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Best Public Schools in Scotland County, NC

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At a glance

Schools

5,416

Students

5-star school

Top rankedScotland Early College High27^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Laurel Hill Elementary up 53 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Shaw Academy 10.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Carver Middle	Public	6-8	18601 Fieldcrest Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 542-8077	563	41	13.7	99.5%	129 (22.9%)	257 (45.6%)	45 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.8%)	14.7	688^th of 778 public middle schools	11.6%		14.9	688^th of 773 public middle schools	11.0%									33.9	38.0	28.8				32.8	36.3	33.5		54.7	$10,562	$1,372	$9,189
Shaw Academy	Public	6-12	18700 Old Wire Road	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 276-0611	122	12	10.6	97.5%	15 (12.3%)	92 (75.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)																			$39,039	$1,552	$37,486
Laurel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11340 Old Wire Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 542-8071	662	50	13.1	98.6%	167 (25.2%)	283 (42.7%)	22 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	127 (19.2%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.8%)	28.1	1134^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.0%		25	1187^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.3%	53					70.5	40.9	50.8				44.6	34.0	36.1				59.0		$11,677	$1,806	$9,872
Wagram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24081 Main Street	Wagram	28396	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 384-0735	508	35	14.5	99.4%	89 (17.5%)	254 (50.0%)	32 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	83 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	10.9	1408^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.6%		15.7	1341^st of 1490 public elementary schools	10.0%	67					53.2	26.7	38.9				36.4	37.2	27.8				40.3		$11,834	$2,053	$9,781
Sycamore Lane Elementary	Public	3-5	2100 Sycamore Lane	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 384-0679	347	27	12.7	98.0%	67 (19.3%)	195 (56.2%)	19 (5.5%)	4 (1.2%)	36 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (6.9%)	12.4	1392^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.7%		11.9	1394^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.4%	2					46.0	43.9	32.0				31.6	31.3	32.0				54.8		$11,857	$1,616	$10,241
Spring Hill Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	22801 Airbase Road	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 384-0751	593	42	14.1	99.5%	118 (19.9%)	293 (49.4%)	31 (5.2%)	8 (1.3%)	90 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.9%)	23.8	615^th of 778 public middle schools	21.0%		18.6	650^th of 773 public middle schools	15.9%	35								48.0	40.8	38.9				37.9	31.6	41.1		60.0	$10,508	$1,255	$9,253
Scotland Early College High	Public	9-12	615 W. Covington Street	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 410-1945	238	11	21.2	98.7%	106 (44.5%)	56 (23.5%)	13 (5.5%)	11 (4.6%)	33 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.0%)	93.3	27^th of 662 public high schools	95.9%		93.2	49^th of 641 public high schools	92.4%	22	96.7	95.2	100.0	100.0															$10,574	$1,020	$9,554
Scotland High School	Public	9-12	1000 West Church St	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 384-0675	1,294	84	15.4	99.8%	303 (23.4%)	659 (50.9%)	60 (4.6%)	5 (0.4%)	188 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (6.0%)	20	551^st of 662 public high schools	16.8%		18.3	532^nd of 641 public high schools	17.0%	19	34.2	44.5	27.0	56.5															$11,796	$1,003	$10,793
South Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13100 Old Johns Rd	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 276-2469	654	47	13.9	99.5%	114 (17.4%)	342 (52.3%)	24 (3.7%)	7 (1.1%)	125 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.4%)	15.2	1361^st of 1492 public elementary schools	8.8%		32.5	1047^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.7%	314					48.6	25.9	53.7				38.9	34.3	32.6				50.5
Sycamore Lane Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	2098 Elm Ave	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 384-0673	435	33	13.3	99.1%	88 (20.2%)	254 (58.4%)	16 (3.7%)	5 (1.1%)	47 (10.8%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.3%)								(n/a)

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.