Summary:
The 27985 zip code area is home to two schools - Perquimans Central, an elementary school, and Perquimans County Middle, a middle school. Both schools serve the Perquimans County Schools district and have a majority white student population, with the next largest group being African American students.
Perquimans County Middle School stands out for its consistently high performance on state standardized tests, particularly in 8th grade science where proficiency rates have exceeded 85% in the last two years. In contrast, the school lags behind the state average in 7th and 8th grade math proficiency. Perquimans Central Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at nearly 65%, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
While Perquimans Central spends $11,892 per student, about $816 more than the $11,076 spent per student at Perquimans County Middle, the student-teacher ratio is lower at the middle school (12.5) compared to the elementary school (13.5). These differences in resource allocation and class sizes may be worth further investigation to understand how they impact student outcomes in the two schools.
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