 n/a n/a 0 339
2011 154 76 5 98 1 0 22 0 356
2012 174 86 8 102 0 0 21 0 391
2013 150 76 11 109 0 0 19 0 365
2014 152 72 15 102 0 0 21 0 362
2015 149 74 11 107 1 0 19 0 361
2016 162 76 8 103 2 0 15 0 366
2017 142 79 10 99 1 0 16 0 347
2018 131 85 12 87 1 0 14 0 330
2019 112 77 8 84 0 0 20 0 301
2020 108 71 7 91 0 0 17 0 294
2021 131 61 5 69 0 0 18 0 284
2022 138 50 4 80 1 0 19 0 292
2023 157 40 4 87 1 0 15 0 304

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Winter Park Model Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 496 25.0 19.8 19.4
1989 504 24.0 21.0 28.8
1990 479 25.0 19.1 35.9
1991 478 25.0 19.1 36
1992 497 25.0 19.8 23.9
1993 527 32.0 16.5 26.4
1994 542 30.0 18.1 26.2
1995 610 31.0 19.7 17.4
1996 610 31.0 19.7 17.4
1997 681 36.0 18.9 19.7
1998 307 22.0 14.0 48.9
1999 323 22.0 14.7 23.5
2000 308 22.0 14.0 27.3
2001 313 22.0 14.2 30.7
2002 291 23.0 12.7 44
2003 291 23.0 12.7 44
2004 317 23.0 13.8 47.6
2005 285 23.0 12.4 43.9
2006 280 23.0 12.2 42.1
2007 293 n/a n/a 46.3
2008 341 26.5 12.9 65.4
2009 305 21.1 14.5 69.2
2010 339 24.7 13.6 73.2
2011 356 25.2 14.0 68.8
2012 391 27.4 14.2 70.3
2013 365 27.6 13.2 74
2014 362 29.6 12.2 76.5
2015 361 27.0 13.3 97.2
2016 366 26.0 14.0 99.2
2017 347 30.0 11.5 97.4
2018 330 27.4 12.0 98.8
2019 301 24.7 12.1 99
2020 294 23.5 12.4 99
2021 284 25.9 10.9 98.9
2022 292 25.0 11.6 99
2023 304 26.3 11.5 98.7

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 Winter Park Model Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 496 25.0 19.8 19.4
1989 504 24.0 21.0 28.8
1990 479 25.0 19.1 35.9
1991 478 25.0 19.1 36
1992 497 25.0 19.8 23.9
1993 527 32.0 16.5 26.4
1994 542 30.0 18.1 26.2
1995 610 31.0 19.7 17.4
1996 610 31.0 19.7 17.4
1997 681 36.0 18.9 19.7
1998 307 22.0 14.0 48.9
1999 323 22.0 14.7 23.5
2000 308 22.0 14.0 27.3
2001 313 22.0 14.2 30.7
2002 291 23.0 12.7 44
2003 291 23.0 12.7 44
2004 317 23.0 13.8 47.6
2005 285 23.0 12.4 43.9
2006 280 23.0 12.2 42.1
2007 293 n/a n/a 46.3
2008 341 26.5 12.9 65.4
2009 305 21.1 14.5 69.2
2010 339 24.7 13.6 73.2
2011 356 25.2 14.0 68.8
2012 391 27.4 14.2 70.3
2013 365 27.6 13.2 74
2014 362 29.6 12.2 76.5
2015 361 27.0 13.3 97.2
2016 366 26.0 14.0 99.2
2017 347 30.0 11.5 97.4
2018 330 27.4 12.0 98.8
2019 301 24.7 12.1 99
2020 294 23.5 12.4 99
2021 284 25.9 10.9 98.9
2022 292 25.0 11.6 99
2023 304 26.3 11.5 98.7

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 Winter Park Model Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,728 (11.1%) $13,788 (88.9%) $15,516

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Winter Park Model Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 657th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 289th of 1502 Elementary schools
 25.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Winter Park Model Elementary)72.567.5
 5%
   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 (Winter Park Model Elementary)56.940
 16.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (New Hanover County Schools)61.653.7
 7.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Winter Park Model Elementary)73.568.3
 5.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover County Schools)63.365.2
 1.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Winter Park Model Elementary)61.258.5
 2.7%
   4th Grade Reading (New Hanover County Schools)63.464.2
 0.8%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Winter Park Model Elementary)47.184.6
 37.5%
   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 (Winter Park Model Elementary)43.175
 31.9%
   5th Grade Reading (New Hanover County Schools)64.158
 6.1%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Winter Park Model Elementary)80.492.3
 11.9%
   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 Students301304
 1%
African American7740
 48.1%
American Indian01
Asian84
 50%
Hispanic8487
 3.6%
Pacific Islander00
White112157
 40.2%
Two or More Races2015
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99%98.7%
 0.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Winter Park Model Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 304 students attended Winter Park Model Elementary.

Students who attend Winter Park Model Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roland-Grise Middle
High : John T Hoggard High

Winter Park Model Elementary ranks 685th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Winter Park Model Elementary are 52% White, 29% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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