Bolivia Elementary

Summary:

Bolivia Elementary is a public elementary school serving 496 students in grades PK-5 in Bolivia, North Carolina, which is part of the Brunswick County Schools district.

While Bolivia Elementary has a predominantly white student population (73.99%), which is higher than nearby schools like Belville Elementary (60.47%) and Southport Elementary (72.95%), the school's academic performance on state tests is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, Bolivia Elementary's math proficiency rates range from 46% to 62.3%, compared to the district's 62.2%-74.6% and the state's 56.6%-62.7%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 13.3 to 14.7 students per teacher, and an extremely high percentage of students (99.3%-99.4%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Bolivia Elementary's academic performance has fluctuated in its statewide ranking over the years, it generally lags behind many of its nearby counterparts, both within the Brunswick County Schools district and in the broader region. For instance, the nearby Classical Charter Schools of Southport outperforms Bolivia Elementary on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates across multiple grade levels and subject areas.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4036 Business Hwy 17-E
       Bolivia, NC  28422


(910) 756-5070

District: Brunswick County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
929th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,038 Help


Students who attend Bolivia Elementary usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  496

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.0%
African American:
8.7%
Two or more races:
8.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Bolivia Elementary ranks worse than 61.7% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 9th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Brunswick County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.25. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74%), African American (8.7%), two or more races (8.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bolivia Elementary is 14.7. 6 elementary schools in the Brunswick County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bolivia Elementary is $11,038, which is the 2nd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Brunswick County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bolivia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bolivia Elementary 929th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Bolivia Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Brunswick County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Brunswick County Schools 78th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bolivia Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bolivia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 48.12 744th 1276 41.7%
2007 46.86 797th 1293 38.4%
2008 49.20 732nd 1324 44.7%
2009 59.21 622nd 1354 54.1%
2010 60.02 612th 1363 55.1%
2011 55.08 703rd 1381 49.1%
2012 57.78 648th 1388 53.3%
2013 58.71 542nd 1403 61.4%
2014 62.64 498th 1390 64.2%
2015 56.93 627th 1440 56.5%
2016 44.39 849th 1425 40.4%
2017 46.72 808th 1429 43.5%
2018 53.39 691st 1434 51.8%
2019 69.07 422nd 1473 71.4%
2021 63.13 516th 1489 65.3%
2022 53.05 688th 1514 54.6%
2023 45.01 844th 1502 43.8%
2024 40.25 929th 1505 38.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bolivia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 22.32 133rd 159 16.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bolivia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 46.05 377th 801 52.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bolivia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.91 490th 1332 63.2%
2019 83.05 119th 1361 91.3%
2021 73.87 208th 1329 84.3%
2022 48.92 673rd 1366 50.7%
2023 47.57 756th 1437 47.4%
2024 41.57 900th 1450 37.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Bolivia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.77 593rd 1405 57.8%
2019 61.00 539th 1424 62.1%
2021 65.05 433rd 1440 69.9%
2022 54.68 646th 1458 55.7%
2023 45.84 804th 1459 44.9%
2024 42.29 857th 1455 41.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bolivia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.87 391st 897 56.4%
2021 39.48 359th 646 44.4%
2022 22.24 561st 634 11.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Bolivia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.73 541st 612 11.6%
2021 17.15 461st 494 6.7%
2022 62.68 201st 500 59.8%
2023 52.82 396th 582 32.0%
2024 43.13 559th 669 16.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Bolivia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.30 752nd 1413 46.8%
2019 71.50 353rd 1430 75.3%
2021 59.28 564th 1444 60.9%
2022 50.37 713th 1464 51.3%
2023 43.94 856th 1461 41.4%
2024 38.21 935th 1464 36.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Bolivia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.35 751st 927 19.0%
2023 60.00 308th 933 67.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bolivia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.04 617th 915 32.6%
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Rank History for White students at Bolivia Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.57 794th 1178 32.6%
2019 49.53 622nd 1183 47.4%
2021 41.12 708th 1172 39.6%
2022 36.04 820th 1194 31.3%
2023 25.91 975th 1183 17.6%
2024 26.12 953rd 1166 18.3%
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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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Enrollment information for Bolivia Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 341 134 0 0 5 n/a n/a 0 480
1989 349 136 0 1 0 n/a n/a 11 497
1990 378 141 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 519
1991 370 134 0 1 1 n/a n/a 8 514
1992 369 144 0 0 2 n/a n/a 5 520
1993 392 131 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 525
1994 406 125 0 4 3 n/a n/a 0 538
1995 453 165 0 3 5 n/a n/a 0 626
1996 453 165 0 3 5 n/a n/a 0 626
1997 480 161 0 5 5 n/a n/a 0 651
1998 496 184 0 7 5 n/a n/a 1 693
1999 473 176 0 6 3 n/a n/a 0 658
2000 571 123 0 6 5 n/a n/a 0 705
2001 581 117 0 8 8 n/a n/a 0 714
2002 575 105 0 13 6 n/a n/a 0 699
2003 575 105 0 13 6 n/a n/a 0 699
2004 590 81 1 16 6 n/a n/a 0 694
2005 546 98 0 15 5 n/a n/a 0 664
2006 565 111 0 15 6 n/a n/a 0 697
2007 589 69 0 19 7 n/a n/a 27 711
2008 555 60 1 23 7 n/a n/a 30 676
2009 510 96 0 24 8 n/a n/a 0 638
2010 395 77 0 8 8 n/a n/a 0 488
2011 402 35 1 17 7 0 17 0 479
2012 392 42 3 16 5 0 17 0 475
2013 385 50 4 19 7 0 25 0 490
2014 387 52 6 17 4 1 27 0 494
2015 371 42 5 16 1 1 26 0 462
2016 366 36 4 23 0 3 23 0 455
2017 353 41 2 20 1 2 32 0 451
2018 317 41 3 25 1 1 30 0 418
2019 310 39 2 24 1 1 34 0 411
2020 312 43 1 28 2 0 32 0 418
2021 308 50 1 32 0 0 37 0 428
2022 349 33 0 32 1 0 40 0 455
2023 367 43 2 41 1 0 42 0 496

