Open enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year runs January 1 -31, 2015.

Complete your child’s enrollment application here.

We welcome the opportunity to show you our school and invite you to arrange a tour by calling our office at 910.655.1214.

CDS School Features

• Tuition-free, open enrollment public school.
• Scenic, 66-acre campus in Brunswick County, just fifteen minutes from downtown Wilmington.
• Outperformed district schools by 31.6% in End-of-Grade test scores in the most recently published NCDPI reports.
• Consistently the county’s top scorer in state EOG tests.
• Diverse student population, including 12% special needs students, 21.4% non-white students, and 37.6% low economically disadvantaged students.
• Uses research-based, proven Direct Instruction teaching method.
• Proven, rigorous Classical curriculum.
• Offers Latin, Public Speaking, Debate, and Drama components.
• Intensive new-hire training.
• Continuous in-service monitoring to evaluate and optimize instruction.
• Accelerated learning program reviews individual student performance data to promote qualifying students to advanced studies on a subject -by-subject basis.
• Prioritizes the use positive reinforcement in teaching and classroom management.
• Student uniforms and professional teacher dress requirements.
• On-site educational before and after school care program.
• Outstanding extracurricular activities:
  • Current, 5-time National Champion Cheer squad
  • Current, 5-time State Champion Archery team
  • Football, Basketball, Softball
• Year-round schedule provides quarterly, three-week breaks for students.
• Regular parent surveys conducted.
• Annual, third-party financial audits conducted.