Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27868

Summary:

The 27868 zip code is home to a single school, Red Oak Elementary, which serves students in grades K-5 and is part of the Nash County Public Schools district. While Red Oak Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, it continues to perform better than the district and state averages on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics.

Red Oak Elementary's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 62.6% to 66.7% across grades 3-5 in 2024-2025, compared to 53.7% to 61.2% for the district and 58.9% to 64.1% for the state. In reading, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 46% to 57%, outpacing the district's 37.4% to 51.7% and the state's 46.7% to 58.1%. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 62.9% in 2024-2025 was higher than the district's 57.8% and the state's 62%.

Despite its strong academic performance, Red Oak Elementary faces some challenges, including a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (66.96% in 2023-2024) and a student-teacher ratio of 17.6 in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,073. While the school's declining statewide ranking is an area of concern, its continued academic success compared to the district and state suggests that it is effectively supporting student learning and achievement.

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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
Red Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5603 Red Oak Road	Red Oak	27868	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2496	696	39	18.0	99.6%	287 (41.2%)	269 (38.6%)	66 (9.5%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	55.8	639^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.1%		56.4	641^st of 1505 public elementary schools	57.4%	2	66.7	62.6	62.9	46.0	57.0	49.5	62.9	$11,073	$1,057	$10,016

Cities Near Zip Code 27868

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Red Oak	0.27 mi	1	185^th
Battleboro	0.5 mi	4	433^rd
Rocky Mount	2.92 mi	24	388^th
Nashville	5.63 mi	2	199^th
Elm City	10.82 mi	3	49^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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