Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370096000370
Old Dock Elementary
12489 New Britton Hwy, Whiteville, NC 28472 · (910) 642-2084 · Columbus County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
262 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 30 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (46).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Old Dock Elementary→Nakina Middle
Based on grade levels within Columbus County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
57.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
80.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Old Dock Elementary
Old Dock Elementary's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dock Elementary this school | 265 | 98.9% | 68.3% |
| Jonesville Elementary Jonesville | 268 | 98.9% | 48.4% |
| Silk Hope School Siler City | 281 | 98.9% | 59.6% |
| Franklinville Elementary School Franklinville | 272 | 98.9% | 64.3% |
| Mt Ulla Elementary Mount Ulla | 281 | 98.9% | 68.6% |
| Troy Elementary Troy | 291 | 99.0% | 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 Old Dock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Columbus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #268 of 1,297 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #115 of 1,296 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #403 of 1,300 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #1,262 of 1,485 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #307 of 1,377 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #819 of 1,379 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #718 of 1,414 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #808 of 937 | N/A |
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
265
-27 (-9%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 265 | 19.9 | 13.3:1 | 99% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 20.7 | 13.5:1 | 99% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 19.2 | 15.3:1 | 99% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 99% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 17.5 | 15.8:1 | 99% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 17 | 17.7:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 15 | 18.2:1 | 68% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 57% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 21 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Dock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (277 to 265); teachers up 14% (17.5 to 19.9).
About Old Dock Elementary
Old Dock Elementary is a small elementary school located in Whiteville, North Carolina. The school's enrollment of 265 students covers pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 43% lower than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Old Dock Elementary is part of Columbus County Schools, where 12 schools serve 5,440 students.
At 61%, White students outnumber all other groups at Old Dock Elementary combined. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 60% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Old Dock Elementary comes in at 57%.
The school reported 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.3:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 99% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Columbus County, the average is about the same, 98%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Old Dock Elementary receives an A. 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, Old Dock Elementary would score about 48.6%. It scores 68.3%, a top-10% result among North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Columbus County show that median household income is about $49,442, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 21 public schools in Columbus County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,386.
Nakina Middle is the public school closest to Old Dock Elementary, about 5.2 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Old Dock Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Old Dock Elementary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 292 in 2020-21 and 265 in 2024-25, a decrease of 27 students.
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Columbus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,140
Census ACS
Median income
$49,442
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
8,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus County Schools
- West Columbus SchoolElementary · 814 students
- South Columbus HighHigh · 669 students
- Williams TownshipElementary · 659 students
- Tabor City SchoolElementary · 598 students
- East Columbus Junior-Senior HighHigh · 576 students
- West Columbus HighHigh · 459 students
Other schools in Whiteville
- Classical Charter Schools of WhitevilleElementary · 842 students
- Williams TownshipElementary · 659 students
- Whiteville HighHigh · 639 students
- Whiteville PrimaryElementary · 486 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Edgewood ElementaryElementary · 450 students
Nearby schools
- Nakina Middle5.2 mi · 194
- Waccamaw8.3 mi · 415
- Williams Township10.0 mi · 659
- Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary10.2 mi · 394
- Thomas Academy11.5 mi · 62
- South Columbus High12.6 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About Old Dock ElementaryHow many students attend Old Dock Elementary?
Old Dock Elementary enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Old Dock Elementary serve?
Old Dock Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Old Dock Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Old Dock Elementary.
How diverse is Old Dock Elementary?
Old Dock Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Old Dock Elementary?
Old Dock Elementary is overseen by Columbus County Schools in Columbus County.
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