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Bladen County Schools Schools
Bladen County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Bladen County (Elizabethtown). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Bladen County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Bladen County Schools
12 of 13 schools in Bladen County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2D: 7F: 2
Best schools in Bladen County Schools
Statewide rankings: all 608 high schools in North Carolina · all 453 middle schools in North Carolina · all 1409 elementary schools in North Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Bladen Early College (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Clarkton School Of Discovery (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- West Bladen High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Tar Heel Middle (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ East Bladen High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Bladenboro Primary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Bladen Lakes Primary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Bladenboro Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Dublin Primary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Elizabethtown Primary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Bladen County Schools
High schools (2)
- D+ East Bladen High, Elizabethtown
- C- West Bladen High, Bladenboro
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D Bladenboro Middle, Bladenboro
- F Elizabethtown Middle, Elizabethtown
- D+ Tar Heel Middle, Tar Heel
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- B+ Bladen Early College, Dublin
- D Bladen Lakes Primary, Elizabethtown
- D Bladenboro Primary, Bladenboro
- D- Dublin Primary, Dublin
- F East Arcadia Elementary, Riegelwood
- D- Elizabethtown Primary, Elizabethtown
- Plain View Primary, Tar Heel
Other schools and academies (1)
- C Clarkton School Of Discovery, Clarkton
Where Bladen County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (6)
- Elizabethtown (4)
- Bladenboro (3)
- Dublin (2)
- Tar Heel (2)
- Clarkton (1)
- Riegelwood (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Bladen County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,843 students with 247 full-time-equivalent teachers and 552 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3700390
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Whiteville City Schools (5 schools, 20 mi)
- Columbus County Schools (12 schools, 23 mi)
- Sampson County Schools (18 schools, 25 mi)
- Clinton City Schools (5 schools, 31 mi)
- Public Schools of Robeson County (35 schools, 32 mi)
- Cumberland County Schools (86 schools, 34 mi)
- Pender County Schools (19 schools, 37 mi)
- Duplin County Schools (13 schools, 42 mi)
Questions about Bladen County Schools
How many schools are in Bladen County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Bladen County Schools, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Bladen County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Dublin, Tar Heel, Clarkton and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Bladen County Schools?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 40.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.8%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Bladen County Schools?
3,843 students were enrolled in Bladen County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Bladen County Schools?
Bladen County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Bladen County, with its district office in Elizabethtown. Its boundary covers about 875 sq mi.