Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLADEN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370039000114
Dublin Primary
7048 Albert Street, Dublin, NC 28332 · (910) 862-2202 · Bladen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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
13.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
231 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 | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
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
39.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.5%
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 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Dublin Primary
Dublin Primary's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin Primary this school | 234 | 98.7% | 39.7% |
| Johnston Elementary Asheville | 217 | 98.6% | 27.5% |
| Gardners Elementary Elm City | 280 | 98.2% | 71.0% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary Burlington | 271 | 98.9% | 32.1% |
| Shady Brook Elementary Kannapolis | 322 | 99.1% | 37.6% |
| Bladen Lakes Primary Elizabethtown | 166 | 95.8% | 40.0% |
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 Dublin Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Bladen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #1,106 of 1,297 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #967 of 1,296 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #962 of 1,300 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #1,322 of 1,485 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #365 of 1,377 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #257 of 1,379 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #776 of 1,414 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #370 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
234
+38 (+19%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 234 | 17.2 | 13.6:1 | 99% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 16.8 | 15.1:1 | 99% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 14.3 | 15.9:1 | 99% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | 14 | 14.0:1 | 98% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 17.8 | 15.7:1 | 95% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 98% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 19 | 18.1:1 | 71% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 22 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 18 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dublin Primary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (280 to 234); teachers down 3% (17.8 to 17.2).
About Dublin Primary
Dublin Primary is a small elementary school in Dublin, North Carolina, (ZIP code 28332). A total of 234 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 50% lower.
Dublin Primary is run by Bladen County Schools, whose 12 schools enroll 3,928 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Dublin Primary, at 39%. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 23% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 9%. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Dublin Primary, 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.6:1. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 13.6:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 99% of enrollment. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Bladen County.
Dublin Primary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Dublin Primary's results are 9.0 points below predicted: 39.7% against 48.7%.
Among Bladen County residents, the median household income is $42,422, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. Besides Dublin Primary, Bladen County has 14 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Dublin Primary to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Bladen Early College. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 42.1% proficiency; Dublin Primary posts 39.7%.
Locale data from NCES put Dublin Primary in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment has grown by 38 students since 2020-21, to 234.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
- Bladenboro PrimaryElementary · 448 students
- Elizabethtown MiddleMiddle · 305 students
Nearby schools
- Bladen Early College0.9 mi · 129
- West Bladen High1.7 mi · 720
- Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy6.2 mi · 199
- Elizabethtown Middle6.6 mi · 305
- Elizabethtown Primary7.0 mi · 483
- Tar Heel School7.0 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Dublin PrimaryHow many students attend Dublin Primary?
Dublin Primary enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dublin Primary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dublin Primary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dublin Primary have?
Dublin Primary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Dublin Primary?
Dublin Primary reports a student body of 32% White, 39% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Dublin Primary?
Dublin Primary is overseen by Bladen County Schools in Bladen County.
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