Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28351

Summary:

The 28351 zip code area is home to two schools - Laurel Hill Elementary and Carver Middle, both part of the Scotland County Schools district. These schools face significant challenges, with consistently low statewide rankings and underperformance in key academic areas compared to county and state averages.

Laurel Hill Elementary stands out for its relatively high percentage of Native American students (19.34%) and strong 3rd-grade math performance, but struggles with reading proficiency across all grade levels. In contrast, Carver Middle also has a high percentage of Native American students (14.87%) and significantly underperforms in both math and reading proficiency compared to county and state averages.

Both schools serve a highly economically disadvantaged population, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This, combined with the schools' low statewide rankings and academic challenges, suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational opportunities for students in this area. While Laurel Hill Elementary has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than Carver Middle, both schools still lag behind state averages, indicating that additional resources and support may be necessary to address the unique needs of the local community.

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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
Carver Middle	Public	6-8	18601 Fieldcrest Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 462-4669	659	38	17.3	99.5%	169 (25.6%)	304 (46.1%)	35 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	98 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.9%)	11.7	723^rd of 793 public middle schools	8.8%		7.6	735^th of 784 public middle schools	6.3%	12				33.2	22.2	15.3				31.5	27.6	26.7		42.6	$10,562	$1,372	$9,189
Laurel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11340 Old Wire Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 462-2111	662	51	13.0	99.5%	194 (29.3%)	267 (40.3%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	128 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.3%)	27.5	1150^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.6%		25.1	1172^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	22.0%	22	61.5	42.1	41.3				33.0	36.0	37.1				55.8		$11,677	$1,806	$9,872

Cities Near Zip Code 28351

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laurel Hill	3.56 mi	2	448^th
Laurinburg	7.41 mi	8	401^st
Gibson	7.98 mi	1
Hamlet	8.83 mi	5	213^th
Wagram	10.22 mi	1	447^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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