Summary:
ZIP code 28412 covers 9 schools in the Wilmington, North Carolina area, serving about 5,371 students. That includes 6 elementary schools — one of which is the K-8 Island Montessori Charter School — as well as 1 middle school and 2 high schools. Eight of the schools belong to New Hanover County Schools, a 3-star district ranked 84th of 246 statewide; Island Montessori Charter is a small, separate district that ranks much lower.
The strongest schools in the area form a clear cluster. Dr John Codington Elementary ranks 45th of 1,492 elementary schools statewide (97th percentile) with 5 stars, jumping from 149th last year; it tops district and state proficiency averages in every subject and posts the ZIP code's lowest chronic absenteeism at 8.8%. Heyward C Bellamy Elementary ranks 147th (90th percentile) with 5 stars even though 41.1% of its students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. Charles P Murray Middle, the only traditional middle school, ranks in the 89th percentile of 778 middle schools, with 8th-grade proficiency far above district and state averages. Edwin A Anderson Elementary rounds out the list of high achievers at the 86th percentile.
The area's biggest contrasts come in its high-poverty schools. Pine Valley Elementary, where 99.4% of students receive free/reduced-price lunch, still outperforms district and state averages in several 5th-grade subjects and ranks in the 64th percentile — far ahead of Mary C Williams Elementary, where 99.2% qualify for free/reduced-price lunch yet the school ranks in the 36th percentile. Chronic absenteeism is also a warning flag: Eugene Ashley High, the largest school here with 1,893 students, has a 38% chronic absenteeism rate that likely contributes to its mixed outcomes despite strong Math I scores. Overall, the top-performing district-run schools are the standout choices in 28412, while attendance problems at the high-school level — and at J.C. Roe Academy, where just 14 students create an extreme 74.2% absenteeism rate — demand attention.
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