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Emereau: Bladen

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Emereau: Bladen ranks 609 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Emereau: Bladen is a K–8 charter school in Elizabethtown, NC, serving 629 students in a rural region where most nearby public schools struggle academically, and it operates as its own local education agency. The school currently ranks 609th of 1,492 North Carolina schools — the 59th percentile, earning three stars — and has climbed steadily from the 35th percentile in 2021–2022. It now outperforms nearly every school in its immediate area, including Elizabethtown Primary, just 2.4 miles away (5th percentile), Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville (14th percentile), Tar Heel School (22nd percentile), and Bladen Lakes Primary (47th percentile). The nearest school that clearly outranks it is Southeastern Academy, about 17 miles away at the 85th percentile. Unlike most nearby schools, it is not part of Bladen County Schools, which ranks 200th of 246 districts statewide.

The school’s most distinctive academic pattern is exceptional early-grade performance followed by a middle-school fade. In third grade, math proficiency reaches 87.9%, compared with 66.4% statewide, and reading reaches 80.3%, versus 55.6% statewide. By eighth grade, however, proficiency falls to 35.6% in math and 47.9% in reading — both below state averages. Science is the exception: 8th grade science proficiency reached 72.6%, versus 68.6% statewide. Emereau: Bladen also maintains a favorable 12.9 student-teacher ratio, lower than most nearby traditional elementary schools.

The school’s subgroup results are a particular strength. Special education students rank in the 90th percentile statewide, African American students in the 84th percentile, and low-income students in the 71st percentile — each above the school’s overall 59th percentile ranking. Chronic absenteeism has improved steadily, from 31.6% in 2021–2022 to 26.8%, but remains above the 24.2% state average and well above Southeastern Academy’s 10.2%. Since achievement improved during the same period that absenteeism declined, reducing chronic absence further could help the school keep climbing.

629

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

92.6%

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

Exemptions: 4.4% (any vaccine)

995 Airport Rd
Elizabethtown, NC 28337

(910) 247-6595

District: Emereau: Bladen

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.7%

African American:

17.0%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2019 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the North Carolina median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

609^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 50% (2019) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

529^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 43% (2019) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

135^th of 246Emereau: Bladen 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	609 of 1492	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	705 of 1490	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	851 of 1505	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	950 of 1502	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	984 of 1514	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	891 of 1489	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	730 of 1473	50.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	144 of 903	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	235 of 918	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	35.8	639 of 924	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	712 of 933	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	672 of 927	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	662 of 896	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	635 of 949	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	723 of 927	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	298 of 634	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	346 of 646	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	620 of 1447	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	658 of 1451	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	759 of 1455	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	942 of 1459	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	919 of 1458	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	985 of 1440	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	697 of 1424	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	658 of 1405	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	336 of 981	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.3	189 of 961	80.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	412 of 1434	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	52.3	638 of 1437	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	1027 of 1450	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1109 of 1437	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1076 of 1366	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	760 of 1329	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	776 of 1361	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1006 of 1332	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	587 of 1451	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	713 of 1450	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	902 of 1464	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	883 of 1461	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	973 of 1464	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	728 of 1444	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	749 of 1430	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	813 of 1413	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	81 of 815	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	75.5	99 of 821	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	30.0	603 of 801	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	734 of 1146	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	840 of 1172	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	942 of 1166	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	999 of 1183	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	957 of 1194	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	893 of 1172	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	608 of 1183	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	766 of 1178	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	529 of 778	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	430 of 773	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	479 of 793	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	464 of 784	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	447 of 786	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	404 of 741	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	423 of 737	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	376 of 553	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	258 of 546	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	291 of 560	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	491 of 559	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	473 of 533	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	503 of 731	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	426 of 733	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	460 of 738	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	425 of 731	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	383 of 733	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	426 of 706	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	390 of 684	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	271 of 566	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	626 of 725	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.1	440 of 729	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	470 of 743	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	440 of 735	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	375 of 689	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	487 of 633	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	271 of 639	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	528 of 736	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.6	405 of 733	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	439 of 751	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	459 of 747	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	472 of 748	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	305 of 711	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	426 of 697	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	163 of 500	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	66 of 478	86.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	564 of 644	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	515 of 649	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	494 of 652	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	478 of 656	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	431 of 658	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	371 of 632	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	373 of 624	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2026)84th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)57th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science69%~ state avg

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics55%-4 vs state

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Preachers not teachers. Slackers without teaching licenses. The teachers say things about not liking to teach and that they wish it was a Christian school. Bad bad bad school. Actually not a school. It is an anti school 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
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%
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
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 Arcadia Elementary	Public	K-5	21451 NC Hwy 87 East	Riegelwood	28456	Columbus County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 247-4609	68	8	8.6	95.6%	6 (8.8%)	34 (50.0%)	18 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	1 (1.5%)	5 (7.4%)	19.9	1277^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.4%		11.5	1401^st of 1490 public elementary schools	6.0%	124		27.3	53.8					9.1	46.2				53.8				$21,299	$3,259	$18,039
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	—	187 (38.5%)	198 (40.7%)	65 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)								(n/a)															96.4%	2.7%	$11,650	$2,013	$9,637

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How many students attend Emereau: Bladen?

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended Emereau: Bladen.

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Emereau: Bladen ranks 609^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Students at Emereau: Bladen are 61% White, 17% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

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