Bladen County Schools saw improvement in the 2015-16 school grades. In the 2014-15 academic year, North Carolina began to assign the state’s schools letter grades with 80 percent of a school’s grade consisting of a school’s overall achievement and student progress such as graduation rates, test scores and readiness for work. The rest of a school’s score is made up of student growth.
The overall school district performance showed many of Bladen County’s 13 schools either improving their grades or holding steady in the 2015-16 academic year. No school dropped below their 2014-15 score.
Booker T. Washington Primary improved to a “C” grade for 2015-16 from a “D” grade in 2014-15;
Bladen Lakes Primary remained steady at a “C” grade for the third consecutive academic year.
Bladenboro Middle School remained steady at a “D” grade for the third consecutive year.
Bladenboro Primary School saw their grade remain at a “C” grade for the third consecutive year.
Clarkton School of Discovery saw their grade remain steady at a “C” for the second year.
Dublin Primary saw their grade remain steady at a “C” for the third consecutive year.
East Arcadia Elementary saw their grade remain steady at a “D” for the third consecutive year.
Elizabethtown Middle School saw a significant improvement in their grade. They earned a “C” grade for the 2015-16 year drastically improving over an “F” grade in 2014-15.
Elizabethtown Primary School held steady at a “C” grade for the third consecutive year.
Plain View Primary improved to a “C” grade for the 2015-16 year from a “D” grade in 2014-15.
Tar Heel Middle School improved to a “C” grade fro the 2015-16 year from a “D” grade in 2014-15.
East Bladen High School improved to a “C” grade in 2015-16 from a “D” grade in 2014-15.
West Bladen High School held steady at a “C” grade for the third consecutive year.
The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy held steady at a “D” grade for the second straight year and the Columbus Charter School received a “C” grade for 2015-16 after earning a “B” grade for the 2014-15 year.
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