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East Bladen High

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East Bladen High ranks 457 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

East Bladen High is a public high school in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, serving 554 students in grades 9-12. The school faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low performance on state assessments and declining graduation rates compared to state and district averages.

East Bladen High has underperformed the Bladen County Schools district and the state of North Carolina on end-of-course exams across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.9% of East Bladen High students were proficient or better in EOC Biology, compared to 36.8% for the district and 48.3% for the state. The school's performance has been declining over time, with proficiency rates dropping across most subjects. Additionally, East Bladen High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 82.8% and 90.3% over the past few years, generally lower than the state average.

While East Bladen High's performance is similar to that of the other high school in the Bladen County Schools district, West Bladen High, the Bladen Early College High School, a public charter school in the same district, significantly outperforms both East Bladen High and West Bladen High on academic measures. Additionally, Whiteville High, a high school in the neighboring Whiteville City Schools district, also performs better than East Bladen High on most academic metrics. These comparisons suggest that the school model and resources may play a role in student outcomes.

525

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,954

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5600 NC Hwy 87 East
Elizabethtown, NC 28337

(910) 247-4610

District: Bladen County Schools

Feeder schools for East Bladen High:

Elementary:	Bladen Lakes Primary
	East Arcadia Elementary
	Elizabethtown Primary
Middle:	Clarkton School of Discovery
	Elizabethtown Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.3%

White:

28.2%

Hispanic:

17.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (39% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math I scores 27 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg53%

457^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Bladen County Schools

211^th of 242Bladen County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	457 of 641	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	349 of 640	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	349 of 626	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	433 of 621	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	474 of 594	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	327 of 514	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	296 of 469	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.7	312 of 476	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	15.4	414 of 507	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	426 of 531	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	368 of 451	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	418 of 505	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.6	169 of 502	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	28.2	415 of 506	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.3	416 of 499	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.6	276 of 490	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.0	337 of 477	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.2	400 of 453	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.0	333 of 431	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	254 of 440	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	163 of 437	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	184 of 434	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	245 of 430	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	218 of 364	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	231 of 369	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	157 of 359	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	62.3	71 of 330	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	23.8	285 of 334	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	320 of 364	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	183 of 349	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	100 of 273	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	36 of 262	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	98 of 226	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	440 of 610	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	376 of 602	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	285 of 588	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	393 of 594	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	352 of 475	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	326 of 475	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	277 of 449	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	272 of 412	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	209 of 403	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.8	164 of 403	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	269 of 398	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	285 of 337	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	249 of 325	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	75 of 100	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	342 of 462	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	190 of 454	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	254 of 449	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	195 of 436	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.7	288 of 370	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	234 of 354	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	116 of 340	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	391 of 606	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	289 of 613	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	310 of 597	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	351 of 544	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	347 of 432	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	246 of 446	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	296 of 424	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	461 of 601	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	304 of 607	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	404 of 602	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	425 of 585	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	397 of 481	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	338 of 488	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	332 of 463	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	31.7	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	175 of 253	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	92 of 261	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.4	195 of 249	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	169 of 195	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	178 of 185	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	35.2	214 of 349	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	515 of 542	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	60.5	228 of 553	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	218 of 537	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	353 of 534	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	348 of 439	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	228 of 444	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	297 of 427	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)78th percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2024)39th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Migrant (2019)25th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III92%+26 vs state

English II34%-26 vs state

Biology26%-22 vs state

Math I7%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Bladen High	Public	9-12	5600 NC Hwy 87 East	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 247-4610	525	28	18.8	98.5%	148 (28.2%)	238 (45.3%)	93 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	29.6	457^th of 641 public high schools	28.7%		43	349^th of 640 public high schools	45.5%	108	25.9	34.0	7.1	92.4								$10,954	$1,440	$9,513
Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1360 Martin L King Jr Dr	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Paul R Brown Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 862-2965	199	13	15.2	98.5%	25 (12.6%)	86 (43.2%)	32 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (22.6%)	40.7	373^rd of 641 public high schools	41.8%		32.1	431^st of 640 public high schools	32.7%	58	41.7	36.0	71.4	61.5	38.1	56.0	58.6	33.3	23.1	48.3	25.0
Bladen Early College	Public	9-12	7418 NC Highway 41 West	Dublin	28332	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 876-6654	129	2	61.4	97.7%	63 (48.8%)	14 (10.9%)	48 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	74.9	155^th of 641 public high schools	75.8%		90	77^th of 640 public high schools	88.0%	78	81.8	65.8	68.8									$17,774	$487	$17,287
West Bladen High	Public	9-12	1600 NC Hwy 410	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 862-2130	720	32	22.7	99.6%	337 (46.8%)	153 (21.3%)	179 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.9%)	29.2	460^th of 641 public high schools	28.2%		42.7	351^st of 640 public high schools	45.2%	109	39.9	48.4	18.4	56.4								$10,409	$1,337	$9,072
East Columbus Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	32 Gator Lane	Lake Waccamaw	28450	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 646-4094	576	34	17.0	99.5%	152 (26.4%)	184 (31.9%)	106 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.8%)	27.8	474^th of 641 public high schools	26.1%		15.8	546^th of 640 public high schools	14.7%	72	31.4	40.7	19.3	68.6		26.5	25.0		24.5	40.4	44.9	$10,383	$1,233	$9,149
Thomas Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	206-B Rube MCCRAY Circle	Lake Waccamaw	28450	Columbus County	Thomas Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 646-2237	62	7	8.8		16 (25.8%)	17 (27.4%)	14 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (21.0%)								(n/a)							8.3			33.3	33.3
Whiteville High	Public	9-12	413 N Lee Street	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Whiteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 914-4189	639	29	22.1	99.5%	254 (39.7%)	240 (37.6%)	95 (14.9%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	42.7	353^rd of 641 public high schools	44.9%		45.2	331^st of 640 public high schools	48.3%	22	39.9	42.2	34.7	82.0								$10,302	$1,532	$8,770

Frequently Asked Questions about East Bladen High

How many students attend East Bladen High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended East Bladen High.

Is East Bladen High a good school?

East Bladen High ranks 457^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of East Bladen High?

Students at East Bladen High are 45% African American, 28% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is East Bladen High in?

Bladen County Schools

What schools feed into East Bladen High?

East Bladen High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bladen Lakes Primary
Elementary : East Arcadia Elementary
Elementary : Elizabethtown Primary
Middle : Clarkton School of Discovery
Middle : Elizabethtown Middle

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