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Dr John Codington Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

4321 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington, NC 28412 · (910) 790-2236 · Part of New Hanover County Schools

Wilmington’s School Grade B better than 63% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
470
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Dr John Codington Elem

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Wilmington kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Wilmington kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Dr John Codington ElemYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4321 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten84
Grade 189
Grade 278
Grade 382
Grade 476
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
451’20
454’21
441’22
448’23
470’24

Up 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 7%Black 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dr John Codington Elem from Wilmington families.

Other schools in New Hanover County Schools

The district →
Murrayville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
B
573 students14:1
Castle Hayne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Hayne
B
531 students15:1
Wrightsboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
C−
502 students15:1
John J Blair Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmington
C
451 students13:1
Porters Neck Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
666 students16:1
Ogden Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
619 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Wilmington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.