Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27024

Summary:

The 27024 zip code has only one school, Cedar Ridge Elementary, a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 360 students. The school is part of the Surry County Schools district, which is ranked 88 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cedar Ridge Elementary's statewide ranking has been declining over the past three years, from 698 out of 1,502 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 819 out of 1,490 in 2024-2025, with a 3-star rating in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, and a 2-star rating in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are generally lower than the Surry County Schools and North Carolina state averages, indicating that the school may be struggling to meet academic standards compared to its peers. Additionally, the school has a very high free/reduced lunch rate of 99.17%, suggesting that it serves a predominantly low-income student population.

Despite having a relatively high spending per student of $9,811, Cedar Ridge Elementary's academic performance still lags behind its peers. This may indicate a need to re-evaluate the allocation and utilization of these resources to better support the educational needs of the students. Overall, the analysis of the single school in the 27024 zip code reveals a school facing challenges in academic performance, with declining statewide rankings and test scores that are below district and state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	734 Flippin Road	Lowgap	27024	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 352-4320	348	25	14.1	99.1%	244 (70.1%)	4 (1.1%)	90 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	45.9	819^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.0%		50.9	733^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	51.3%	86	62.1	50.0	61.4	40.9	51.6	49.1	63.2	$9,811	$1,760	$8,051

Cities Near Zip Code 27024

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lowgap	2.69 mi	1	295^th
Ennice	7.37 mi	1	409^th
State Road	8.77 mi	1	76^th
Dobson	9.55 mi	7	197^th
Mount Airy	9.68 mi	11	276^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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