Cape Fear Center for Inquiry

K-8 school·Grades K-8·Charter Wilmington, North Carolina·28401
Score
78.4/100
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#38
Among 174 North Carolina K-8 schools
#1
In Wilmington
Top 22%
In North Carolina

Score 78.4/100: better than 78% of North Carolina K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
67%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 76% of them
275 students tested
Math
66%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 60%, better than 70% of them
275 students tested
Science
84%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 69%, better than 85% of them
95 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading67.3275
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math65.5275
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science84.295

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
404
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
404
Typical K-8 school: 437
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
New Hanover County

Contact

Address
2525 Wonder Way
Wilmington, NC 28401

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby K-8 schools

Straight-line distance. Check the district's attendance zones: living close to a school doesn't guarantee a place.

Location

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Cape Fear Center for Inquiry at a glance

Cape Fear Center for Inquiry is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving grades K-8. It is part of the Cape Fear Center for Inquiry school district. It has about 404 students (a typical North Carolina K-8 school has 437).

In 2025-26 state tests, 67% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 66% in math (similar schools: 60%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina K-8 schools, it scores 78.4 out of 100: better than 78% of them, ranking #38 of 174. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.