📍 21451 NC Hwy 87 East, Riegelwood, Bladen County, 28456
East Arcadia Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Riegelwood, Bladen County. The school has 50 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bladen County Schools school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
East Arcadia Elementary enrolls 50 students across grades K–4. The student body is 38% male and 62% female. A teaching staff of 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 28 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 20% |
| White | 5 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 50 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 47 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Arcadia Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 8, state house district 22.
East Arcadia Elementary is one of 13 schools in Bladen County Schools, based in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. The district serves 3,928 students district-wide and employs 263 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 50 students, East Arcadia Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 302 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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