Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28901

Summary:

The 28901 zip code area in North Carolina is home to 3 schools serving grades K-12: Andrews Elementary, Andrews High, and Andrews Middle. While the schools share a common location, they exhibit notable differences in performance, demographics, and resource allocation.

Andrews Middle School stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, ranking 285 out of 793 North Carolina middle schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperformed the Cherokee County Schools district and state averages in several key test score metrics, including 8th grade math, reading, and science. Additionally, Andrews Middle boasts a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.9, compared to the other schools in the area.

While Andrews High School is not the highest-performing, it shows some bright spots, such as outpacing the district and state averages in English II end-of-course exams. However, the school struggles in Math I and Math III. Notably, Andrews High has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 62.67%, suggesting a wider socioeconomic divide within the 28901 zip code area compared to the other schools. The data also reveals significant disparities in spending per student, with Andrews High receiving the highest funding at $14,037 per student, compared to $9,750 per student at Andrews Middle.

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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
Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Jean Christy Ave.	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 321-4415	350	25	14.0	99.1%	269 (76.9%)	14 (4.0%)	41 (11.7%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	24.6	1200^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.3%		25.1	1173^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	21.9%	27					33.9	35.7	39.6				30.5	33.9	39.6				77.6		$12,783	$1,671	$11,111
Andrews High	Public	9-12	50 High School Drive	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 321-5415	225	15	15.4	62.7%	187 (83.1%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	32.7	422^nd of 640 public high schools	34.1%		49	298^th of 626 public high schools	52.4%	124	42.9	67.2	23.1	34.0															$14,037	$1,030	$13,007
Andrews Middle	Public	6-8	2750 Business Hwy 19	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 321-5762	187	13	13.9	70.1%	150 (80.2%)	4 (2.1%)	24 (12.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	60.4	285^th of 793 public middle schools	64.1%		68.7	217^th of 784 public middle schools	72.3%	68								30.6	49.2	66.7				38.7	54.1	65.2		92.4	$9,750	$1,000	$8,751

Cities Near Zip Code 28901

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Andrews	0.53 mi	3	256^th
Murphy	6.62 mi	10	154^th
Robbinsville	9.48 mi	3	399^th
Hayesville	10.2 mi	4	107^th
Topton	10.58 mi	1

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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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