Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27830

Summary:

The 27830 zip code area is home to two schools - Norwayne Middle School serving grades 6-8 and Fremont STARS Elementary School serving grades PK-5. Both schools serve a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Norwayne Middle School stands out for its strong performance on state math assessments, with proficiency rates exceeding county and state averages across multiple grade levels. In contrast, Fremont STARS Elementary School shines with an exceptional 3rd grade math proficiency rate of 75.6%, significantly higher than the county and state averages. However, the elementary school's reading and science proficiency rates are generally below county and state benchmarks.

The two schools also differ in their resource allocation, with Fremont STARS Elementary spending $11,245 per student compared to $8,110 per student at Norwayne Middle. Additionally, Fremont STARS Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 13:1, while Norwayne Middle has a ratio of 18.2:1. These differences in resource allocation and class sizes may contribute to the observed variations in academic performance between the two schools.

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fremont STARS Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Pine Street	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3410	241	18	13.0	98.8%	123 (51.0%)	64 (26.6%)	39 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	50.9	731^st of 1505 public elementary schools	51.4%		23.4	1205^th of 1502 public elementary schools	19.8%	474	75.6	60.0	59.5				53.7	32.0	42.9				57.1		$11,245	$1,563	$9,682
Norwayne Middle	Public	6-8	1394 Norwayne School Road	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3414	886	49	18.2	99.7%	464 (52.4%)	210 (23.7%)	146 (16.5%)	18 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.2%)	58.1	305^th of 793 public middle schools	61.5%		58.1	306^th of 784 public middle schools	61.0%	1				56.6	52.5	51.7				47.6	52.9	49.8		75.5	$8,110	$796	$7,314

Cities Near Zip Code 27830

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fremont	0.68 mi	2	323^rd
Pikeville	2.48 mi	3	285^th
Black Creek	6.88 mi	1	187^th
Lucama	7.12 mi	2	16^th
Goldsboro	8.26 mi	26	380^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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