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Elizabethtown Primary

Q: Is Elizabethtown Primary a good school?

Elizabethtown Primary ranks in the bottom 6.9% 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

1387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Elizabethtown Primary is an elementary school located in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 502 students. The school is part of the Bladen County Schools district, which is ranked 211 out of 242 districts in the state.

Elizabethtown Primary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,046 and 1,412 out of around 1,500 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 24.1% of 3rd-grade students proficient in reading in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 46.7% and the district average of 28.2%. The school's performance is particularly low for White and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of schools in the state.

While the nearby schools in the Bladen County district, such as Bladenboro Primary, Tar Heel School, Dublin Primary, and Bladen Lakes Primary, generally perform better than Elizabethtown Primary on academic measures, they also have high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, similar to Elizabethtown Primary. When comparing Elizabethtown Primary to schools outside the district, such as Beaver Dam Elementary and Southeastern Academy, the performance gap becomes even more pronounced, suggesting that factors beyond just student demographics may be at play.

483

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,980

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 21st percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

North Carolina avg57%

1,387^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)39th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%-22 vs state

Reading31%-22 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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	29.3	1099^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.2%		16.8	1328^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.8%	229	48.9	32.6	47.7	45.2	51.3	41.3	34.1	47.2	54.5	45.2	55.1	54.0	48.9	55.6
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Elizabethtown Primary

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

What district is Elizabethtown Primary in?

Bladen County Schools

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.

Is Elizabethtown Primary a good school?

Elizabethtown Primary ranks in the bottom 6.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Elizabethtown Primary?

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

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