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Best Public Schools in Bladen County, NC

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At a glance

Schools

4,163

Students

Districts

Top rankedBladen Early College87^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Bladen Lakes Primary up 473 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clarkton School of Discovery 12.2 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd 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
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%)	40.2	402^nd of 662 public high schools	39.3%		40.7	373^rd of 641 public high schools	41.8%	29	62.5	54.8	36.4	61.7				58.3	48.4	76.0				33.3	32.3	60.0		88.0
Bladen Lakes Primary	Public	PK, KG-5	9554 Johnsontown Road	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 247-4608	166	9	19.2	95.8%	41 (24.7%)	37 (22.3%)	73 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.0%)	46.6	794^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.8%		20.7	1267^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.0%	473					61.1	70.0	84.2				38.9	50.0	31.6				68.4		$11,774	$2,123	$9,651
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%)	37.9	499^th of 778 public middle schools	35.9%		46.6	422^nd of 773 public middle schools	45.4%	77							65.2	73.1	53.6	42.3			47.8	38.5	32.1	46.2	65.2	65.4	$10,569	$1,659	$8,910
Dublin Primary	Public	PK, KG-5	7048 Albert Street	Dublin	28332	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 862-2202	234	17	13.5	98.7%	74 (31.6%)	54 (23.1%)	92 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	30.5	1080^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.6%		24	1203^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	19.3%	123					53.6	37.9	62.5				39.3	31.0	46.9				68.8		$11,628	$1,747	$9,882
Elizabethtown Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Mercer Road	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 862-3380	483	36	13.4	97.3%	79 (16.4%)	299 (61.9%)	71 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	10.6	1411^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.4	1387^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.9%	24					46.7	35.3					26.7	38.8							$11,980	$2,361	$9,619
Bladenboro Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	312 Old Whiteville Road	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 863-3387	448	27	16.4	99.3%	225 (50.2%)	96 (21.4%)	68 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.5%)	16.3	1346^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.8%		24.9	1189^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.2%	157					35.4	50.0					31.6	43.0							$11,612	$1,954	$9,658
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%)	12.2	701^st of 778 public middle schools	9.9%		18.1	657^th of 773 public middle schools	15.0%	44							40.0	26.2	33.3	7.7			41.5	40.0	43.5	29.2	66.2	46.2	$9,981	$1,030	$8,951
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%)	11.9	706^th of 778 public middle schools	9.3%		8.2	728^th of 773 public middle schools	5.8%	22							33.3	33.7	29.3	< 5%			31.5	31.8	38.7	33.9	44.4	48.4	$10,947	$2,558	$8,389
Tar Heel School	Public	PK, KG-8	14888 Hwy 87 West	Tar Heel	28392	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 862-2475	449	26	17.4	95.5%	115 (25.6%)	133 (29.6%)	165 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.6%)	26.1	1166^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.8%		21.1	1258^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.6%	92					57.5	42.9	60.6	32.5	29.7	24.3	50.0	39.3	42.4	37.3	35.1	32.9	69.7	43.2	$9,148	$1,514	$7,634
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%)	24.6	522^nd of 662 public high schools	21.1%		29.2	460^th of 641 public high schools	28.2%	62	42.9	41.1	28.9	60.9															$10,409	$1,337	$9,072
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%)	88.9	87^th of 662 public high schools	86.9%		74.9	155^th of 641 public high schools	75.8%	68	91.9	90.9	81.0	92.5															$17,774	$487	$17,287
Emereau: Bladen	Public, Charter	K-8	995 Airport Rd	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Emereau: Bladen	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 247-6595	629	49	12.9		382 (60.7%)	107 (17.0%)	71 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.2%)	58.5	609^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.2%		52.4	705^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.7%	96					87.9	72.4	61.6	40.8	38.6	35.6	80.3	64.5	52.1	43.7	51.8	47.9	65.8	72.6

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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