Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28610

Summary:

The 28610 zip code area is home to 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The schools in this area show a mix of academic performance, with some standout institutions and others facing challenges.

Claremont Elementary is a standout, with students scoring above the Catawba County and North Carolina averages in math and reading, and a particularly high 5th-grade science proficiency rate. Mill Creek Middle also excels, ranking 260 out of 793 North Carolina middle schools and outperforming the county and state in 8th-grade math and science. In contrast, Bunker Hill High and Oxford Elementary have lower proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the county and state averages.

The schools in the 28610 zip code area also show a wide range in student demographics and socioeconomic status, with the percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients ranging from 40.29% at Mill Creek Middle to 73.19% at Claremont Elementary. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in shaping the educational outcomes of students in this area, and there are potential equity concerns regarding the distribution of resources across the schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
Claremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3384 E Main Street	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7921	429	34	12.7	73.2%	220 (51.3%)	46 (10.7%)	70 (16.3%)	49 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	57	634^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.9%		54.5	684^th of 1502 public elementary schools	54.5%	50					64.8	68.3	47.1	64.2			39.4	63.3	39.2	52.2			74.5		$10,074	$1,575	$8,498
Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5915 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7220	588	38	15.3	69.2%	359 (61.1%)	26 (4.4%)	88 (15.0%)	68 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)	27.4	1154^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.3%		39.5	944^th of 1502 public elementary schools	37.2%	210					45.2	41.9	36.0	55.6			35.6	36.5	28.1	50.6			50.6		$9,354	$1,609	$7,745
Mill Creek Middle	Public	7-8	1041 Shiloh Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1494	412	28	14.6	40.3%	327 (79.4%)	10 (2.4%)	39 (9.5%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	64	260^th of 793 public middle schools	67.2%		69.3	212^th of 784 public middle schools	73.0%	48									54.4	58.9					46.7	55.3		79.7	$8,693	$756	$7,937
River Bend Middle	Public	7-8	4670 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-2754	475	29	16.1	67.4%	249 (52.4%)	35 (7.4%)	99 (20.8%)	49 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.1%)	38.9	497^th of 793 public middle schools	37.3%		38.5	478^th of 784 public middle schools	39.0%	19									51.6	33.2					43.7	39.0		64.0	$8,304	$825	$7,479
Bunker Hill High	Public	9-12	4675 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-3355	828	46	17.9	56.3%	467 (56.4%)	45 (5.4%)	167 (20.2%)	100 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	38.7	377^th of 640 public high schools	41.1%		45.3	321^st of 626 public high schools	48.7%	56	48.1	53.9	37.4	52.6															$8,880	$745	$8,136

Cities Near Zip Code 28610

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Claremont	0.73 mi	5	245^th
Conover	3.03 mi	5	281^st
Catawba	4.12 mi	3	153^rd
Newton	4.31 mi	9	180^th
Hickory	6.18 mi	17	175^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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28610

Mill Creek Middle

Claremont Elementary

River Bend Middle

Bunker Hill High

Oxford Elementary

Cities Near Zip Code 28610