Elizabethtown Primary

Summary:

Elizabethtown Primary is an elementary school in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, serving 503 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Bladen County Schools district, which is ranked 185 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elizabethtown Primary faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools and the state average. The school has a much higher percentage of African American students (60.04%) than nearby schools, which range from 23.33% to 25.55% African American. Academically, Elizabethtown Primary consistently underperforms the state and district averages in both mathematics and reading proficiency across grades 3 and 4. For example, in 2023-2024, only 31.5% of 3rd graders and 39.7% of 4th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 62.7% and 56.6%, respectively. The school has been ranked in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools for the past several years.

Elizabethtown Primary's African American and Hispanic students perform significantly worse than their peers statewide, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of North Carolina elementary schools for these subgroups. In contrast, the school's White students rank in the bottom 1-2% of North Carolina elementary schools. Additionally, Elizabethtown Primary has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Nearby schools, such as Bladenboro Primary, Dublin Primary, and Bladen Lakes Primary, generally perform better academically than Elizabethtown Primary, despite serving similar student populations.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 301 Mercer Road
       Elizabethtown, NC  28337


(910) 862-3380

District: Bladen County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1399th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,980 Help


Students who attend Elizabethtown Primary usually attend:

Middle:    Elizabethtown Middle
High:    East Bladen High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  503

Racial breakdown:

African American:
60.0%
White:
18.5%
Hispanic:
13.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Compare Details Elizabethtown Primary ranks worse than 93% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Bladen County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.27. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Elizabethtown Primary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Bladen County Schools District. Student population at Elizabethtown Primary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (60%), White (18.5%), Hispanic (13.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Bladen County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elizabethtown Primary is 14.9. 3 elementary schools in the Bladen County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elizabethtown Primary is $11,980, which is the 2nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Bladen County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elizabethtown Primary:

SchoolDigger ranks Elizabethtown Primary 1399th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Elizabethtown Primary in the ranking list.)

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Bladen County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Bladen County Schools 185th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Elizabethtown Primary

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Rank History for all students at Elizabethtown Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 17.45 1147th 1276 10.1%
2007 31.45 1005th 1293 22.3%
2008 30.48 1002nd 1324 24.3%
2009 13.64 1230th 1354 9.2%
2010 17.23 1212th 1363 11.1%
2011 31.02 1050th 1381 24.0%
2012 32.27 1058th 1388 23.8%
2013 27.94 1063rd 1403 24.2%
2014 18.91 1170th 1390 15.8%
2015 26.40 1133rd 1440 21.3%
2016 20.76 1205th 1425 15.4%
2017 32.71 1037th 1429 27.4%
2018 32.15 1046th 1434 27.1%
2019 26.50 1154th 1473 21.7%
2021 17.78 1248th 1489 16.2%
2022 11.82 1412th 1514 6.7%
2023 17.14 1306th 1502 13.0%
2024 12.27 1399th 1505 7.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Elizabethtown Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 13.50 788th 801 1.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elizabethtown Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.10 893rd 1332 33.0%
2019 40.22 878th 1361 35.5%
2021 18.38 1175th 1329 11.6%
2022 22.94 1177th 1366 13.8%
2023 27.84 1129th 1437 21.4%
2024 19.66 1303rd 1450 10.1%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Elizabethtown Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.74 4th 9 55.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Elizabethtown Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.44 1048th 1405 25.4%
2019 28.42 1107th 1424 22.3%
2021 14.72 1286th 1440 10.7%
2022 11.72 1369th 1458 6.1%
2023 14.51 1327th 1459 9.0%
2024 11.74 1375th 1455 5.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Elizabethtown Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.94 841st 897 6.2%
2019 28.17 703rd 878 19.9%
2021 45.58 290th 646 55.1%
2022 22.28 560th 634 11.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Elizabethtown Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.88 1023rd 1413 27.6%
2019 25.25 1169th 1430 18.3%
2021 22.59 1133rd 1444 21.5%
2022 13.74 1346th 1464 8.1%
2023 21.64 1199th 1461 17.9%
2024 14.23 1343rd 1464 8.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Elizabethtown Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.93 501st 927 46.0%
2019 40.73 584th 949 38.5%
2021 28.86 663rd 896 26.0%
2022 24.95 777th 927 16.2%
2023 39.29 573rd 933 38.6%
2024 37.60 612th 924 33.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elizabethtown Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.01 209th 865 75.8%
2021 44.88 423rd 843 49.8%
2022 34.34 637th 893 28.7%
2023 22.99 780th 915 14.8%
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Rank History for White students at Elizabethtown Primary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.74 849th 1178 27.9%
2019 9.41 1144th 1183 3.3%
2021 19.99 1029th 1172 12.2%
2022 8.64 1162nd 1194 2.7%
2023 6.99 1150th 1183 2.8%
2024 0.84 1166th 1166 0.0%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Open Quote My special needs child is in 2nd grade. She was also in Elizabethtown Primary for kindergarten and pre-k. The first 2 years she was considered developmentally delayed. This year she has been diagnosed with aspergers. This school has absolutely nothing for her. Many of the teachers don't even know what autism is, much less how a child with autism should be taught. I am very disappointed with Bladen County schools. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Elizabethtown Primary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 213 333 0 1 3 n/a n/a 0 550
1989 212 357 1 0 2 n/a n/a 5 577
1990 211 339 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 553
1991 224 340 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1992 314 455 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 773
1993 331 481 2 0 0 n/a n/a 32 846
1994 342 460 4 1 3 n/a n/a 24 834
1995 337 508 4 8 1 n/a n/a 0 858
1996 337 508 4 8 1 n/a n/a 0 858
1997 338 542 7 7 2 n/a n/a 0 896
1998 305 551 6 18 2 n/a n/a 8 890
1999 300 574 5 23 3 n/a n/a 0 905
2000 284 551 3 30 7 n/a n/a 0 875
2001 279 511 1 41 8 n/a n/a 0 840
2002 195 376 1 39 5 n/a n/a 0 616
2003 195 376 1 39 5 n/a n/a 0 616
2004 189 376 2 38 3 n/a n/a 0 608
2005 192 363 3 45 3 n/a n/a 0 606
2006 189 347 5 37 7 n/a n/a 0 585
2007 176 368 3 39 6 n/a n/a 11 603
2008 169 364 3 44 10 n/a n/a 11 601
2009 147 335 3 48 9 n/a n/a 0 542
2010 142 348 3 50 10 n/a n/a 0 553
2011 135 300 3 56 9 0 21 0 524
2012 135 318 2 65 7 0 20 0 547
2013 124 310 2 69 6 0 14 0 525
2014 101 286 1 53 5 0 14 0 460
2015 153 291 2 73 6 0 15 0 540
2016 160 294 2 69 8 0 25 0 558
2017 178 294 1 70 9 0 27 0 579
2018 125 259 0 67 11 0 26 0 488
2019 109 311 0 70 8 0 24 0 522
2020 111 303 1 66 8 0 35 0 524
2021 105 315 1 69 4 0 16 0 510
2022 91 319 1 64 6 1 26 0 508
2023 93 302 2 68 9 0 29 0 503

