Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28320

Summary:

The 28320 zip code area is home to 3 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including West Bladen High, Bladenboro Primary, and Bladenboro Middle. While the schools face significant socioeconomic challenges, with extremely high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, West Bladen High and Bladenboro Primary stand out as the stronger performers in the area.

West Bladen High consistently outperforms the Bladen County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in several End-of-Course (EOC) test scores, including Biology, Math I, and Math III. It also maintains a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top half of high schools in North Carolina. Bladenboro Primary also performs better than the district in 3rd and 4th grade End-of-Grade (EOG) Mathematics and Reading tests, with a higher percentage of proficient or better students compared to the district and state averages.

In contrast, Bladenboro Middle lags behind the district and state in most EOG test scores, indicating a need for improvement. The school also has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it among the lower-performing middle schools in the state. Despite the challenges, all three schools in the 28320 zip code area face significant socioeconomic hurdles, as evidenced by their extremely high free/reduced lunch rates, which may contribute to the observed academic performance disparities.

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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
Bladenboro Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	312 Old Whiteville Road	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 863-3387	435	28	15.3	99.3%	221 (50.8%)	97 (22.3%)	64 (14.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.1%)	41.2	908^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.7%		29.9	1089^th of 1502 public elementary schools	27.5%	181					53.7	50.0					41.5	52.8							$11,612	$1,954	$9,658
Bladenboro Middle	Public	5-8	910 South Main Street	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 863-3232	275	15	18.2	98.9%	147 (53.5%)	54 (19.6%)	41 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.8%)	26.2	601^st of 793 public middle schools	24.2%		35.1	507^th of 784 public middle schools	35.3%	94							31.3	21.3	37.1	33.7			35.9	24.6	35.5	44.2	76.6	62.8	$9,981	$1,030	$8,951
West Bladen High	Public	9-12	1600 NC Hwy 410	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 862-2130	700	40	17.5	99.4%	315 (45.0%)	161 (23.0%)	179 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.6%)	42.7	351^st of 640 public high schools	45.2%		34.3	402^nd of 626 public high schools	35.8%	51	55.3	53.1	51.1	39.3															$10,409	$1,337	$9,072

Cities Near Zip Code 28320

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bladenboro	0.06 mi	3	356^th
Clarkton	8.4 mi	1	314^th
Whiteville	8.75 mi	9	258^th
Dublin	8.8 mi	2	176^th
Lumberton	9.38 mi	15	319^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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