College Park Elementary School, Wilmington: zone, report card

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: College Park Elementary, New Hanover County Schools, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and the federal NCES school directory.

College Park Elementary School is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school for kindergarten through fifth grade on Oriole Drive in Wilmington, inside the city limits, near UNCW. Its zone splits between two middle schools and two main high schools.

Who to call

• Front office: 910-350-2058, 5001 Oriole Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403
• School website: collegepark.nhcs.net
• Enrolling a new student: the district’s enrollment office, 910-251-2929. District main line: 910-254-4200.
• Buses: the district’s Transportation Department
• Which school serves my address: the district’s School Locator

Principal

Principal Debra Calvert, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

• Federal count: 470 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 13 students per teacher. The 2023-24 count was 444.

State report card

North Carolina grades every public school from A to F. According to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s technical guide, 80% of the grade comes from an achievement score built on state tests and other indicators, and 20% from students’ academic growth, on a 15-point scale.

A school with a D or F that does not exceed its growth target is designated low-performing. College Park is on the state’s 2025-26 low-performing schools list, and was also on it in 2024-25 and 2023-24.

From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment and indicator data:

• 34.2% of state tests taken at College Park were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide.
• Reading, grades 3 to 5: 27.3% at grade level. Math: 39.1%. Fifth-grade science: 40.5%.

The grades come from the state’s School Performance Grades dashboard data. The state’s interactive school report card for College Park covers 2024-25.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address on the district’s School Locator map or call the enrollment office at 910-251-2929. According to the zone map:

• Middle schools: the zone is split between Williston Middle and MCS Noble Middle.
• High schools: split between John T. Hoggard High and New Hanover High, with a small area going to Emsley A. Laney High.

Calendar and bell times

The school day runs 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the school’s website. College Park follows the district’s traditional calendar. From the 2026-27 calendar (PDF), students are off on:

• Monday, Oct. 26: teacher workday
• Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, teacher workday
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day
• Nov. 25-27: teacher workday, then Thanksgiving
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break

More on Wilmington schools

• The school’s website and its page in the district’s school directory
• Every public school in Wilmington
• Our Wilmington schools guide for enrollment documents and board meetings

Frequently asked questions

What grades does College Park Elementary serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade. College Park is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school at 5001 Oriole Drive, with 470 students in the federal 2024-25 count.

What is College Park Elementary’s school performance grade?

College Park earned a D, with a score of 46, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 school performance grades. The state has designated it low-performing three years running.

Which middle and high school does College Park feed into?

The College Park zone is split between Williston and MCS Noble middle schools, and between Hoggard and New Hanover high schools, with a small part going to Laney, according to the district’s school locator map.

What time does College Park Elementary start?

The school’s website lists its hours as 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.