Summary:
Dublin, North Carolina has just two public schools — Dublin Primary (grades PK–5) and Bladen Early College (grades 9–12) — both part of Bladen County Schools, a district rated 1 star overall, with no middle school located in Dublin itself.
Bladen Early College is the clear standout. It has earned a 4-star rating from the state for three straight years, ranking in the 80th–88th percentile among North Carolina high schools. Its End-of-Course test scores are dramatically above district and state averages: for example, about 92% of students are proficient in Biology and Math III, while the state averages are roughly 59% and 69%, respectively. Even its lowest subject, Math I at 81% proficient, is nearly 39 points above the state average. What makes this even more notable is that nearly 98% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, showing that high poverty does not prevent high achievement.
Dublin Primary, by contrast, is a struggling but improving school. It has received 1-star ratings in two of the last three years and sits at the 28th percentile statewide, though that is up from the 19th percentile the previous year. In 2025–2026, its overall proficiency across tested EOG subjects was 48.6%, trailing the state by about 12 points. Reading is the weakest area, with 4th grade reading at just 31% proficient versus the state’s 57.7%. However, 5th grade science is essentially tied with the state average, and the school’s chronic absenteeism rate of 17.0% is far better than the district’s 31.4% and even better than the state’s 24.2%. Because each grade cohort is small, year-to-year test scores can swing sharply, so those trends should be interpreted with some caution.
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