Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28478

Summary:

The 28478 zip code area has only one school, Penderlea Elementary, which serves grades K-8. This public school has a total enrollment of 495 students, with a predominantly White (54.95%) student population, followed by Hispanic (20.81%) and African American (18.79%) students. However, Penderlea Elementary's academic performance, as measured by End-of-Grade (EOG) assessments, is generally below the Pender County Schools and North Carolina state averages across various grade levels and subject areas.

For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Penderlea Elementary's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 46.5%, compared to 67.4% for Pender County Schools and 62.7% for North Carolina. Similarly, the school's 8th-grade mathematics proficiency rate was only 18.2%, significantly lower than the Pender County Schools (52%) and North Carolina (46.9%) averages. This consistently lower academic performance suggests that Penderlea Elementary may be struggling to provide effective educational opportunities for its students.

Additionally, Penderlea Elementary has a high percentage of students (71.52%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This factor may contribute to the school's academic challenges and should be considered when developing strategies for improvement. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,390, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 14.1 to 1 for the 2022-2023 school year.

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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
Penderlea Elementary	Public	K-8	11 Garden Road	Willard	28478	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-2761	484	35	13.8	99.4%	254 (52.5%)	82 (16.9%)	114 (23.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	34.2	1022^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	32.1%		42.4	890^th of 1502 public elementary schools	40.7%	132	46.5	45.2	45.9	52.3	60.0	18.2	34.9	37.0	45.9	46.2	38.0	38.6	59.0	36.4	$9,390	$895	$8,495

Cities Near Zip Code 28478

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Willard	1.33 mi	1	379^th
Wallace	6.88 mi	1	470^th
Teachey	8.24 mi	1	435^th
Burgaw	8.82 mi	6	407^th
Rose Hill	13.01 mi	2	459^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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