Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28622

Summary:

The 28622 zip code area of Avery County, North Carolina is home to two high-performing public schools: Freedom Trail Elementary and Cranberry Middle, both part of the Avery County Schools district. These schools consistently rank among the top schools in the state, providing a quality education to their students.

Freedom Trail Elementary and Cranberry Middle both outperform the district and state averages on standardized test metrics, particularly in math and science. Freedom Trail Elementary has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 65.22%, compared to 57.65% at Cranberry Middle, indicating that the elementary school serves a more economically disadvantaged population yet still maintains strong academic outcomes.

While the student populations at both schools have limited racial diversity, with a majority White enrollment, the schools are providing a high-quality education to their students regardless of demographic factors. Cranberry Middle has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 10.8, compared to 12.2 at Freedom Trail Elementary, which may contribute to its slightly stronger performance. Overall, the data indicates that the two schools in the 28622 zip code area are standout performers within the Avery County Schools district, providing a high-quality education to their students.

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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
Cranberry Middle	Public	6-8	6230 North US Highway 19E	Elk Park	28622	Avery County	Avery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 733-2932	170	16	10.8	57.6%	151 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	70.5	205^th of 793 public middle schools	74.1%		78	155^th of 784 public middle schools	80.2%	50				77.1	64.4	60.0				60.0	42.4	55.0		76.7	$11,973	$1,132	$10,841
Freedom Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6110 North US Hwy 19E	Elk Park	28622	Avery County	Avery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 733-2932	207	17	12.2	65.2%	193 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	77.5	287^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.9%		78.1	272^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	81.9%	15	64.0	69.0	66.7				52.0	75.9	72.7				81.8		$12,077	$1,306	$10,771

Cities Near Zip Code 28622

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elk Park	2.09 mi	2	50^th
Banner Elk	5.74 mi	1	2^nd
Newland	6.73 mi	5	299^th
Sugar Grove	10.13 mi	2	99^th
Crossnore	10.5 mi	1	38^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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