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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333002337
Dr John Codington Elem
4321 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington, NC 28412 · (910) 790-2236 · New Hanover County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
125 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
65.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
80.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dr John Codington Elem
Dr John Codington Elem's state test result (73.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr John Codington Elem this school | 470 | 26.6% | 73.6% |
| Stokesdale Elementary Stokesdale | 473 | 28.8% | 65.1% |
| Camden Intermediate Camden | 461 | 29.5% | 64.6% |
| Shady Grove Elementary Advance | 492 | 27.4% | 80.4% |
| Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem Wilmington | 461 | 30.4% | 80.8% |
| Grandy Primary Camden | 415 | 30.1% | N/A |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dr John Codington Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #157 of 1,297 | #8 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #120 of 1,296 | #7 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #215 of 1,300 | #9 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #697 of 1,485 | #11 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #764 of 1,377 | #22 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #1,224 of 1,379 | #20 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #1,325 of 1,414 | #22 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #400 of 937 | #15 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
470
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 470 | 31.3 | 15.0:1 | 27% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 25% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 30.7 | 14.4:1 | 26% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 12% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 33.9 | 16.3:1 | 21% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 24% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 19% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 22% (111) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr John Codington Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (554 to 470); teachers down 8% (33.9 to 31.3).
About Dr John Codington Elem
Dr John Codington Elem serves students in Wilmington, North Carolina, as a mid-sized elementary school. There are 470 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
New Hanover County Schools is made up of 42 schools with 24,791 students in all.
At Dr John Codington Elem, 80% of students are White. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put New Hanover County at about 77% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Dr John Codington Elem is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 31.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Roughly 27% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in New Hanover County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Dr John Codington Elem lands at B+, ahead of 73% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Dr John Codington Elem's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (73.6%) and its predicted rate (70.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
The school's county is New Hanover County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $75,166 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Dr John Codington Elem shares New Hanover County with 49 other public schools.
Dr John Codington Elem is about 1.3 miles from Pine Valley Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Dr John Codington Elem ranks 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Dr John Codington Elem as City: Mid-size.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 470, up from 451 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
New Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
235,229
Census ACS
Median income
$75,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,460 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Hanover County Schools
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
- Roland-Grise MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- American Leadership Academy-CoastalCombined · 1,002 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Valley Elementary1.3 mi · 465
- J. C. Roe Center1.9 mi · 14
- Mary C Williams Elementary1.9 mi · 355
- Cape Fear Center for Inquiry2.0 mi · 395
- Holly Tree Elementary2.6 mi · 383
- John T Hoggard High2.7 mi · 2,082
Frequently asked questions
About Dr John Codington ElemHow large is Dr John Codington Elem?
Dr John Codington Elem enrolls approximately 470 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Dr John Codington Elem serve?
Dr John Codington Elem serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Dr John Codington Elem?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Dr John Codington Elem.
What is the student diversity at Dr John Codington Elem?
Student demographics at Dr John Codington Elem are roughly 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Dr John Codington Elem in?
Dr John Codington Elem is part of New Hanover County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.