📍 1802 S 15th Street, Wilmington, New Hanover County, 28401
Lake Forest Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Hanover County. The school has 38 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Hanover County Schools school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 2.7:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Lake Forest Academy enrolls 38 students across grades K–8. The student body is 84% male and 16% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 2.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 24% White and 21% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 18 | 47% |
| White | 9 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 7.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
35 of the school's 38 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 35 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.
Lake Forest 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.
Lake Forest Academy 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 38 students, Lake Forest Academy 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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