📍 312 Old Whiteville Road, Bladenboro, Bladen County, 28320
Bladenboro Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bladenboro, Bladen County. The school has 403 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bladen County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bladenboro Primary enrolls 403 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 23% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 205 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 9.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
400 of the school's 403 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 400 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.
Bladenboro Primary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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.
Bladenboro Primary 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 403 students, Bladenboro Primary is larger than the district average of about 302 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote