Sunset Park Elementary, 613 Alabama Ave.: grades K-5, 450 students, a D (45) in North Carolina's 2025-26 school grades, with growth exceeded.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: Sunset Park Elementary, New Hanover County Schools, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and the federal NCES school directory.
Sunset Park Elementary School is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school for kindergarten through fifth grade on Alabama Avenue in Wilmington’s Sunset Park neighborhood, south of downtown and inside the city limits.
Who to call
- Front office: 910-815-6948, 613 Alabama Ave., Wilmington, NC 28401
- School website: sunsetpark.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
| Address | 613 Alabama Ave., Wilmington, NC 28401 |
| Phone | 910-815-6948 |
| Grades | Kindergarten to 5 |
| School day | 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. |
| District | New Hanover County Schools |
Principal
Principal Crissie Allen, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 450 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 13 students per teacher. The 2023-24 count was 407.
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.
| School year | Grade | Score | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | D | 45 | Exceeded |
| 2024-25 | D | 51 | Met |
| 2023-24 | D | 49 | Exceeded |
Because Sunset Park exceeded its growth target, its D does not put it on the state’s 2025-26 low-performing schools list.
From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment and indicator data:
- 31.8% of state tests taken at Sunset Park were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide.
- Reading, grades 3 to 5: 26.6% at grade level. Math: 39.2%. Fifth-grade science: 25%.
The grades come from the state’s School Performance Grades dashboard data. The state’s interactive school report card for Sunset 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, the whole Sunset Park zone goes on to Williston Middle, and nearly all of it to New Hanover High, with a small area going to Ashley.
Calendar and bell times
The school day runs 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., according to the school’s website. Sunset 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
- Our guide to the Sunset Park neighborhood
- Every public school in Wilmington
- Our Wilmington schools guide for enrollment documents and board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Sunset Park Elementary serve?
Kindergarten through fifth grade. Sunset Park is a New Hanover County Schools elementary school at 613 Alabama Ave. in Wilmington, with 450 students in the federal 2024-25 count.
What is Sunset Park Elementary’s school performance grade?
Sunset Park earned a D, with a score of 45, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 school performance grades, down from 51, but exceeded its growth target.
Which middle and high school does Sunset Park feed into?
Williston Middle, then New Hanover High for nearly all of the zone, according to the district’s school locator map.
What time does Sunset Park Elementary start?
The school’s website lists its hours as 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
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