Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27349

Summary:

The 27349 zip code area is home to a single public elementary school, Sylvan Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with 291 students. While Sylvan Elementary has a predominantly white student population, it consistently underperforms compared to the Alamance-Burlington Schools district and North Carolina state averages on academic assessments, ranking in the bottom quarter of elementary schools statewide.

Sylvan Elementary's test scores are below the district and state averages across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade math, reading, and science assessments. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 46.3%, compared to 55.9% for the district and 62.7% for the state. Additionally, the school has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 62.89%, indicating a significant portion of the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which may contribute to the academic challenges.

Further analysis suggests Sylvan Elementary may be facing staffing and resource challenges, with a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 13.2 and per-student spending of $11,874, which is below the level that could be expected to support a high-quality education. The school's persistent low ranking, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicates it is one of the lower-performing schools in the state and warrants further investigation into the root causes of its academic underperformance.

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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
Sylvan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7718 Sylvan Road	Snow Camp	27349	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 376-3350	291	22	13.2	62.9%	218 (74.9%)	7 (2.4%)	42 (14.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	28.4	1131^st of 1505 public elementary schools	24.9%		31.1	1071^st of 1502 public elementary schools	28.7%	60	46.3	39.6	40.0	43.9	41.7	35.0	62.5	$11,874	$1,471	$10,403

Cities Near Zip Code 27349

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Snow Camp	2.48 mi	1	404^th
Graham	5.89 mi	11	340^th
Saxapahaw	6.45 mi	1
Burlington	8.12 mi	16	381^st
Liberty	9 mi	3	270^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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