Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27563

Summary:

The 27563 zip code has only one school, Northside Elementary, a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 with 309 students. Northside Elementary is part of the Warren County Schools district, which is ranked 216 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northside Elementary's academic performance, as measured by state End-of-Grade (EOG) test scores, is consistently below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 23.4% in mathematics, 29.8% in reading, and 19.1% in science, compared to the state averages of 59.3%, 52.9%, and 62%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining over the past two years, with proficiency rates dropping across most grade levels and subjects.

Northside Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 99.03% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $13,155, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 15.9, which is slightly lower than the state average. However, these factors alone do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for the students.

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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
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Elementary Ave	Norlina	27563	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 456-2656	277	18	15.7	98.9%	24 (8.7%)	202 (72.9%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	10.2	1414^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.1%		7.2	1458^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.1%	44	52.5	31.0	23.4	30.0	31.0	29.8	19.1	$13,155	$1,649	$11,506

Cities Near Zip Code 27563

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Norlina	0.93 mi	1	471^st
Warrenton	1.66 mi	4	421^st
Henderson	8.23 mi	18	334^th
Macon	10.99 mi	1	397^th
Kittrell	17.35 mi	1	477^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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