Costner Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Dallas, North Carolina

Costner Elementary in Dallas, North Carolina enrolled 430 students in 2024-25 with 30.4 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

485 students in 2022-23, 453 students in 2023-24, 430 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.2 to 30.4.

Students enrolled at Costner Elementary by school year2022-23: 485, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-234852023-244532024-25430
Students enrolled at Costner Elementary by school year2022-23: 485, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-234852023-244532024-25430
Students enrolled at Costner Elementary by school year2022-23: 485, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-234852023-244532024-25430
Students enrolled at Costner Elementary by school year2022-23: 485, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-234852023-244532024-25430
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348528.217.2
2023-2445329.515.4
2024-2543030.414.1

14.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Costner Elementary 14.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCostner Elementary 14.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Costner Elementary 14.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCostner Elementary 14.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Costner Elementary 14.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCostner Elementary 14.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Costner Elementary 14.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCostner Elementary 14.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 427 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Costner Elementary enrolled 427 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 427 of the 427 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent29.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.9% of students were White, 15.3% Black, 15.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White64.9%
  2. Black15.3%
  3. Hispanic15.1%
  4. Two or more races4.2%
  5. Asian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Costner Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math45‑49%47%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Dallas

2 public elementary schools in Dallas report 2024-25 enrollment; Costner Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Carr Elementary66516.999.5%
Costner Elementary43014.199.3%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Costner Elementary

  1. Carr ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 665 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Bessemer City Central ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.3 miles away: 392 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare Costner Elementary with Carr ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gaston County Schools spends per student$12,190 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,190
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaCostner Elementary is the number 804 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#804 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Costner Elementary

  1. How many students attend Costner Elementary?
    430 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 485 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dallas, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Costner Elementary?
    14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Costner Elementary a Title I school?
    Costner Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Costner Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Costner Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Costner Elementary in?
    Gaston County Schools, NCES district ID 3701620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370162000678 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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