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Clarkton School of Discovery

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

10000 North College Street, Clarkton, NC 28433 · (910) 647-6531 · Part of Bladen County Schools

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Directions
Students
147
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Clarkton School of Discovery

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 31% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Clarkton kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Clarkton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Clarkton School of DiscoveryYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

10000 North College Street, Clarkton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 521
Grade 633
Grade 752
Grade 841
Enrollment over time
213’20
198’21
212’22
185’23
147’24

Down 31% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 50%White 31%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Clarkton School of Discovery from Clarkton families.

Other schools in Bladen County Schools

The district →
Elizabethtown Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Elizabethtown
C−
483 students13:1
Tar Heel School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tar Heel
D
449 students17:1
Bladenboro Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bladenboro
C−
448 students16:1
Dublin Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dublin
C
234 students14:1
Bladen Lakes Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elizabethtown
C−
166 students19:1
East Arcadia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Riegelwood
D−
68 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Clarkton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.