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College Success Award
These are some of the best public high schools in Wilmington at preparing students for success in college. The College Success Award recognizes schools that do an exemplary job getting students to enroll in and stick with college, including those that excel at serving students from low-income families.
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New Hanover County School District
25,244 students | WILMINGTON, NC
Grades PK, K-12 | 44 schools -
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy
215 students | WILMINGTON, NC
Grades K-8 | 1 school
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Reviews From Schools in Wilmington
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Parent / Guardian
September 11, 2025
My child has attended ALA for 3 years, and after this school year we will be transferring her. My child is in a chaotic classroom and administration could care less about offering the proper help to... More
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American Leadership Academy - Coastal
Parent / Guardian
August 21, 2025
This school is not culturally aware. This school labels the children, and bullies are never addressed. Success and professionalism are not in this school.
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Annie H Snipes Elementary
Other (school staff, family member, recent alum, etc)
August 19, 2025
Not good. The name is a lie. I went and I wasn’t friends with my classmates
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Friends School