Enrollment
68
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLADEN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370039000115
East Arcadia Elementary
21451 NC Hwy 87 East, Riegelwood, NC 28456 · (910) 247-4609 · Bladen County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL68 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
8.7:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
65 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 18% |
Student demographics
66%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
25.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
27.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 East Arcadia Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Arcadia Elementary this school | 68 | 95.6% | 22.7% |
| Carolina Community Academy Roxboro | 91 | 96.7% | N/A |
| Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology Jacksonville | 104 | 95.2% | N/A |
| Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington Wilmington | 140 | 85.7% | N/A |
| Carver Elementary Henderson | 134 | 96.3% | 35.9% |
| S W Snowden Elementary Aurora | 117 | 97.4% | 48.2% |
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 East Arcadia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Bladen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 68 | #1,481 of 1,485 | #7 of 7 |
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
68
+7 (+11%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 68 | 7.8 | 8.7:1 | 96% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 75 | 6.7 | 11.3:1 | 96% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 50 | 5.1 | 9.7:1 | 94% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 61 | 5 | 12.2:1 | 95% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 116 | 11.3 | 10.3:1 | 97% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 133 | 11 | 12.1:1 | 92% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | 13 | 9.2:1 | 97% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 24 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 309 | 22 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Arcadia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (116 to 68); teachers down 31% (11.3 to 7.8).
About East Arcadia Elementary
East Arcadia Elementary is a public elementary school run by Bladen County Schools in Riegelwood, North Carolina. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 68 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll about 467 students on average.
District-wide, Bladen County Schools has 12 schools and 3,928 students.
About 50% of students at East Arcadia Elementary are Black, the largest single group. It is also 26% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Native American. Bladen County's residents are about 32% Black, 18 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at East Arcadia Elementary are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at East Arcadia Elementary totals 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.7:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at East Arcadia Elementary is about 96%. That is in line with the 98% average for public schools in Bladen County.
East Arcadia Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, East Arcadia Elementary is among the bottom 10% of schools in North Carolina. Predicted: 49.6%. Actual: 22.7%.
In the surrounding county, Bladen County, the median household earns about $42,422 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Counting East Arcadia Elementary, Bladen County has 15 public schools.
Acme Delco Elementary is about 7.1 miles from East Arcadia Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, East Arcadia Elementary is 7th on average proficiency.
East Arcadia Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 68, from 61 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.2 to 8.7 over 4 years.
The East Arcadia Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Acme Delco Elementary7.1 mi · 349
- East Columbus Junior-Senior High10.8 mi · 576
- Thomas Academy12.5 mi · 62
- Classical Charter Schools of Leland15.0 mi · 935
- East Bladen High15.4 mi · 525
- Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary15.5 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About East Arcadia ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at East Arcadia Elementary?
East Arcadia Elementary enrolls approximately 68 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does East Arcadia Elementary serve?
East Arcadia Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Arcadia Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Arcadia Elementary is approximately 8.7:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is East Arcadia Elementary?
East Arcadia Elementary reports a student body of 9% White, 26% Hispanic, 50% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is East Arcadia Elementary in?
East Arcadia Elementary is part of Bladen County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.