Summary:
The 28333 zip code area in Wayne County, North Carolina is home to 3 public schools - 1 high school, 1 elementary school, and 1 middle school - all part of the Wayne County Public Schools district. Unfortunately, these schools are consistently underperforming, with low test scores, poor statewide rankings, and serving predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student populations.
None of the schools in this area can be considered standouts. Southern Wayne High has a math proficiency rate of just 19.9%, far below the district and state averages. Both Brogden Primary and Brogden Middle also struggle with low reading and math proficiency, ranking in the bottom 15% of schools statewide. These low academic outcomes persist year after year, indicating systemic challenges that need to be addressed.
The schools in the 28333 zip code serve communities with significant economic disadvantages, as evidenced by the extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 99.16% to 99.61%. This, combined with the stark racial and ethnic disparities in the student populations, suggests that opportunity gaps may be a contributing factor to the schools' underperformance. While per-student spending is slightly above the state average, the data indicates that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution, and a deeper analysis of resource allocation and staffing support is warranted.
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