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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLADEN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370039002150
Bladenboro Primary
312 Old Whiteville Road, Bladenboro, NC 28320 · (910) 863-3387 · Bladen County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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
16.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
445 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 51 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (82).
Student demographics
67%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
39.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Primary
Bladenboro Primary's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladenboro Primary this school | 448 | 99.3% | 42.6% |
| Chocowinity Primary Chocowinity | 484 | 98.8% | 86.4% |
| Gray's Creek Elementary Hope Mills | 428 | 99.3% | 71.1% |
| Brinson Memorial Elementary New Bern | 446 | 97.5% | 57.9% |
| Old Richmond Elementary Tobaccoville | 408 | 99.3% | 69.2% |
| Pittsboro Elementary Pittsboro | 503 | 99.4% | 66.0% |
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 Bladenboro Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Bladen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #1,031 of 1,297 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #1,020 of 1,296 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #971 of 1,300 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #758 of 1,485 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,113 of 1,377 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #386 of 1,379 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #362 of 1,414 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.1% | #96 of 369 | 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
448
+79 (+21%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 448 | 27.3 | 16.4:1 | 99% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 28.4 | 15.3:1 | 99% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 28.4 | 14.2:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 99% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 26.3 | 14.3:1 | 99% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 99% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 73% (376) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 40 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 20 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bladenboro Primary.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (376 to 448); teachers up 4% (26.3 to 27.3).
About Bladenboro Primary
Bladenboro Primary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Bladenboro, North Carolina. Enrollment is 448 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 4.
The district, Bladen County Schools, has 3,928 students enrolled across 12 schools.
At 50%, White students outnumber all other groups at Bladenboro Primary combined. After that, the student body is 21% Black, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Bladenboro Primary has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1 at Bladenboro Primary, with 27.3 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 99% of enrollment. Across public schools in Bladen County, the average is about the same, 98%.
Bladenboro Primary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Bladenboro Primary is 5.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Bladen County census figures show that median household income is about $42,422, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. A total of 15 public schools operate in Bladen County, serving about 4,756 students.
Bladenboro Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bladenboro Primary at 3rd of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Bladenboro Primary is Rural: Remote.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 448 was 21% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 369.
Discussions about Bladenboro Primary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Elizabethtown MiddleMiddle · 305 students
- Bladenboro MiddleMiddle · 254 students
Other schools in Bladenboro
- West Bladen HighHigh · 720 students
- Bladenboro MiddleMiddle · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Bladenboro Middle0.2 mi · 254
- West Bladen High8.1 mi · 720
- Clarkton School of Discovery8.4 mi · 147
- Bladen Early College8.8 mi · 129
- Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville8.8 mi · 842
- Long Branch Elementary9.3 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Bladenboro PrimaryHow many students attend Bladenboro Primary?
Bladenboro Primary enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Bladenboro Primary serve?
Bladenboro Primary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Bladenboro Primary?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Bladenboro Primary.
What is the student diversity at Bladenboro Primary?
Student demographics at Bladenboro Primary are roughly 50% White, 15% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Bladenboro Primary in?
Bladenboro Primary is part of Bladen County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.