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Sunset Park Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Hanover County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Hanover County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Sunset Park Elementary enrolls 409 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 226 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 28% |
| White | 52 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
406 of the school's 409 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 404 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Sunset Park Elementary 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 19.
Sunset Park Elementary is one of 42 schools in New Hanover County Schools, based in Wilmington, North Carolina. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 1,734 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 409 students, Sunset Park Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 599 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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