Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28431

Summary:

The 28431 zip code in North Carolina is home to a single elementary school, Chadbourn Elementary, which serves grades K-5 and has an enrollment of 204 students. Chadbourn Elementary is part of the Columbus County Schools district, which is ranked 183 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chadbourn Elementary's student population is predominantly African American (62.25%), with smaller percentages of White (22.06%), Hispanic (8.82%), and other racial groups. The school's test scores are generally below the district and state averages in both mathematics and reading for grades 3-5, with the exception of 5th-grade science, where 57.6% of students scored proficient or better, compared to 51.8% for the district and 66.2% for the state. The school has a very high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 98.53%, and spends $12,202 per student, which is higher than the state average.

Despite the school's small student-teacher ratio of 11.2, the low academic performance and high poverty rate suggest that Chadbourn Elementary faces significant challenges in supporting its students' educational needs. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that considers the unique needs of the school and its community, as well as targeted interventions to improve student achievement and close the racial achievement gap.

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chadbourn Elementary	Public	K-5	409 E Third Avenue	Chadbourn	28431	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 654-3825	204	18	11.2	98.5%	45 (22.1%)	127 (62.3%)	18 (8.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	39	953^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	36.7%		36.3	984^th of 1502 public elementary schools	34.5%	31	60.0	60.0	33.3	50.0	50.0	33.3	57.6	$12,202	$2,284	$9,918

Cities Near Zip Code 28431

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chadbourn	0.22 mi	1	366^th
Whiteville	2.44 mi	9	277^th
Cerro Gordo	5.73 mi	2	446^th
Tabor City	10.42 mi	2	377^th
Hallsboro	14.01 mi	1	349^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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