Enrollment
166
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLADEN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370039000111
Bladen Lakes Primary
9554 Johnsontown Road, Elizabethtown, NC 28337 · (910) 247-4608 · Bladen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
19.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
159 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 18 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
31.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 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 Bladen Lakes Primary
Bladen Lakes Primary's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladen Lakes Primary this school | 166 | 95.8% | 40.0% |
| Johnston Elementary Asheville | 217 | 98.6% | 27.5% |
| Dublin Primary Dublin | 234 | 98.7% | 39.7% |
| Stantonsburg Elementary Stantonsburg | 184 | 98.4% | 51.8% |
| Green Ridge Elementary Biscoe | 271 | 98.9% | 33.8% |
| C C Spaulding Elementary Durham | 247 | 98.8% | 40.8% |
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 Bladen Lakes Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Bladen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,100 of 1,297 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #956 of 1,296 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,154 of 1,300 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #1,413 of 1,485 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #1,047 of 1,414 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #137 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
166
+23 (+16%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 166 | 8.6 | 19.3:1 | 96% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 10.2 | 16.3:1 | 98% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 10.3 | 13.2:1 | 97% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 12 | 11.9:1 | 98% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 15.5 | 14.6:1 | 95% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 99% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 23 | 15.2:1 | 69% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 23 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bladen Lakes Primary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (226 to 166); teachers down 44% (15.5 to 8.6).
About Bladen Lakes Primary
Located in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, Bladen Lakes Primary is a small elementary school. School enrollment was 166 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 64% smaller than that.
Bladen County Schools oversees Bladen Lakes Primary and 11 other schools, with 3,928 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Bladen Lakes Primary is Hispanic (44%). Enrollment also includes 25% White, 22% Black, and 9% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 35 points above the 9% share among Bladen County residents. By the diversity index, Bladen Lakes Primary comes in at 69%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1 at Bladen Lakes Primary, with 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 96% of enrollment. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Bladen County.
allk12 grades Bladen Lakes Primary a C-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Bladen Lakes Primary is 9.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Bladen County show that median household income is about $42,422, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bladen Lakes Primary is one of 15 public schools in Bladen County, which together enroll about 4,756 students.
The shortest distance from Bladen Lakes Primary to another public school is about 6.2 miles, to Elizabethtown Primary. The ten-mile area around Bladen Lakes Primary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Bladen Lakes Primary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Bladen Lakes Primary as Rural: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 166, 16% above the 143 of 2020-21. The ratio was 11.9:1 in 2020-21 and 19.3:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bladen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,566
Census ACS
Median income
$42,422
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,756 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bladen County Schools
- West Bladen HighHigh · 720 students
- East Bladen HighHigh · 525 students
- Elizabethtown PrimaryElementary · 483 students
- Tar Heel SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Bladenboro PrimaryElementary · 448 students
- Elizabethtown MiddleMiddle · 305 students
Other schools in Elizabethtown
- Emereau: BladenElementary · 629 students
- East Bladen HighHigh · 525 students
- Elizabethtown PrimaryElementary · 483 students
- Elizabethtown MiddleMiddle · 305 students
- Paul R. Brown Leadership AcademyHigh · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Elizabethtown Primary6.2 mi · 483
- Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy6.4 mi · 199
- Elizabethtown Middle6.8 mi · 305
- Emereau: Bladen7.8 mi · 629
- Dublin Primary8.1 mi · 234
- Bladen Early College9.0 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About Bladen Lakes PrimaryHow large is Bladen Lakes Primary?
Bladen Lakes Primary enrolls approximately 166 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bladen Lakes Primary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bladen Lakes Primary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bladen Lakes Primary have?
Bladen Lakes Primary employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Bladen Lakes Primary?
Student demographics at Bladen Lakes Primary are roughly 25% White, 44% Hispanic, 22% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Bladen Lakes Primary public or private?
Bladen Lakes Primary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bladen County Schools.
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