Bladenboro Middle

Bladenboro Middle is a small intermediate school in Bladenboro, North Carolina, overseen by Bladen County Schools. The school hosts 254 students in grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 58% leaner than typical.

Bladen County Schools runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 3,928 students. Bladenboro Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Bladenboro Middle records that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 22% Black, 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bladenboro Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.7%, the actual is 36.1%, a residual of -12.6 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bladen County indicate the typical household earns roughly $42,422 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Bladen County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,756 students), of which Bladenboro Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bladenboro Primary, around 0.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bladenboro Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bladenboro Middle has contracted 18%, going from 310 students in 2018 to 254 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 60% to 48%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.