Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27011

ZIP code 27011, serving the Boonville, NC area, contains three schools within Yadkin County Schools — Starmount High, Starmount Middle, and Boonville Elementary — collectively serving roughly 1,423 students across grades PK–12.

The clearest bright spots appear at the high school and elementary levels. Starmount High improved its state percentile from 26th to 37th in one year, with Math I proficiency more than doubling to 45.1% and Math III reaching 69.4% — both above state averages. Its graduation rate of 89.7% also tops the state average. Meanwhile, Boonville Elementary achieves remarkable 5th grade results despite a 97.26% free/reduced-price lunch rate: 72.1% proficiency in math (well above the state’s 62.9%) and 55.8% in reading, matching the state average. By contrast, Starmount Middle is the most vulnerable school in the cluster. Its state rank has declined for three consecutive years to the 31st percentile, and it has the highest poverty rate (99.4% FRPL) while receiving the lowest per-student funding in the dataset ($9,584). Chronic absenteeism is elevated at both secondary schools (29.7% at the high school, 27.5% at the middle school), though Boonville Elementary’s rate of 22.2% is actually below the state average — showing that poverty alone does not drive attendance patterns.

Reading and literacy remain the most consistent challenge across all three schools, with proficiency gaps of 16 to 18 points below state averages in English II, 7th grade reading, and 4th grade reading. At the same time, mathematics shows encouraging momentum, particularly the exceptional one-year gains at Starmount High and the strong fifth-grade math performance at Boonville Elementary. Overall, this is a high-poverty, academically mixed district cluster where the high school is rebounding, the elementary school is beating expectations, and the middle school deserves the most attention for additional support and resources.