Summary:
The 27559 zip code in North Carolina is home to a single elementary school, Moncure School, which serves grades K-8 and has an enrollment of 184 students. Moncure School is part of the Chatham County Schools district, which is ranked 72 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Moncure School is part of a relatively high-performing district, the school's own academic performance has been declining in recent years. Its statewide ranking has dropped from 712 out of 1,502 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 837 out of 1,490 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates on state standardized tests are below the district and state averages in many subject areas and grade levels, particularly in 3rd grade math where the proficiency rate was just 23.8% compared to 67.5% for the district and 64.1% for the state.
However, Moncure School does have some favorable conditions, including a relatively small student-teacher ratio of 13.4 to 1 and moderate per-student spending of $11,877 (2018-2019 school year). The school also serves a significant proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 46.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Further investigation would be needed to understand the root causes of the school's performance challenges and identify strategies for improvement.
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