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Bolivia Elementary

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Bolivia Elementary ranks 906 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

906^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bolivia Elementary serves 514 students in grades PK-5 in Bolivia, NC, and is part of Brunswick County Schools. The school currently ranks in the 39th percentile statewide (906th out of 1,492) and receives 2 out of 5 stars, placing it below the state median and 5th out of 6 elementary schools in its district. Bolivia serves a very high-poverty population—approximately 99.4% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. However, poverty alone doesn't tell the whole story: nearby Town Creek Elementary serves a nearly identical student population (99.3% FRL) yet ranks in the 82nd percentile, proving that high achievement is possible within the same district.

Academically, math is Bolivia's most consistent weakness. Proficiency rates trail district and state averages by roughly 10 to 20 points in every grade tested. For instance, only 43.5% of 5th graders are proficient in math, compared to roughly 64% statewide. Reading presents a mixed picture. While 3rd-grade reading proficiency (42.9%) falls well below the state average (55.6%), students essentially reach parity by 4th and 5th grades. A notable bright spot is 5th-grade science, where proficiency reached 72.9% in the most recent year, matching the district and exceeding the state average of 67.7%.

Attendance and resources also matter. Chronic absenteeism has historically been very high—above 33% for three straight years—though it dropped to 24.9% in 2024-2025. That remains higher than most neighbors, including Southport Elementary (21.4%) and Belville Elementary (11.8%). Bolivia spends a relatively high $11,038 per student, suggesting the challenge isn't resources but translating them into classroom outcomes. The school's gifted students perform exceptionally well, ranking above the 80th percentile statewide. However, this success isn't uniform; other subgroups lag significantly, some falling below the 20th percentile. Broadening the instructional strategies that work for advanced learners to the wider student population will be essential to reversing Bolivia's slow decline over the past eight years.

514

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4036 Business Hwy 17-E
Bolivia, NC 28422

(910) 756-5070

District: Brunswick County Schools

Students who attend Bolivia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Brunswick Middle
High:	Brunswick County Early College
	South Brunswick High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Hispanic:

10.3%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (54% vs 61% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg61%

906^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^th of 246Brunswick 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	40.0	906 of 1492	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	969 of 1490	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	929 of 1505	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	844 of 1502	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	688 of 1514	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	516 of 1489	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	422 of 1473	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.4	691 of 1434	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.7	808 of 1429	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.4	849 of 1425	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.9	627 of 1440	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.6	498 of 1390	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.7	542 of 1403	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.8	648 of 1388	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.1	703 of 1381	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.0	612 of 1363	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	622 of 1354	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.2	732 of 1324	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.9	797 of 1293	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.1	744 of 1276	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	898 of 903	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	762 of 918	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.0	308 of 933	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.3	751 of 927	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	561 of 634	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	359 of 646	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	391 of 897	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	884 of 1447	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	802 of 1451	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	857 of 1455	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	804 of 1459	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	646 of 1458	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	433 of 1440	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	539 of 1424	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	593 of 1405	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	124 of 743	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	95 of 710	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	43.1	559 of 669	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	396 of 582	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	201 of 500	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.2	461 of 494	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	541 of 612	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	35.0	617 of 915	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	900 of 1434	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	815 of 1437	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	900 of 1450	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	756 of 1437	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	673 of 1366	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	208 of 1329	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	119 of 1361	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	59.9	490 of 1332	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	899 of 1451	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	1072 of 1450	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	935 of 1464	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	856 of 1461	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	713 of 1464	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	564 of 1444	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	353 of 1430	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	752 of 1413	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	22.3	133 of 159	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	444 of 815	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	498 of 821	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	377 of 801	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	914 of 1146	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1025 of 1172	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	953 of 1166	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	975 of 1183	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	820 of 1194	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	708 of 1172	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	622 of 1183	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	794 of 1178	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)83rd percentile+44 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile~ school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)33rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)16th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-43 vs school

African American (2026)1st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science73%+5 vs state

