Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28277

Summary:

The 28277 zip code area in North Carolina is home to a high-performing school district, with 12 schools serving students from elementary through high school. These schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with several standout institutions delivering exceptional academic outcomes.

Among the top-performing schools in the area are Providence Spring Elementary, which ranks within the top 5 elementary schools in North Carolina, and Rea Farms STEAM Academy, a magnet school that also ranks highly. At the middle school level, Community House Middle and Jay M. Robinson Middle are among the top 30 in the state, while Ardrey Kell High School is a standout, ranking within the top 110 high schools in North Carolina.

The schools in the 28277 zip code area serve a diverse student population, with varying levels of economic diversity as indicated by the free and reduced lunch rates. The schools also demonstrate a strong focus on resource allocation, with spending per student ranging from $7,345 to $10,386. Overall, the data suggests a high-performing school district that is delivering excellent educational outcomes for its students, and the collaboration and sharing of best practices among these schools could provide valuable insights for other districts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
South Charlotte Middle	Public	6-8	8040 Strawberry Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3670	808	45	18.1	14.5%	487 (60.3%)	96 (11.9%)	119 (14.7%)	67 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.6%)	88.3	76^th of 793 public middle schools	90.4%		88.7	72^nd of 784 public middle schools	90.8%	4								78.2	78.3	76.2				64.3	69.2	68.9		85.6	$7,839	$548	$7,292
McAlpine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9100 Carswell Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3750	564	33	17.1	23.8%	273 (48.4%)	103 (18.3%)	113 (20.0%)	51 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	78.9	259^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.8%		75.9	306^th of 1502 public elementary schools	79.6%	47					81.9	65.5	74.5				68.1	58.1	62.8				77.7		$10,386	$944	$9,443
Hawk Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9201 Bryant Farms Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5927	737	45	16.2	14.9%	306 (41.5%)	78 (10.6%)	83 (11.3%)	214 (29.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.5%)	93.9	61^st of 1505 public elementary schools	95.9%		94	59^th of 1502 public elementary schools	96.1%	2					90.2	80.6	89.0				78.8	69.1	84.3				94.5		$8,540	$389	$8,151
Jay M. Robinson Middle	Public	6-8	5925 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6944	1,305	69	18.8	10.0%	597 (45.7%)	121 (9.3%)	142 (10.9%)	396 (30.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	45 (3.4%)	96	27^th of 793 public middle schools	96.6%		96.5	18^th of 784 public middle schools	97.7%	9								91.5	91.5	87.7				76.3	77.7	81.4		92.3	$7,933	$459	$7,474
Providence Spring Elementary	Public	K-5	10045 Providence Church Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6935	602	36	16.7	4.2%	464 (77.1%)	30 (5.0%)	27 (4.5%)	46 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.5%)	97.4	13^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.8	5^th of 1502 public elementary schools	99.7%	8					97.9	88.8	94.6				83.7	80.9	88.4				94.6		$8,184	$407	$7,776
Endhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6815 Endhaven Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5436	689	41	16.8	20.3%	250 (36.3%)	100 (14.5%)	152 (22.1%)	147 (21.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (5.1%)	72.8	360^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.1%		69.6	417^th of 1502 public elementary schools	72.2%	57					68.6	60.0	72.5				61.0	52.0	72.5				82.4		$9,386	$489	$8,897
Community House Middle	Public	6-8	9500 Community House Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0689	1,412	71	19.9	12.5%	533 (37.7%)	185 (13.1%)	171 (12.1%)	482 (34.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.7%)	94.4	34^th of 793 public middle schools	95.7%		93.6	36^th of 784 public middle schools	95.4%	2								84.7	82.6	85.1				75.7	73.0	78.8		92.0	$7,349	$398	$6,951
Ardrey Kell High School	Public	9-12	10220 Ardrey Kell Road	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0860	3,529	166	21.2	9.9%	1,602 (45.4%)	429 (12.2%)	435 (12.3%)	960 (27.2%)	4 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	93 (2.6%)	85.7	110^th of 640 public high schools	82.8%		88	88^th of 626 public high schools	85.9%	22	81.9	83.4	57.4	87.4															$7,345	$428	$6,917
Ballantyne Elementary	Public	K-5	15425 Scholastic Dr	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0413	925	54	17.1	17.5%	263 (28.4%)	181 (19.6%)	114 (12.3%)	322 (34.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.5%)	86.3	162^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	89.2%		87.3	142^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	90.5%	20					79.5	76.1	84.8				60.2	65.9	73.0				82.0		$7,806	$370	$7,436
Polo Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	11830 Tom Short Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0749	598	37	16.1	11.5%	297 (49.7%)	34 (5.7%)	35 (5.9%)	201 (33.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	95.1	47^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.9%		96.6	18^th of 1502 public elementary schools	98.8%	29					92.7	90.0	85.3				78.2	82.0	77.1				87.2		$8,446	$380	$8,066
Rea Farms STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	11532 Golf Links Drive	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0723	1,109	66	16.8	10.5%	473 (42.7%)	122 (11.0%)	117 (10.6%)	330 (29.8%)	8 (0.7%)	6 (0.5%)	53 (4.8%)	95.7	42^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	97.2%		96.9	16^th of 1502 public elementary schools	98.9%	26					88.2	89.5	90.6	90.8	89.6	91.0	78.3	80.1	75.4	86.2	79.3	85.2	89.1
Elon Park Elementary	Public	K-5	11425 Ardrey Kell Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1440	843	54	15.7	9.1%	329 (39.0%)	85 (10.1%)	70 (8.3%)	330 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)	94.7	51^st of 1505 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	60^th of 1502 public elementary schools	96.0%	9					91.9	80.4	87.6				83.8	77.2	82.6				88.1		$8,027	$350	$7,677

Cities Near Zip Code 28277

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charlotte	1.29 mi	186	311^th
Waxhaw	3.77 mi	11	41^st
Weddington	4.1 mi	1
Matthews	4.41 mi	14	53^rd
Marvin	4.49 mi	1	3^rd

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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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