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Elizabethtown Primary

Q: Is Elizabethtown Primary a good school?

Elizabethtown Primary ranks in the bottom 5.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Elizabethtown Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Elizabethtown Primary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Elizabethtown Primary?

Students at Elizabethtown Primary are 62% African American, 16% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Elizabethtown Primary attend?

Students who attend Elizabethtown Primary usually go on to attend: Middle : Elizabethtown Middle High : East Bladen High

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1411^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Elizabethtown Primary is a PK–4 elementary school in the small southeastern North Carolina town of Elizabethtown, serving 483 students and operating as part of Bladen County Schools. The school's overall academic standing is extremely low: for the 2025–2026 school year it ranks in the 5th percentile among North Carolina elementary schools with a 0-star rating. Nearly all of its students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and more than 33% are chronically absent — missing over 10% of school days. These are difficult realities that parents considering this school should weigh carefully.

Early reading is the most pressing academic issue. Only 26.7% of 3rd graders reached reading proficiency, compared with 34.7% for the district and 55.6% statewide. Nearly every comparable school in the area does better: Bladenboro Primary (10th percentile), Tar Heel School (22nd percentile), Dublin Primary (28th percentile), and Bladen Lakes Primary (47th percentile) all outperform it within the same district. The contrast is starkest with Emereau: Bladen, a charter school just two miles away, where 80.3% of 3rd graders read at grade level — triple Elizabethtown Primary's rate. Even in 3rd grade math, where the school matches its district average, it lags far behind nearby alternatives.

Importantly, the school's struggles cannot be blamed on a lack of resources: it spends roughly $11,980 per student — more than its district peers — and maintains a favorable 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio. Likewise, poverty does not tell the whole story; similarly high-poverty schools such as East Robeson Primary and Beaver Dam Elementary achieve dramatically stronger results. There are a few genuine bright spots: the school's special education students have climbed from the 2nd to the 46th percentile statewide in two years, and 4th grade reading nearly matches the district average. Still, with chronic absenteeism persistently above 30%, parents should ask direct questions about attendance initiatives, early literacy support, and the school's plan for moving students to grade-level mastery.

483

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92.6%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.5% (any vaccine)

301 Mercer Road
Elizabethtown, NC 28337

(910) 862-3380

District: Bladen County Schools

Students who attend Elizabethtown Primary usually attend:

Middle:	Elizabethtown Middle
High:	East Bladen High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.9%

White:

16.4%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg60%

1,411^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

200^th of 246Bladen 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
2026	10.6	1411 of 1492	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	1387 of 1490	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1399 of 1505	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1306 of 1502	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1412 of 1514	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1248 of 1489	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1154 of 1473	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1046 of 1434	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.7	1037 of 1429	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	1205 of 1425	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	1133 of 1440	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.9	1170 of 1390	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.9	1063 of 1403	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.3	1058 of 1388	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.0	1050 of 1381	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	1212 of 1363	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	1230 of 1354	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	1002 of 1324	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.5	1005 of 1293	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.4	1147 of 1276	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	745 of 903	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	613 of 918	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	612 of 924	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	573 of 933	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	777 of 927	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	663 of 896	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	584 of 949	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	501 of 927	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	560 of 634	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	290 of 646	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	703 of 878	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	841 of 897	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	1352 of 1447	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	1339 of 1451	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1375 of 1455	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1327 of 1459	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1369 of 1458	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1286 of 1440	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1107 of 1424	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1048 of 1405	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	773 of 961	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	780 of 915	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	637 of 893	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	423 of 843	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	209 of 865	75.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	1301 of 1434	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	1319 of 1437	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1303 of 1450	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1129 of 1437	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1177 of 1366	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1175 of 1329	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	878 of 1361	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	893 of 1332	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	1383 of 1451	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	1350 of 1450	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1343 of 1464	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1199 of 1461	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1346 of 1464	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1133 of 1444	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1169 of 1430	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1023 of 1413	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	54.7	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	443 of 815	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	503 of 821	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.5	788 of 801	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	0.8	1170 of 1172	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.8	1166 of 1166	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	1150 of 1183	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1162 of 1194	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1029 of 1172	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1144 of 1183	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	849 of 1178	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics41%-23 vs state

Reading33%-24 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, October 20, 2011

My special needs child is in 2nd grade. She was also in Elizabethtown Primary for kindergarten and pre-k. The first 2 years she was considered developmentally delayed. This year she has been diagnosed with aspergers. This school has absolutely nothing for her. Many of the teachers don't even know what autism is, much less how a child with autism should be taught. I am very disappointed with Bladen County schools. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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							92.6%	2.5%	$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%)	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	92.6%	4.4%
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		100%	0%	$11,774	$2,123	$9,651
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	—	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		92.3%	5.1%	$11,628	$1,747	$9,882
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	—	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							95.7%	1.4%	$11,612	$1,954	$9,658
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	94.7%	0%	$9,148	$1,514	$7,634
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%)	81.6	223^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	85.1%		82.7	205^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.2%	18	100.0	87.5	70.8	96.1	91.7	91.3	70.8	70.8	58.3	73.1	83.3	82.6	66.7	91.3	100%	0%
Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Public, Charter	K-8	35 Bacon's Way	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 641-4042	842	19	44.6	90.4%	299 (35.5%)	222 (26.4%)	142 (16.9%)	6 (0.7%)	86 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (10.3%)	19.9	1279^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.3%		29.3	1099^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.2%	180	46.2	33.3	46.1	26.9	30.4	32.4	40.9	47.6	39.5	54.8	48.1	64.7	39.5	55.9	98.9%	1.1%
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	—	147 (26.4%)	110 (19.8%)	103 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.8%)								(n/a)	89.3						73.2										$11,728	$1,810	$9,918
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%)	97.4	10^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.3%		95.7	45^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.0%	35	90.9	91.3					90.9	95.6									$14,341	$1,861	$12,480

Frequently Asked Questions about Elizabethtown Primary

Is Elizabethtown Primary a good school?

Elizabethtown Primary ranks in the bottom 5.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Elizabethtown Primary attend?

Students who attend Elizabethtown Primary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elizabethtown Middle
High : East Bladen High

How many students attend Elizabethtown Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Elizabethtown Primary.

What is the racial makeup of Elizabethtown Primary?

Students at Elizabethtown Primary are 62% African American, 16% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Elizabethtown Primary in?

Bladen County Schools

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