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Tar Heel School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

14888 Hwy 87 West, Tar Heel, NC 28392 · (910) 862-2475 · Part of Bladen County Schools

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Directions
Students
449
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Tar Heel School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 36.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Tar Heel kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Tar Heel SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D, 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 ↗

14888 Hwy 87 West, Tar Heel

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten40
Grade 141
Grade 232
Grade 332
Grade 433
Grade 539
Grade 677
Grade 772
Grade 866
Enrollment over time
330’20
298’21
287’22
255’23
449’24

Up 36.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 37%Black 30%White 26%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tar Heel School from Tar Heel families.

Other schools in Bladen County Schools

The district →
Elizabethtown Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Elizabethtown
C−
483 students13:1
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
Elizabethtown Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Elizabethtown
D−
305 students15:1

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; Tar Heel’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.