Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27043

Summary:

The 27043 zip code area is home to two elementary schools, Shoals Elementary and Pinnacle Elementary School, which are part of the Surry County Schools and Stokes County Schools districts, respectively. Based on the data analysis, Shoals Elementary stands out as the high-performing school in the area, consistently outperforming the county and state averages on standardized tests and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shoals Elementary has a smaller student-teacher ratio, lower percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch, and higher per-student spending compared to Pinnacle Elementary. These factors may contribute to Shoals Elementary's strong academic performance, with proficiency rates that are often 20-30 percentage points higher than Pinnacle Elementary in mathematics, reading, and science. In contrast, Pinnacle Elementary appears to be underperforming, with lower test scores and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The significant performance gap between the two schools highlights the importance of considering factors such as socioeconomic status, district-level resources, and targeted interventions to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students in the 27043 zip code area. Understanding these differences can inform efforts to support the lower-performing Pinnacle Elementary and provide the necessary resources and support to improve student outcomes across the community.

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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
Pinnacle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1095 Surry Line Rd	Pinnacle	27043	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 368-2990	156	11	13.9	66.7%	140 (89.7%)	5 (3.2%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	64	509^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.2%		56.8	641^st of 1502 public elementary schools	57.3%	132	47.1	80.0	68.4	58.8	50.0	52.6	73.7	$11,967	$1,242	$10,725
Shoals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Shoals Road	Pinnacle	27043	Stokes County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 325-2518	245	20	12.0	51.0%	229 (93.5%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	85.7	168^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.8%		89	121^st of 1502 public elementary schools	91.9%	47	85.0	84.6	72.2	80.0	64.1	55.6	88.9	$10,986	$1,064	$9,923

Cities Near Zip Code 27043

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
King	3.55 mi	6	318^th
Tobaccoville	4.61 mi	1	57^th
East Bend	4.63 mi	5	165^th
Pinnacle	5.02 mi	2	75^th
Pfafftown	7.33 mi	2	21^st

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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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