Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28606

Summary:

The 28606 zip code area has only one school, Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 128 students. The school's academic performance, as measured by state-wide standardized test scores, is generally below the Wilkes County Schools and North Carolina state averages in both mathematics and reading.

Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School has a predominantly white student population, with 71.88% of students identifying as white. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 97.66%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,571, and the student-to-teacher ratio for the 2022-2023 school year was 14.3, slightly lower than the state average.

The analysis of Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School reveals several areas of concern, including below-average academic performance, high poverty levels, and potential equity issues. These findings suggest the need for further investigation and targeted interventions to improve the educational outcomes for the students at this school.

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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
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	556 Boomer-Ferguson Sch Rd	Boomer	28606	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-8900	128	9	14.3	97.7%	92 (71.9%)	7 (5.5%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (18.8%)	21.3	1261^st of 1505 public elementary schools	16.2%		17.5	1296^th of 1502 public elementary schools	13.7%	35	42.1	54.5	28.6	21.1	45.5	28.6	35.7	$12,571	$1,753	$10,817

Cities Near Zip Code 28606

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hays	1.79 mi	2	135^th
North Wilkesboro	3.75 mi	4	182^nd
Roaring River	5.46 mi	1	339^th
Wilkesboro	7.79 mi	4	114^th
Millers Creek	8.19 mi	2	146^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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