Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27024

Summary:

The 27024 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Cedar Ridge Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with 364 students. Cedar Ridge Elementary appears to be a relatively high-performing school, particularly in mathematics, where it exceeds county and state averages across multiple grade levels. However, the school's reading proficiency is more mixed, with 3rd grade lagging behind but 4th and 5th grades performing better.

The student body at Cedar Ridge Elementary is predominantly White (73.08%) with a significant Hispanic population (23.35%). The school serves a lower-income community, with 72.8% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school is well-resourced, with a relatively high per-student spending of $9,811 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13:1, which may contribute to its academic performance.

With only one school in the 27024 zip code, this area may have limited educational options for families. The performance and resource levels of Cedar Ridge Elementary could be an important factor for residents when considering where to live and send their children to school. The school's strengths in mathematics and potential areas for improvement in reading suggest that it is a relatively strong-performing school serving a diverse, lower-income community in the 27024 zip code.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOG Mathematics (2024)			EOG Reading (2024)			EOG Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	734 Flippin Road	Lowgap	27024	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 352-4320	364	28	13.0	72.8%	266 (73.1%)	2 (0.5%)	85 (23.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	50.9	733^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	51.3%		53.8	698^th of 1502 public elementary schools	53.5%	35	68.3	52.6	74.4	26.7	49.1	53.5	67.4	$9,811	$1,760	$8,051

Cities Near Zip Code 27024

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lowgap	2.69 mi	1	226^th
Ennice	7.37 mi	1	217^th
State Road	8.77 mi	1	59^th
Dobson	9.56 mi	7	188^th
Mount Airy	9.68 mi	11	160^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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