Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28508

Summary:

The 28508 zip code in North Carolina is home to a single public elementary school, B F Grady Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 869 students. The school is part of the Duplin County Schools district, which is ranked 207 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

B F Grady Elementary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on end-of-grade (EOG) tests, is generally below the Duplin County Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 19.2% (4th grade math) to 60.2% (8th grade science), with most subjects falling in the 20-50% range. Compared to the district and state, B F Grady Elementary's proficiency rates are significantly lower, often by 10-30 percentage points. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past three school years, from 1024 out of 1514 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1383 out of 1505 in 2023-2024, and its SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 2 stars to 0 stars during the same period.

The high percentage of students (99.54%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at B F Grady Elementary indicates a high level of economic disadvantage in the school's population. The student-teacher ratio of 15.5 is slightly higher than the state average, and per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,266. These factors, combined with the school's academic underperformance and declining rankings, suggest that B F Grady Elementary may be struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students and may require additional resources and support to address the needs of its population.

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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
B F Grady Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2627 N Nc 11 & 903	Albertson	28508	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-3487	877	55	15.9	99.7%	189 (21.6%)	52 (5.9%)	615 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	13.7	1383^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	8.1%		26.7	1143^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	23.9%	240	43.2	19.2	48.7	36.0	50.5	27.6	24.7	20.2	27.4	25.6	28.4	28.6	45.9	60.2	$10,266	$1,280	$8,986

Cities Near Zip Code 28508

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Albertson	4.09 mi	1	445^th
Pink Hill	6.94 mi	1	99^th
Kinston	7.19 mi	14	390^th
Seven Springs	8.28 mi	2	310^th
Deep Run	8.65 mi	1	396^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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