Enrollment
305
Middle
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLADEN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370039002618
Elizabethtown Middle
1496 Hwy 701 South, Elizabethtown, NC 28337 · (910) 862-4071 · Bladen County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
291 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 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 23% |
Student demographics
64%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
31.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
25.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 Elizabethtown Middle
Elizabethtown Middle's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown Middle this school | 305 | 95.4% | 29.1% |
| STEM Early High Henderson | 281 | 98.9% | 66.0% |
| Greenwood Middle Goldsboro | 402 | 97.5% | 52.1% |
| Eastern Wayne Middle Goldsboro | 427 | 97.4% | 48.4% |
| York Chester Middle Gastonia | 398 | 99.2% | 40.3% |
| New Century International Middle Fayetteville | 362 | 97.2% | 62.7% |
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 Elizabethtown Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #438 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #435 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #418 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #423 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #140 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #205 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #345 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #49 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
305
-67 (-18%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 305 | 20.1 | 15.1:1 | 95% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 22.9 | 13.7:1 | 98% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 23.2 | 13.8:1 | 99% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 25.7 | 15.6:1 | 99% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 23 | 18.2:1 | 99% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 79% (327) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabethtown Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (402 to 305); teachers down 22% (25.7 to 20.1).
About Elizabethtown Middle
Elizabethtown Middle is a small middle-grades school in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, one of the schools in Bladen County Schools. The school's enrollment of 305 students covers grades 5 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students each.
Bladen County Schools enrolls 3,928 students, and its 12 schools include Elizabethtown Middle.
Black students make up a majority at Elizabethtown Middle, at 53%. Next come 24% Hispanic, 15% White, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 32% Black among all Bladen County residents. Elizabethtown Middle's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.1:1. This ratio sits 0.7 below the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. For comparison, public schools in Bladen County average 98%.
Elizabethtown Middle is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Elizabethtown Middle scores 20.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 29.1% actual versus 49.7% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Bladen County, the median household income is $42,422, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Elizabethtown Middle, Bladen County has 14 other public schools.
Nearby, Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy is about 0.5 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 41.1% on proficiency, and Elizabethtown Middle is below that at 29.1%.
In the federal locale system, Elizabethtown Middle is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 305, an 18% decrease from 372 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.2:1 in 2020-21, and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Bladenboro MiddleMiddle · 254 students
Other schools in Elizabethtown
- Emereau: BladenElementary · 629 students
- East Bladen HighHigh · 525 students
- Elizabethtown PrimaryElementary · 483 students
- Paul R. Brown Leadership AcademyHigh · 199 students
- Bladen Lakes PrimaryElementary · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy0.5 mi · 199
- Elizabethtown Primary0.8 mi · 483
- Emereau: Bladen2.6 mi · 629
- East Bladen High5.4 mi · 525
- Dublin Primary6.6 mi · 234
- Bladen Lakes Primary6.8 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About Elizabethtown MiddleHow large is Elizabethtown Middle?
Elizabethtown Middle enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Elizabethtown Middle serve?
Elizabethtown Middle serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elizabethtown Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elizabethtown Middle is approximately 15.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elizabethtown Middle?
At Elizabethtown Middle, the student body is approximately 15% White, 24% Hispanic, 53% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Elizabethtown Middle in?
Elizabethtown Middle is part of Bladen County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.