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Bladenboro Middle

Public Grades 5-8

657^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 15% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Bladenboro Middle is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Bladenboro, North Carolina, with 275 students. The school is part of the Bladen County Schools district, which is ranked 211 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bladenboro Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years, receiving a 1-star or 2-star rating.

Bladenboro Middle consistently underperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.8% of 5th graders at Bladenboro Middle were proficient or better in Math, compared to 39.7% for the district and 59.3% for the state. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of North Carolina middle schools for African American, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, the school performs better for Hispanic students, ranking in the middle 50% of schools. With an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.49% to 98.92%, Bladenboro Middle serves a population with a high level of economic disadvantage.

Bladenboro Middle's performance is generally lower than the other middle schools in the immediate area, such as Elizabethtown Middle and Clarkton School of Discovery, which are also part of the Bladen County Schools district. However, Bladenboro Middle outperforms some of the more distant schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County district, such as Fairmont Middle and Lumberton Junior. The school's declining statewide ranking and low test scores suggest the need for significant interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

254

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,981

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 South Main Street
Bladenboro, NC 28320

(910) 863-3232

District: Bladen County Schools

Students who attend Bladenboro Middle usually attend:

High:

West Bladen High

Feeder schools for Bladenboro Middle:

Elementary:

Bladenboro Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

African American:

22.0%

Hispanic:

16.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 32 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

North Carolina avg55%

657^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	18.1	657 of 773	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	601 of 793	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	507 of 784	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	571 of 786	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	628 of 741	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	450 of 737	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	371 of 691	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.4	496 of 694	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	617 of 692	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	589 of 705	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	503 of 627	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.3	550 of 673	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.9	493 of 662	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.2	470 of 648	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.2	447 of 640	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.1	444 of 630	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.1	453 of 620	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.0	480 of 606	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.2	480 of 598	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	527 of 546	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	529 of 560	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	466 of 559	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	386 of 550	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	487 of 533	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	360 of 519	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	336 of 494	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	679 of 733	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	631 of 738	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	512 of 731	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	554 of 733	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	610 of 706	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	451 of 684	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	381 of 656	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	73.7	28 of 416	93.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	392 of 562	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	310 of 564	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	341 of 553	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	416 of 522	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	561 of 729	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	564 of 743	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	452 of 735	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	560 of 689	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	582 of 633	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	307 of 639	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	326 of 604	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	531 of 733	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	519 of 751	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	446 of 747	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	532 of 748	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	625 of 711	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	438 of 697	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	380 of 665	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	299 of 478	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	609 of 649	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	586 of 652	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	511 of 656	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	568 of 658	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	610 of 632	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	486 of 624	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	398 of 596	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)93rd percentile+54 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science53%-8 vs state

Reading39%-14 vs state

Mathematics23%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bladenboro Middle	Public	5-8	910 South Main Street	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 863-3232	254	14	18.6	98.8%	121 (47.6%)	56 (22.0%)	43 (16.9%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.0%)	18.1	657^th of 773 public middle schools	15.0%		26.2	601^st of 793 public middle schools	24.2%	56		23.8	39.7	19.4	9.5		36.5	42.9	34.3	41.3	58.7	47.6	$9,981	$1,030	$8,951
Clarkton School of Discovery	Public	5-8	10000 North College Street	Clarkton	28433	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 647-6531	147	12	12.2	98.0%	46 (31.3%)	73 (49.7%)	14 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.5%)	46.6	422^nd of 773 public middle schools	45.4%		41.8	469^th of 793 public middle schools	40.9%	47		50.0	56.3	30.4	64.3		40.9	31.3	46.4	59.5	36.4	69.0	$10,569	$1,659	$8,910
Littlefield Middle	Public	4-8	9674 NC Hwy 41 N	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6065	632	32	19.6	99.5%	128 (20.3%)	152 (24.1%)	120 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	156 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.7%)	24.9	590^th of 773 public middle schools	23.7%		39.3	491^st of 793 public middle schools	38.1%	99	66.7	48.5	46.4	23.9	35.1	63.8	45.5	44.8	34.8	41.5	59.1	47.0	$8,506	$1,456	$7,050
Elizabethtown Middle	Public	5-8	1496 Hwy 701 South	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 862-4071	305	20	15.1	95.4%	46 (15.1%)	161 (52.8%)	73 (23.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	8.2	728^th of 773 public middle schools	5.8%		9.4	740^th of 793 public middle schools	6.7%	12		50.0	22.7	11.4	16.4		35.3	33.0	27.1	32.8	26.5	36.1	$10,947	$2,558	$8,389
Orrum Middle	Public	5-8	1684 South Creek Road	Orrum	28369	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-8408	294	19	15.3	99.0%	82 (27.9%)	91 (31.0%)	22 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (16.3%)	7.1	734^th of 773 public middle schools	5.0%		9.1	742^nd of 793 public middle schools	6.4%	8		30.6	29.3	29.3	17.2		24.2	22.7	25.6	25.0	29.0	23.4	$10,974	$1,727	$9,246
Lumberton Junior	Public	6-8	82 Marion Rd	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 735-2108	655	39	16.8	99.5%	62 (9.5%)	309 (47.2%)	157 (24.0%)	20 (3.1%)	62 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.7%)	11.5	711^th of 773 public middle schools	8.0%		8.1	747^th of 793 public middle schools	5.8%	36			25.7	38.1	17.6			28.5	21.9	25.1		45.9	$12,283	$1,793	$10,489
Central Middle	Public	6-8	310 S Martin L King Jr Ave	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Whiteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 642-3546	451	27	16.5	99.3%	161 (35.7%)	193 (42.8%)	64 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	42.2	457^th of 773 public middle schools	40.9%		56.6	317^th of 793 public middle schools	60.0%	140			49.0	66.7	47.1			47.7	46.7	44.2		40.6	$10,356	$1,869	$8,486
Fairmont Middle	Public	5-8	402 Iona St	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-4363	253	21	11.9	98.8%	15 (5.9%)	124 (49.0%)	25 (9.9%)	3 (1.2%)	56 (22.1%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.5%)	4.1	753^rd of 773 public middle schools	2.6%		6	763^rd of 793 public middle schools	3.8%	10		12.3	14.3	7.2	10.3		19.3	14.3	23.2	30.5	28.1	31.6	$11,030	$1,703	$9,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Bladenboro Middle

Is Bladenboro Middle a good school?

Bladenboro Middle ranks in the bottom 15.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Bladenboro Middle in?

Bladen County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Bladenboro Middle?

Students at Bladenboro Middle are 48% White, 22% African American, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Bladenboro Middle attend?

Students who attend Bladenboro Middle usually go on to attend West Bladen High

How many students attend Bladenboro Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Bladenboro Middle.

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