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Clarkton School of Discovery

Bladen County Schools · Bladen County

Address
10000 North College Street, Clarkton, NC 28433
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Grades served
5-8
NCES school ID
370039000113
147
Students
12.0
Teachers (FTE)
12.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
57
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
32.7%
Chronically absent
75.7%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Clarkton School of DiscoveryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Bladenboro PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-48.4 mi
  2. Elizabethtown MiddleMiddle · Grades 5-88.5 mi
  3. Emereau: BladenElementary · Grades K-8 · Emereau: Bladen · Charter8.6 mi
  4. Bladenboro MiddleMiddle · Grades 5-88.6 mi
  5. Paul R. Brown Leadership AcademyHigh · Grades 6-12 · Paul R Brown Leadership Academy · Charter9.0 mi
  6. East Bladen HighHigh · Grades 9-129.1 mi
  7. Elizabethtown PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-49.2 mi
  8. Classical Charter Schools of WhitevilleElementary · Grades K-8 · Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville · Charter9.2 mi
  9. Whiteville PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-2 · Whiteville City Schools11.2 mi
  10. West Bladen HighHigh · Grades 9-1211.2 mi

How Clarkton School of Discovery compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 57 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools37th percentile
Higher than 37% · rank 1,486 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools54th percentile
Higher than 54% · rank 194 of 456
Bladen County Schools75th percentile
Higher than 75% · rank 3 of 12

Chronic absence is lower here than at 21% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 3 points since 2014 (54 → 57). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202557CMet50.7
202454DExceeded45.2
202350DNot Met47.5
202258CExceeded50.9
201959CNot Met58.2
201859CMet55.2
201771BExceeded67
201661CMet58
201558CNot Met57
201454DNot Met52

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Bladen County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 49.66%White 31.29%Hispanic 9.52%Two+ Races 7.48%Native Am. 2.04%
Black: 49.66% (73) White: 31.29% (46) Hispanic: 9.52% (14) Two+ Races: 7.48% (11) Native Am.: 2.04% (3)
Black49.66%
White31.29%
Hispanic9.52%
Two+ Races7.48%
Native Am.2.04%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 147
51.02%75 Female
48.98%72 Male

Student counts for Clarkton School of Discovery, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 147 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 67.3%Chronically absent 32.7%
Regular attendance: 67.3% (111) Chronically absent: 32.7% (54)
Regular attendance67.3%
Chronically absent32.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 165
75.7%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Clarkton School of Discovery, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 165 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 89.59%Beginning 10.41%
Experienced: 89.59% (11) Beginning: 10.41% (1)
Experienced89.59%
Beginning10.41%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 11.8 FTE
94.92%Fully licensed
5%Emergency or provisional
11.26%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Clarkton School of Discovery, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 11.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)57.8%23.4%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)48%24.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)46.1%20.4%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)52%23.7%21.1%--
Reading (grades 3–8)53.9%25.7%17.1%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)42.2%34.4%17.2%6.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.6281.5

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers11.81
Experienced teachers10.58 (90%)
Beginning teachers1.23 (10%)
Holding a standard license11.21 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.59 (5%)
National Board certified1.33

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (54 of 165)32.7%
Economically disadvantaged75.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.65
Library books per student57.89
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom2.57

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Clarkton School of Discovery report card PDF

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Clarkton School of Discovery's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.