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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333001390
Sunset Park Elementary
613 Alabama Ave, Wilmington, NC 28401 · (910) 815-6948 · New Hanover County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
447 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
26.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sunset Park Elementary
Sunset Park Elementary's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Park Elementary this school | 450 | 99.3% | 42.3% |
| Haw River Elementary Haw River | 490 | 98.8% | 28.5% |
| R Homer Andrews Elementary Burlington | 498 | 99.4% | 34.6% |
| Eastlawn Elementary Burlington | 528 | 99.4% | 22.3% |
| Glenn Elementary Durham | 455 | 99.3% | 50.2% |
| East Elementary Monroe | 423 | 99.3% | 33.7% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sunset Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #1,037 of 1,297 | #19 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,036 of 1,296 | #20 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #1,240 of 1,300 | #21 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #753 of 1,485 | #15 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #218 of 1,377 | #9 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #876 of 1,379 | #13 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #360 of 1,414 | #6 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.7% | #133 of 369 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
450
+64 (+17%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 450 | 34.7 | 13.0:1 | 99% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 99% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 34.2 | 11.9:1 | 99% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 33 | 11.7:1 | 99% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 33.5 | 11.6:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 99% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 90% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 38 | 8.6:1 | 85% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 25 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (389 to 450); teachers up 4% (33.5 to 34.7).
About Sunset Park Elementary
Sunset Park Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Wilmington, North Carolina. School enrollment was 450 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
A total of 42 schools make up New Hanover County Schools, with 24,791 students enrolled.
Roughly 62% of students at Sunset Park Elementary are Hispanic. It is also 23% Black, 9% White, and 6% multiracial. New Hanover County's residents are about 8% Hispanic, 54 points below the school's share. Sunset Park Elementary's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Sunset Park Elementary's 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.0:1. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 99%. The 67% average for public schools in New Hanover County is 32 points lower.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Sunset Park Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Sunset Park Elementary would score about 48.5%. It scores 42.3%, 6.2 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in New Hanover County, the median household income is $75,166, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 50 public schools in New Hanover County, enrolling about 27,460 students in all.
The closest other public school is Lake Forest Academy, about 0.9 miles away. Sunset Park Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 38.2% on proficiency, and Sunset Park Elementary is above that at 42.3%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment grew 17% from its 2020-21 level of 386. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.7:1 to 13.0:1 over the same years.
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New Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
235,229
Census ACS
Median income
$75,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,460 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Hanover County Schools
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
- Roland-Grise MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- American Leadership Academy-CoastalCombined · 1,002 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
Other Sunset Park Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sunset Park Elementary. Sunset Park Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARYWINDERMERE, FL · 699 students
- Sunset Park Elementary SchoolPUEBLO, CO · 425 students
- SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Forest Academy0.9 mi · 45
- Cape Fear Center for Inquiry1.2 mi · 395
- J. C. Roe Center1.6 mi · 14
- Williston Middle1.6 mi · 666
- The International School at Gregory1.7 mi · 514
- Edwin A Alderman Elementary2.0 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sunset Park Elementary?
Sunset Park Elementary enrolls approximately 450 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sunset Park Elementary serve?
Sunset Park Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunset Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sunset Park Elementary is approximately 13.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sunset Park Elementary?
At Sunset Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 62% Hispanic, 23% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunset Park Elementary?
Sunset Park Elementary is overseen by New Hanover County Schools in New Hanover County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.