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John J Blair Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
6510 Market Street
Wilmington, NC 28405
Phone
(910) 350-2045
District
New Hanover County Schools
County
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
455
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.4% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

John J Blair Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
59%
56%
50%
49%
68%
63%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
55%
49%
53%
53%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
54%
38%
50%
60%
58%
49%
54%
38%
50%
60%
58%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 23 5.1%
Kindergarten 59 13.0%
Grade 1 69 15.2%
Grade 2 75 16.5%
Grade 3 76 16.7%
Grade 4 75 16.5%
Grade 5 78 17.1%
Total 455 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.3% 60.5% 45.7%
Black 12.4% 17.0% 26.1%
Hispanic 28.4% 20.2% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.0% 1.9% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.4% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.3% 67.2% 68.3%
Free lunch eligible 98.9% 66.3% 67.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.4% 0.9% 1.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 231,214 10,835,491
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,202.8 220
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.7% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.7% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.7% 16.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 102,376 4,186,924
Single Parent Households With Children 5.8% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.6% 89.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.8% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.3% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.6% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.9% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,473 $212,066,000 58.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $981 $24,541,000 6.8%
Staff $466 $11,652,000 3.2%
General Administration $105 $2,639,000 0.7%
School Administration $732 $18,310,000 5.1%
Operation $1,083 $27,115,000 7.5%
Transportation $419 $10,498,000 2.9%
Other $914 $22,883,000 6.3%
Total Support $4,700 $117,638,000 32.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,253 $31,357,000 8.7%
Total Expenditures $14,426 $361,061,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,524 $11,629,189,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $1,108,296,000 5.4%
Staff $421 $651,371,000 3.2%
General Administration $203 $313,159,000 1.5%
School Administration $717 $1,108,754,000 5.4%
Operation $936 $1,446,950,000 7.0%
Transportation $473 $731,502,000 3.5%
Other $410 $632,972,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,877 $5,993,004,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,961 $3,031,407,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $13,363 $20,653,600,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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