Reading52%-4 vs state

Mathematics50%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bolivia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4036 Business Hwy 17-E	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5070	514	36	14.1	99.4%	375 (73.0%)	42 (8.2%)	53 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	40	906^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.3%		36.7	969^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.0%	63	50.0	55.6	43.5				42.9	57.0	55.3				72.9		$11,038	$1,192	$9,845
Town Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6330 Lake Park Dr SE	Winnabow	28479	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5350	702	47	14.9	99.3%	430 (61.3%)	96 (13.7%)	95 (13.5%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	64 (9.1%)	77.6	271^st of 1492 public elementary schools	81.8%		81.2	232^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	84.4%	39	76.6	75.8	76.9				64.3	70.2	60.1				79.7		$10,485	$1,345	$9,140
Supply Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Benton Road SE	Supply	28462	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5640	580	39	15.0	99.5%	254 (43.8%)	124 (21.4%)	156 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.9%)	29.8	1099^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.2	1150^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.8%	51	69.7	38.1	62.9				39.3	38.1	43.8				56.2		$11,129	$1,384	$9,745
Classical Charter Schools of Southport	Public, Charter	K-8	2260 Achievement Ave SE	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Classical Charter Schools of Southport	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 338-4178	573	24	24.0		398 (69.5%)	18 (3.1%)	105 (18.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.0%)	79	253^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	83.0%		81.6	228^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.7%	25	65.6	76.1	73.8	73.7	76.1	64.4	62.5	73.1	78.5	71.9	69.6	77.8	80.0	80.0
Virginia Williamson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Zion Hill Road	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6010	610	37	16.5	99.5%	396 (64.9%)	56 (9.2%)	103 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	50	728^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.2%		56.1	631^st of 1490 public elementary schools	57.7%	97	73.5	50.9	60.9				56.6	50.0	49.1				72.7		$10,336	$1,189	$9,147
Southport Elementary	Public	K-5	701 West 9th Street	Southport	28461	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 457-6036	413	28	14.7	99.3%	299 (72.4%)	41 (9.9%)	39 (9.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	63.9	520^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.1%		55.9	637^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.2%	117	64.3	69.6	73.8				50.0	55.1	67.2				78.7		$10,218	$817	$9,401
Edwin A Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	455 Halyburton Memorial Parkwa	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 798-3311	514	39	13.1	47.7%	395 (76.8%)	20 (3.9%)	62 (12.1%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.1%)	82.5	209^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.0%		82.3	209^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.0%		75.3	74.5	80.6				66.3	67.3	75.3				88.2		$10,418	$855	$9,563
Belville Elementary	Public	K-5	575 River Road	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-0601	812	54	15.1	99.6%	434 (53.4%)	141 (17.4%)	150 (18.5%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	71 (8.7%)	63.2	533^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	64.3%		63.1	512^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.6%	21	67.6	71.5	60.5				51.7	63.2	63.8				76.3		$9,927	$957	$8,970
Heyward C Bellamy Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Sanders Rd	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 350-2039	533	35	15.0	41.1%	377 (70.7%)	25 (4.7%)	88 (16.5%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	88	147^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.1%		88.1	136^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.9%	11	84.3	85.2	91.5				68.7	68.0	75.6				89.0		$10,008	$775	$9,233
Mary C Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Silver Lake Rd	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2150	355	31	11.2	99.2%	140 (39.4%)	40 (11.3%)	156 (43.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	37.3	957^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.9%		47.1	800^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.3%	157	59.7	62.7	52.6				46.3	55.2	43.9				52.6		$12,184	$1,615	$10,569

Frequently Asked Questions about Bolivia Elementary

How many students attend Bolivia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Bolivia Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bolivia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bolivia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Brunswick Middle
High : Brunswick County Early College
High : South Brunswick High

What district is Bolivia Elementary in?

Brunswick County Schools

Is Bolivia Elementary a good school?

Bolivia Elementary ranks 906^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bolivia Elementary?

Students at Bolivia Elementary are 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races.

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