1
Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333001378
John J Blair Elementary
6510 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405 · (910) 350-2045 · New Hanover County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
447 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
71%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
38.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
58.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 John J Blair Elementary
John J Blair Elementary's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John J Blair Elementary this school | 451 | 99.1% | 48.9% |
| Mineral Springs Elementary Ellerbe | 441 | 99.3% | 52.3% |
| E K Powe Elementary Durham | 454 | 99.3% | 51.0% |
| Easley Elementary Durham | 490 | 99.4% | 74.0% |
| North Belmont Elementary Belmont | 371 | 99.2% | 65.7% |
| Bruce H. Tharrington Primary Mount Airy | 432 | 99.3% | 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 John J Blair Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #841 of 1,297 | #18 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #659 of 1,296 | #17 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #989 of 1,300 | #18 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #747 of 1,485 | #14 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #248 of 1,377 | #10 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #132 of 1,379 | #1 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #579 of 1,414 | #10 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #225 of 937 | #5 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
451
+37 (+9%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 451 | 34.4 | 13.1:1 | 99% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 33.4 | 13.6:1 | 99% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 33.6 | 13.2:1 | 99% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 99% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 37.9 | 15.3:1 | 36% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 40% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 39% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 34% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 27 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John J Blair Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (581 to 451); teachers down 9% (37.9 to 34.4).
About John J Blair Elementary
John J Blair Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Wilmington, North Carolina, one of the schools in New Hanover County Schools. It serves 451 students in pre-K through 5.
In New Hanover County Schools, 42 schools enroll a combined 24,791 students.
John J Blair Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 41%. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In New Hanover County overall, about 77% of residents are White. John J Blair Elementary's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 34.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.1:1. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 13.1:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in New Hanover County is 67%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, John J Blair Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, John J Blair Elementary would score about 48.6%. It scores 48.9%, within a point of that figure.
Federal survey data for New Hanover County show that the median household income is $75,166, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. New Hanover County is home to 50 public schools and about 27,460 public school students.
Nearest public school: M C S Noble Middle, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 70.8% on proficiency, and John J Blair Elementary is below that at 48.9%.
John J Blair Elementary is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 451, a 9% increase from 414 in 2020-21.
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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
- M C S Noble Middle0.2 mi · 690
- Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem0.8 mi · 461
- Ogden Elementary1.8 mi · 619
- College Park Elementary2.0 mi · 470
- Murrayville Elementary3.0 mi · 573
- Wilmington Preparatory Academy3.3 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About John J Blair ElementaryHow many students attend John J Blair Elementary?
John J Blair Elementary enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
Is John J Blair Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
John J Blair Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John J Blair Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John J Blair Elementary is approximately 13.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at John J Blair Elementary?
Student demographics at John J Blair Elementary are roughly 41% White, 31% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is John J Blair Elementary in?
John J Blair Elementary is part of New Hanover County Schools.
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