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elizabethtown Primary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 550 38.0 14.4 51.6
1989 577 38.0 15.1 60.8
1990 553 40.0 13.8 63.5
1991 568 40.0 14.2 61.8
1992 773 41.0 18.8 34.2
1993 846 41.0 20.6 60
1994 834 54.0 15.4 57.8
1995 858 52.0 16.5 55.4
1996 858 52.0 16.5 55.4
1997 896 54.0 16.6 56.3
1998 890 58.0 15.3 64.1
1999 905 56.0 16.2 75
2000 875 58.0 15.1 79.7
2001 840 58.0 14.5 n/a
2002 616 59.0 10.4 72.9
2003 616 59.0 10.4 72.9
2004 608 59.0 10.3 77.5
2005 606 59.0 10.3 76.2
2006 585 59.0 9.9 66.3
2007 603 n/a n/a 69.3
2008 601 40.0 15.0 n/a
2009 542 38.8 14.0 76.4
2010 553 37.9 14.6 82.6
2011 524 38.0 13.7 78.4
2012 547 36.7 14.8 79.5
2013 525 35.6 14.7 83.8
2014 460 35.8 12.8 95.4
2015 540 37.0 14.5 99.4
2016 558 37.0 15.0 99.5
2017 579 39.0 14.8 97.8
2018 488 35.4 13.7 99.4
2019 522 33.5 15.5 98.9
2020 524 37.4 14.0 99.4
2021 510 35.3 14.4 99.4
2022 508 33.0 15.3 99.4
2023 503 33.5 14.9 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elizabethtown Primary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 550 38.0 14.4 51.6
1989 577 38.0 15.1 60.8
1990 553 40.0 13.8 63.5
1991 568 40.0 14.2 61.8
1992 773 41.0 18.8 34.2
1993 846 41.0 20.6 60
1994 834 54.0 15.4 57.8
1995 858 52.0 16.5 55.4
1996 858 52.0 16.5 55.4
1997 896 54.0 16.6 56.3
1998 890 58.0 15.3 64.1
1999 905 56.0 16.2 75
2000 875 58.0 15.1 79.7
2001 840 58.0 14.5 n/a
2002 616 59.0 10.4 72.9
2003 616 59.0 10.4 72.9
2004 608 59.0 10.3 77.5
2005 606 59.0 10.3 76.2
2006 585 59.0 9.9 66.3
2007 603 n/a n/a 69.3
2008 601 40.0 15.0 n/a
2009 542 38.8 14.0 76.4
2010 553 37.9 14.6 82.6
2011 524 38.0 13.7 78.4
2012 547 36.7 14.8 79.5
2013 525 35.6 14.7 83.8
2014 460 35.8 12.8 95.4
2015 540 37.0 14.5 99.4
2016 558 37.0 15.0 99.5
2017 579 39.0 14.8 97.8
2018 488 35.4 13.7 99.4
2019 522 33.5 15.5 98.9
2020 524 37.4 14.0 99.4
2021 510 35.3 14.4 99.4
2022 508 33.0 15.3 99.4
2023 503 33.5 14.9 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Elizabethtown Primary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,361 (19.7%) $9,619 (80.3%) $11,980

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Elizabethtown Primary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1154th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1306th of 1502 Elementary schools
 8.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Elizabethtown Primary)4833.3
 14.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Bladen County Schools)52.138.1
 14%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Elizabethtown Primary)3524.4
 10.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Bladen County Schools)42.626.8
 15.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Elizabethtown Primary)53.542
 11.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Bladen County Schools)45.845.5
 0.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Elizabethtown Primary)48.839.8
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Bladen County Schools)45.542.8
 2.7%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students522503
 3.6%
African American311302
 2.9%
American Indian89
 12.5%
Asian02
Hispanic7068
 2.9%
Pacific Islander00
White10993
 14.7%
Two or More Races2429
 20.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.9%99.4%
 0.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Elizabethtown Primary

Elizabethtown Primary ranks in the bottom 7.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students at Elizabethtown Primary are 60% African American, 18% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 503 students attended Elizabethtown Primary.

Students who attend Elizabethtown Primary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elizabethtown Middle
High : East Bladen High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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