Tar Heel School

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Tar Heel, North Carolina·28392
Score
12.9/100
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#152
Among 174 North Carolina K-8 schools
Top 88%
In North Carolina

Score 12.9/100: better than 12% of North Carolina K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
38%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 14% of them
334 students tested
Math
37%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 60%, better than 13% of them
335 students tested
Science
52%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 69%, better than 20% of them
108 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading38334
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math36.7335
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science51.9108

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
255
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
255
Typical K-8 school: 437
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Bladen County

Contact

Address
14888 Hwy 87 West
Tar Heel, NC 28392
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby K-8 schools

Straight-line distance. Check the district's attendance zones: living close to a school doesn't guarantee a place.

Location

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Tar Heel School at a glance

Tar Heel School is a public K-8 school in Tar Heel, North Carolina, serving grades PK-8. It is part of Bladen County Schools. It has about 255 students (a typical North Carolina K-8 school has 437).

In 2025-26 state tests, 38% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 37% in math (similar schools: 60%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina K-8 schools, it scores 12.9 out of 100: better than 12% of them, ranking #152 of 174. Its English language arts result rose by 6 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.