Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27874

Summary:

The 27874 zip code has only one school, Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Academy, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 134 students. The school is part of the Halifax County Schools district, which is ranked 223 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Academy has consistently been ranked in the bottom 15% of North Carolina elementary schools for the past three school years, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science that are lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 52.6%, compared to 46.2% for the district and 64.1% for the state. Additionally, 97.76% of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Despite the school's relatively small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.5 in 2023-2024, the data suggests that Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Academy is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. The low statewide ranking and test scores, combined with the high free/reduced lunch rate, indicate that the school may face significant challenges in terms of resource allocation, teacher quality, and student support. Addressing these issues should be a priority for the district and local education authorities to improve the educational outcomes for the students in this area.

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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
Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Junior High School Road	Scotland Neck	27874	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 826-4413	140	10	14.0	97.9%	4 (2.9%)	111 (79.3%)	17 (12.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.3%)	19.8	1285^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.8%		12.6	1393^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	7.4%	108	52.6	33.3	35.7	26.3	33.3	28.6	64.3	$13,990	$3,067	$10,923

Cities Near Zip Code 27874

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scotland Neck	0.49 mi	2	452^nd
Hobgood	7.27 mi	1
Halifax	9.53 mi	4	470^th
Kelford	11.64 mi	1	380^th
Tarboro	13.27 mi	11	378^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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