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Bladenboro Primary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bladenboro Primary is an elementary school located in Bladenboro, North Carolina, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 435 students. The school is part of the Bladen County Schools district, which is ranked 211 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bladenboro Primary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on End-of-Grade (EOG) tests, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 38.5%, compared to the Bladen County Schools' average of 42.1% and the state average of 64.1%. Similarly, the school's 3rd-grade reading proficiency rate was 28.6%, compared to the district's 28.2% and the state's 46.7%. This pattern of underperformance is consistent across grade levels and subject areas.

The nearby Elizabethtown Primary and Dublin Primary schools in the Bladen County Schools district also perform below the state average but generally better than Bladenboro Primary. This suggests that the challenges faced by Bladenboro Primary may be more pronounced than those of other schools in the district. Additionally, Bladenboro Primary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools and has maintained a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating that it is performing significantly below the state average.

448

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,612

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

312 Old Whiteville Road
Bladenboro, NC 28320

(910) 863-3387

District: Bladen County Schools

Students who attend Bladenboro Primary usually attend:

Middle:	Bladenboro Middle
High:	West Bladen High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

African American:

21.4%

Hispanic:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bladen County Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

North Carolina avg57%

1,189^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	24.9	1189 of 1490	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	908 of 1505	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1089 of 1502	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1195 of 1514	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1176 of 1489	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	841 of 1473	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	651 of 1434	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	693 of 1429	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	32.4	1041 of 1425	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.3	747 of 1440	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.4	877 of 1390	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.6	954 of 1403	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.2	1202 of 1388	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.8	1110 of 1381	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	1061 of 1363	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.0	854 of 1354	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.9	950 of 1324	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.0	988 of 1293	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	1047 of 1276	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	734 of 918	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.5	316 of 924	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	593 of 933	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	771 of 927	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	816 of 896	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.5	217 of 949	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	246 of 927	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	1053 of 1451	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.0	730 of 1455	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.5	1089 of 1459	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1280 of 1458	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1133 of 1440	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	729 of 1424	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	751 of 1405	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	62.2	251 of 893	71.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1184 of 1437	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.7	705 of 1450	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	948 of 1437	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1126 of 1366	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1096 of 1329	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.4	479 of 1361	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	301 of 1332	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1228 of 1450	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	996 of 1464	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1059 of 1461	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	983 of 1464	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1153 of 1444	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	940 of 1430	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	536 of 1413	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	46.2	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	740 of 821	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	501 of 801	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1070 of 1172	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	918 of 1166	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1052 of 1183	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1084 of 1194	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1082 of 1172	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	930 of 1183	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	735 of 1178	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2022)72nd percentile+51 vs school

Migrant (2019)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%-16 vs state

Reading39%-13 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
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
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
Long Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10218 NC 72 East	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 739-3864	428	23	18.4	98.6%	98 (22.9%)	123 (28.7%)	25 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	94 (22.0%)	19.2	1290^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.4%		21.3	1260^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.3%	30	54.8	43.2					27.4	33.3							$10,849	$1,890	$8,958
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
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
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
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
Rowland Norment Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	701 Godwin Ave	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6030	495	28	17.6	99.4%	33 (6.7%)	215 (43.4%)	134 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.3%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (8.9%)								(n/a)	51.4						28.0								$10,950	$1,615	$9,335
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
Whiteville Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	805 Barbcrest Avenue	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Whiteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 642-4119	486	28	17.4	99.0%	187 (38.5%)	198 (40.7%)	65 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)								(n/a)															$11,650	$2,013	$9,637

Frequently Asked Questions about Bladenboro Primary

What is the racial makeup of Bladenboro Primary?

Students at Bladenboro Primary are 50% White, 21% African American, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Bladenboro Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Bladenboro Primary.

What district is Bladenboro Primary in?

Bladen County Schools

What schools do graduates of Bladenboro Primary attend?

Students who attend Bladenboro Primary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bladenboro Middle
High : West Bladen High

Is Bladenboro Primary a good school?

Bladenboro Primary ranks in the bottom 20.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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