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Bladen Lakes Primary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bladen Lakes Primary is an elementary school located in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 167 students. The school is part of the Bladen County Schools district, which is ranked 211 out of 242 districts in the state.

Bladen Lakes Primary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1,024 and 1,267 out of around 1,500 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 26.9% to 53.8% in Mathematics and Reading for grades 3-5, compared to the state averages of 46.7% to 64.1%. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 40.7% is also below the state average of 62%.

Bladen Lakes Primary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.9 to 16.3 over the past few years, it's unclear how these resources are being utilized to support student learning. The school's per-student spending of $11,774 in 2018-2019 was higher than the state average, but the school's persistent academic underperformance suggests that more targeted interventions and evidence-based instructional practices may be needed to improve outcomes for all students.

166

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,774

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9554 Johnsontown Road
Elizabethtown, NC 28337-9651

(910) 247-4608

District: Bladen County Schools

Students who attend Bladen Lakes Primary usually attend:

Middle:	Elizabethtown Middle
High:	East Bladen High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.0%

White:

24.7%

African American:

22.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg57%

1,267^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary 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	20.7	1267 of 1490	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1180 of 1505	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1160 of 1502	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1130 of 1514	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1024 of 1489	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1189 of 1473	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	894 of 1434	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.0	523 of 1429	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	26.6	1124 of 1425	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.6	1010 of 1440	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.8	1133 of 1390	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.3	1028 of 1403	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	1081 of 1388	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.7	1044 of 1381	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	1068 of 1363	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.8	921 of 1354	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.2	628 of 1324	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.8	556 of 1293	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	36.4	919 of 1276	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	45.2	521 of 949	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1265 of 1451	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1145 of 1459	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1195 of 1424	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	986 of 1405	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	394 of 961	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	468 of 951	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	401 of 865	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	530 of 851	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1154 of 1437	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	960 of 1450	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1241 of 1437	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	687 of 1361	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1036 of 1332	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1191 of 1450	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1121 of 1464	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1108 of 1430	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.5	724 of 1413	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	62.3	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	8.4	1152 of 1183	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	651 of 1178	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2019)67th percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2019)45th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2019)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%-13 vs state

Science41%-21 vs state

Reading31%-21 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 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
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%)	20.7	1267^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.0%		26	1180^th of 1505 public elementary schools	21.6%	87	45.0	53.8	44.4				40.0	26.9	29.6				40.7		$11,774	$2,123	$9,651
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%)	12.4	1387^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.9%		12.3	1399^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.0%	12	38.6	40.3					24.1	38.8							$11,980	$2,361	$9,619
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%)	52.4	705^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.7%		44.4	851^st of 1505 public elementary schools	43.5%	146	90.3	58.3	40.3	54.1	41.9	33.8	71.0	58.3	50.0	49.4	47.3	51.5	51.4	73.5
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%)	24	1203^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	19.3%		32.9	1050^th of 1505 public elementary schools	30.2%	153	63.3	43.2	37.5				36.7	51.4	28.1				25.0		$11,628	$1,747	$9,882
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%)	21.1	1258^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.6%		28.1	1136^th of 1505 public elementary schools	24.5%	122	53.3	53.3	46.2	33.8	40.0	28.2	30.0	40.0	35.9	33.8	28.0	31.0	48.7	49.3	$9,148	$1,514	$7,634
Beaver Dam Elementary	Public	K-5	12059 Hwy 210 S	Roseboro	28382	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 838-0008	87	10	9.1	96.6%	59 (67.8%)	11 (12.6%)	12 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	95.7	45^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.0%		92.3	82^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	94.6%	37	95.2		93.3				90.5		80.0				80.0		$14,341	$1,861	$12,480
Southeastern Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12251 NC HWY 41 North	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Southeastern Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 738-7828	218	14	15.3		144 (66.1%)	12 (5.5%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	82.7	205^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.2%		90.3	111^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.6%	94	96.0	72.0	84.0	92.0	87.0	87.5	68.0	68.0	64.0	88.0	82.6	70.8	52.0	75.0
Roseboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Butler Island Road	Roseboro	28382	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 525-4538	369	26	14.2	95.4%	127 (34.4%)	117 (31.7%)	92 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	30.3	1083^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	27.3%		42	886^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.1%	197	33.3	69.4	64.0				33.3	42.9	30.0				48.0		$9,907	$1,572	$8,336
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%)	24.9	1189^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.2%		41.2	908^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.7%	281	38.5	52.4					28.6	51.2							$11,612	$1,954	$9,658
East Robeson Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	4840 7th Street Road	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6055	556	34	16.4	99.5%	147 (26.4%)	110 (19.8%)	103 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.8%)								(n/a)	86.8						71.1								$11,728	$1,810	$9,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Bladen Lakes Primary

What is the racial makeup of Bladen Lakes Primary?

Students at Bladen Lakes Primary are 44% Hispanic, 25% White, 22% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Is Bladen Lakes Primary a good school?

Bladen Lakes Primary ranks in the bottom 15.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Bladen Lakes Primary in?

Bladen County Schools

How many students attend Bladen Lakes Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 166 students attended Bladen Lakes Primary.

What schools do graduates of Bladen Lakes Primary attend?

Students who attend Bladen Lakes Primary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elizabethtown Middle
High : East Bladen High

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