📍 813 Nixon Street, Wilmington, New Hanover County, 28401
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Hanover County. The school has 215 pupils enrolled. It is part of the D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy enrolls 215 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 4.2% Two or more races and 3.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 195 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.2% |
| White | 8 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 215 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 200 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 9, state house district 18.
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy is one of 1 schools in D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy, based in Wilmington, North Carolina. The district serves 162 students district-wide and employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 215 students, D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy is larger than the district average of about 162 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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