Enrollment
254
Middle
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLADEN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370039002617
Bladenboro Middle
910 South Main Street, Bladenboro, NC 28320 · (910) 863-3232 · Bladen County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
251 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 68 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 24% |
Student demographics
68%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
38.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
23.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Bladenboro Middle
Bladenboro Middle's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladenboro Middle this school | 254 | 98.8% | 36.1% |
| Pamlico County Middle Bayboro | 242 | 98.8% | 54.5% |
| Burgaw Middle Burgaw | 236 | 97.9% | 37.5% |
| Rosewood Middle Goldsboro | 302 | 99.0% | 57.1% |
| South Edgecombe Middle Pinetops | 271 | 98.9% | 46.8% |
| Lakewood Montessori Middle Durham | 309 | 99.0% | 84.8% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Bladenboro Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #381 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #440 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #353 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #436 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #406 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #96 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #260 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #84 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
254
-23 (-8%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 254 | 13.6 | 18.6:1 | 99% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 15.1 | 18.3:1 | 99% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 16.8 | 16.5:1 | 99% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 99% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 17.6 | 17.6:1 | 97% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 99% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 22 | 18.0:1 | 64% (255) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bladenboro Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (310 to 254); teachers down 23% (17.6 to 13.6).
About Bladenboro Middle
Bladenboro Middle is a low-enrollment middle school located in Bladenboro, North Carolina. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 254 students. Middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students, which makes this school 58% below average.
Bladen County Schools has 3,928 students spread across 12 schools.
White students account for 48% of enrollment at Bladenboro Middle, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 22% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
The school's 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Bladen County is close, at 98%.
Bladenboro Middle earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.7%.
The school is in Bladen County, where median household income comes to 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 County's 15 public schools enroll about 4,756 students and include Bladenboro Middle.
Bladenboro Primary sits about 0.2 miles from Bladenboro Middle. Bladenboro Middle has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 46.5%, higher than Bladenboro Middle's 36.1%.
NCES describes the area around Bladenboro Middle as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
An 8% decline took enrollment from 277 in 2020-21 to 254 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 17.3:1 in 2020-21 to 18.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Bladenboro
- West Bladen HighHigh · 720 students
- Bladenboro PrimaryElementary · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Bladenboro Primary0.2 mi · 448
- West Bladen High8.2 mi · 720
- Clarkton School of Discovery8.6 mi · 147
- Bladen Early College8.8 mi · 129
- Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville8.8 mi · 842
- Long Branch Elementary9.2 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Bladenboro MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Bladenboro Middle?
Bladenboro Middle enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Bladenboro Middle serve?
Bladenboro Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bladenboro Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bladenboro Middle is approximately 18.6:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bladenboro Middle?
Bladenboro Middle reports a student body of 48% White, 17% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Bladenboro Middle in?
Bladenboro Middle is part of Bladen County Schools.
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