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Elizabethtown Primary

301 Mercer Road, Elizabethtown, NC 28337 · (910) 862-3380 · Bladen County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of North Carolina public elementary 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 elementary schools

Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
470 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K6213%
Kindergarten9520%
Grade 18417%
Grade 29119%
Grade 38317%
Grade 46814%

This year's kindergarten class (95) is 40% larger than its 4th grade class (68).

Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
7916%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
7115%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
29962%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
276%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
25753%
Female
22647%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
31.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.4%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
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 Elizabethtown Primary

Elizabethtown Primary's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Elizabethtown Primary this school48397.3%36.2%
Martin Millennium Academy
Tarboro
54898.0%43.7%
Brentwood Elementary
Fayetteville
49496.8%45.1%
College Lakes Elementary
Fayetteville
45998.5%41.0%
Morganton Road Elementary
Fayetteville
49199.4%43.4%
Vinson-Bynum Elementary
Wilson
45899.3%59.4%
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 Elizabethtown Primary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Bladen County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
36.2%#1,174 of 1,297N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
40.4%#1,130 of 1,296N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.4%#1,159 of 1,300N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
483#669 of 1,485#2 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#328 of 1,377N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.5%#820 of 1,379N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
97.3%#980 of 1,414N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.0%#906 of 937N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
483
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254833613.4:197% (470)
2023-2450236.513.8:199% (499)
2022-2350333.615.0:199% (500)
2020-215103514.6:199% (507)
2017-1848835.413.8:199% (485)
2015-165583715.1:199% (555)
2010-115243813.8:178% (411)
2000-018405814.5:1N/A
1990-915684014.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabethtown Primary.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (488 to 483); teachers up 2% (35.4 to 36).

About Elizabethtown Primary

Elizabethtown Primary serves students in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, as a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 483 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4.

Bladen County Schools operates 12 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,928 students.

Elizabethtown Primary is 62% Black by enrollment. The remaining students are 16% White, 15% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Bladen County, the Black share is about 32%. Elizabethtown Primary's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.4:1, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Elizabethtown Primary is 97%. For comparison, public schools in Bladen County average 98%.

The allk12 Grade for Elizabethtown Primary is D. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Elizabethtown Primary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.2% is 13.0 points below the 49.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

According to the American Community Survey, in Bladen County, the median household income is $42,422, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. There are 15 public schools in Bladen County, enrolling about 4,756 students in all.

The closest public school, Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy, is about 0.8 miles from Elizabethtown Primary. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Elizabethtown Primary is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Federal data place Elizabethtown Primary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 510 in 2020-21 to 483 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.6:1 to 13.4:1.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Elizabethtown Primary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Bladen County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Elizabethtown Primary
District
Bladen County Schools
Address
301 Mercer Road, Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Phone
(910) 862-3380
County
Bladen County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
483
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
470 (97%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
370039000118
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Elizabethtown Primary
What is the total enrollment at Elizabethtown Primary?
Elizabethtown Primary enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Elizabethtown Primary serve?
Elizabethtown Primary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Elizabethtown Primary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Elizabethtown Primary.
How diverse is Elizabethtown Primary?
Elizabethtown Primary reports a student body of 16% White, 15% Hispanic, 62% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Elizabethtown Primary public or private?
Elizabethtown Primary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bladen County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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