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 Bolivia Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 480 30.0 16.0 39.2
1989 497 30.0 16.5 40.2
1990 519 30.0 17.3 37.2
1991 514 31.0 16.5 37.5
1992 520 31.0 16.7 38.1
1993 525 30.0 17.5 50.7
1994 538 32.0 16.8 44.2
1995 626 39.0 16.1 43.6
1996 626 39.0 16.1 43.6
1997 651 43.0 15.1 48.2
1998 693 50.0 13.9 43.4
1999 658 49.0 13.4 59.9
2000 705 49.0 14.4 53.3
2001 714 49.0 14.6 57.3
2002 699 49.0 14.3 0
2003 699 49.0 14.3 0
2004 694 49.0 14.2 55.3
2005 664 49.0 13.6 57.2
2006 697 49.0 14.2 54.9
2007 711 n/a n/a 50.6
2008 676 40.0 16.9 59.1
2009 638 39.0 16.4 55.8
2010 488 29.0 16.8 53.9
2011 479 28.0 17.1 61.6
2012 475 27.6 17.2 63.2
2013 490 32.5 15.0 38.4
2014 494 30.0 16.4 65.4
2015 462 30.0 15.4 99.4
2016 455 29.0 15.6 64
2017 451 28.5 15.7 63.2
2018 418 29.8 13.9 67.5
2019 411 28.8 14.2 70.6
2020 418 28.0 14.9 98.6
2021 428 29.6 14.4 99.3
2022 455 34.0 13.3 99.3
2023 496 33.7 14.7 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 Bolivia Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 480 30.0 16.0 39.2
1989 497 30.0 16.5 40.2
1990 519 30.0 17.3 37.2
1991 514 31.0 16.5 37.5
1992 520 31.0 16.7 38.1
1993 525 30.0 17.5 50.7
1994 538 32.0 16.8 44.2
1995 626 39.0 16.1 43.6
1996 626 39.0 16.1 43.6
1997 651 43.0 15.1 48.2
1998 693 50.0 13.9 43.4
1999 658 49.0 13.4 59.9
2000 705 49.0 14.4 53.3
2001 714 49.0 14.6 57.3
2002 699 49.0 14.3 0
2003 699 49.0 14.3 0
2004 694 49.0 14.2 55.3
2005 664 49.0 13.6 57.2
2006 697 49.0 14.2 54.9
2007 711 n/a n/a 50.6
2008 676 40.0 16.9 59.1
2009 638 39.0 16.4 55.8
2010 488 29.0 16.8 53.9
2011 479 28.0 17.1 61.6
2012 475 27.6 17.2 63.2
2013 490 32.5 15.0 38.4
2014 494 30.0 16.4 65.4
2015 462 30.0 15.4 99.4
2016 455 29.0 15.6 64
2017 451 28.5 15.7 63.2
2018 418 29.8 13.9 67.5
2019 411 28.8 14.2 70.6
2020 418 28.0 14.9 98.6
2021 428 29.6 14.4 99.3
2022 455 34.0 13.3 99.3
2023 496 33.7 14.7 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 Bolivia Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,192 (10.8%) $9,845 (89.2%) $11,038

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Bolivia Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 422nd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 844th of 1502 Elementary schools
 27.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bolivia Elementary)76.475.7
 0.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Brunswick County Schools)69.174.3
 5.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Bolivia Elementary)62.548.6
 13.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Brunswick County Schools)5751.2
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bolivia Elementary)76.847.8
 29%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Brunswick County Schools)58.762.4
 3.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Bolivia Elementary)61.848.9
 12.9%
   4th Grade Reading (Brunswick County Schools)57.960.4
 2.5%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bolivia Elementary)70.249.5
 20.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Brunswick County Schools)62.460.2
 2.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Bolivia Elementary)54.336.8
 17.5%
   5th Grade Reading (Brunswick County Schools)55.951.9
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Bolivia Elementary)79.860
 19.8%
   5th Grade Science (Brunswick County Schools)77.668.6
 9%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students411496
 20.7%
African American3943
 10.3%
American Indian11
Asian22
Hispanic2441
 70.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White310367
 18.4%
Two or More Races3442
 23.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.6%99.4%
 28.8%


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Students who attend Bolivia Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Students at Bolivia Elementary are 74% White, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Bolivia Elementary ranks 929th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 496 students attended Bolivia Elementary.


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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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