Schools in Zip Code 27823

ZIP code 27823 (Enfield, NC) is served by three public schools in the Halifax County Schools district: two elementary schools and one middle school, with no high schools located within the ZIP code itself. The schools serve a combined 549 students in grades PK-8, in a district ranked in the 10th percentile statewide. Nearly all students (roughly 98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism runs between 38.3% and 45.3% — well above the state average of 24.2%.

Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy is the strongest school in the ZIP code academically, ranking at the 25th percentile and producing the only instances of state-average or better performance: 3rd grade math (66.7% proficient vs. 66.4% statewide) and 3rd grade reading (57.6% vs. 55.6% statewide). It also outperformed its district in every subject and grade tested. Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy is the most improved school, jumping from the 8th to 18th percentile in one year, with 8th grade math (55.6%) now exceeding the state average (53.0%); however, its 7th grade math proficiency sits at just 19.3%, a glaring weak spot. Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy is the most heavily funded school at $18,006 per student — roughly $4,000 more than Inborden — yet it posts the lowest ranking (13th percentile) and trails the state by 30 points in 5th grade science.

A common pattern across both elementary schools is a slide from relatively stronger 3rd grade performance to weaker 5th grade results, suggesting cumulative struggles become more pronounced by upper elementary. Science is a universal weakness, as is chronic absenteeism. All three schools improved their state rank percentiles between 2024-25 and 2025-26, a positive sign. For parents, Inborden is the strongest academic choice in this area, Enfield Middle shows promising momentum, and Pittman illustrates that higher spending does not automatically translate into higher test scores.