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Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy

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Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy ranks 373 rd of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 42% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy is a public charter high school located in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 213 students. The school is part of the Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy District, which is ranked 168 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with proficiency rates in subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Science lagging behind the state, the school has shown some strengths in specific subject areas, such as outperforming the state in Math I and Math III proficiency rates. The school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 93.9% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and has a relatively high percentage of African American students. However, the school's four-year graduation rates have been relatively strong, ranging from 86.5% to 92.5% over the past few years, which is comparable to or slightly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Bladen Early College stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, consistently ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina high schools and outperforming the state and Bladen County Schools district on academic measures. In contrast, West Bladen High and East Bladen High have academic performance that is generally on par with or slightly below the Bladen County Schools district average. While the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy is a significant factor, the school has shown some success in supporting its low-income students, as evidenced by its relatively strong performance in the "Low Socio Economic Status Students" subgroup compared to other North Carolina high schools.

199

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1360 Martin L King Jr Dr
Elizabethtown, NC 28337

(910) 862-2965

District: Paul R Brown Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.2%

Two or more races:

22.6%

Hispanic:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 35 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

North Carolina avg54%

Middle school

535^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

373^rd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

168^th of 242Paul R Brown Leadership Academy 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	535 of 773	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	647 of 793	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	660 of 784	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	556 of 786	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	667 of 741	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	663 of 737	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	664 of 691	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	666 of 694	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	607 of 692	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	628 of 705	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	158 of 546	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	161 of 560	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	21.6	464 of 519	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	459 of 494	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	439 of 733	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	551 of 738	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	456 of 729	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	556 of 743	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	545 of 735	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	498 of 633	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	514 of 639	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	585 of 604	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	541 of 733	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	656 of 751	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	637 of 747	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	639 of 697	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	633 of 665	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	373 of 641	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	431 of 640	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	3.2	614 of 626	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	540 of 621	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	583 of 594	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	447 of 514	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	432 of 469	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	390 of 476	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	409 of 507	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	3.6	494 of 531	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	235 of 437	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.8	423 of 434	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	362 of 364	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	278 of 369	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	324 of 359	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	493 of 610	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	482 of 602	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	270 of 606	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	303 of 613	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	6.8	588 of 597	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	308 of 544	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.3	407 of 432	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	348 of 446	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	345 of 601	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	353 of 607	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	3.1	598 of 602	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	568 of 585	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	425 of 488	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	436 of 463	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)71st percentile+40 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2024)46th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math I71%+37 vs state

Math III62%-5 vs state

Mathematics52%~ state avg

Biology42%-7 vs state

English II36%-24 vs state

Reading36%-17 vs state

Science25%-35 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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy

Is Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy a good school?

Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy ranks 373^rd of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Paul R Brown Leadership Academy

What is the racial makeup of Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy?

Students at Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy are 43% African American, 23% Two or more races, 16% Hispanic, 13% White, 6% American Indian.

How many students attend Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy.

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