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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 27871

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At a glance

School

146

Students

Top rankedSouth Creek Middle695^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools

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Summary:

The 27871 zip code in North Carolina is home to a single middle school, South Creek Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 163 students. The school is part of the Martin County Schools district, which is ranked 171 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Creek Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, going from 657 out of 793 middle schools in 2023-2024 to 695 out of 773 in 2024-2025, with a consistent 1-star rating. The school's academic performance is significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 12.5% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 48.7%. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 98.16% in 2023-2024.

The data suggests that South Creek Middle School is a struggling school, with consistently low academic performance and a high-poverty student population. The school's high student-teacher ratio of 17.7 may also be a contributing factor to its challenges. Overall, the information highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to help improve the educational opportunities available to students in the 27871 zip code.

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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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Total
South Creek Middle	Public	6-8	21077 NC Hwy 903	Robersonville	27871	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 795-4081	146	12	12.1	96.6%	19 (13.0%)	90 (61.6%)	30 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	13.7	695^th of 773 public middle schools	10.1%		19.9	657^th of 793 public middle schools	17.2%	38	31.3	27.3	12.5	35.4	38.6	35.4	39.6

Cities Near Zip Code 27871

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Robersonville	2.32 mi	2	455^th
Bethel	6.74 mi	2	405^th
Stokes	7.34 mi	1	306^th
Williamston	7.89 mi	6	278^th
Greenville	12.37 mi	24	242^nd

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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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