Summary:
ZIP code 27379 contains exactly one traditional public middle school: N L Dillard Middle in Yanceyville, North Carolina, serving grades 6 through 8 as part of Caswell County Schools. With 432 students, a 16.6:1 student-teacher ratio, and no other middle schools within the ZIP, this school is the sole local option, so families must rely on state comparisons to gauge its performance.
N L Dillard Middle currently ranks in the bottom 6 percent of North Carolina middle schools. In 2025–2026, it ranked 729 out of 778 schools and received 0 stars, a drop from the prior year when it ranked 683 out of 773 with 1 star. End-of-Grade test results for 2025–2026 show math proficiency averaging 28.5 percent against the state average of 56.1 percent, while reading proficiency averaged 30.8 percent versus the state's 55.7 percent. Every grade and subject tested falls roughly 20 to 31 percentage points below the state average.
One striking finding is the sharp decline in 8th grade science proficiency, which fell from 52.6 percent in 2024–2025—only 7.5 points below the state—to 37.5 percent in 2025–2026, widening the gap to 31 points. Reading proficiency does improve as students advance, starting at 24.2 percent in 6th grade and reaching 36.8 percent in 8th grade, but math remains stubbornly flat between 26 and 30 percent across all grades, suggesting a persistent schoolwide challenge. Chronic absenteeism affects 34.8 percent of students, far exceeding the statewide rate of 24.2 percent, and 99.31 percent of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, marking this as a very high-poverty school that would likely benefit from wraparound supports and targeted interventions.
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