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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27909

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Schools

4,760

Students

5-star school

Top rankedElizabeth City Pasquotank Early College3^rd of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

J C Sawyer Elementary up 176 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Northside Elementary 13.3 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 27909 in North Carolina is served by 12 schools spanning elementary through high school, all within the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools district, an area where nearly every school has 97% or more students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The clear standout is Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College, ranked #3 among all North Carolina high schools with 100% proficiency on Biology, English II, and Math I exams—extraordinary given that 97% of its students qualify for free lunch. At the elementary level, Weeksville Elementary is the top performer, earning a 4-star rating and posting 3rd grade math proficiency of 92% and 5th grade science proficiency of 91.7%, far above state averages while serving a 99% free-lunch population.

On the other end, math is a systemic weakness across traditional schools: 8th grade math proficiency is just 33–35% at Elizabeth City Middle and River Road Middle, while Math I EOC proficiency is only 15.8% at Northeastern High and 26.9% at Pasquotank County High. Reading proficiency is also below state averages at most elementary schools, with P W Moore Elementary particularly concerning at just 31.8% for 5th grade reading. H L Trigg Community is a unique outlier—a tiny 35-student school with a 50% chronic absenteeism rate, no current test data, and by far the highest per-pupil spending of $30,282.

Chronic absenteeism averages 30% in the zip, and the schools with the lowest rates—Northside Elementary at 23.0% and Weeksville Elementary at 23.3%—are among the more academically positive. Northeastern High is improving notably, jumping from the 15th to 53rd percentile in two years with strong Biology results, though Math I remains a major gap. Higher spending does not guarantee better outcomes, as P W Moore spends more per student than Weeksville yet ranks far lower. For parents, the message is mixed: Weeksville Elementary and the Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College prove high achievement is possible despite high poverty, but families at other schools should pay close attention to math proficiency and absenteeism trends.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	1059 US Hwy 17	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-4305	484	28	17.0	98.6%	175 (36.2%)	216 (44.6%)	48 (9.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (7.0%)	33.4	1039^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.4%		41	899^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.7%	140					58.9	51.3	55.4				42.5	53.9	40.0				60.0		$10,026	$1,193	$8,834
Elizabeth City Middle	Public	6-8	1066 Northside Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2974	484	30	16.1	99.4%	158 (32.6%)	212 (43.8%)	74 (15.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	35.8	510^th of 778 public middle schools	34.4%		40.7	463^rd of 773 public middle schools	40.1%	47								42.9	47.5	33.3				41.0	61.9	47.8		66.2	$9,183	$802	$8,381
J C Sawyer Elementary	Public	K-5	1007 Park St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 338-1012	400	29	13.7	99.3%	105 (26.3%)	192 (48.0%)	67 (16.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.0%)	49.4	739^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.5%		40.1	915^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.6%	176					73.3	55.7	62.8				71.7	45.5	41.9				67.4		$10,349	$1,235	$9,114
Northeastern High	Public	9-12	963 Oak Stump Rd	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2932	658	40	16.2	99.5%	152 (23.1%)	386 (58.7%)	77 (11.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.8%)	52.9	308^th of 662 public high schools	53.5%		38.9	385^th of 641 public high schools	39.9%	77	76.6	59.4	15.8	68.2															$11,317	$954	$10,363
Sheep-Harney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W Elizabeth St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-4303	441	27	16.0	99.3%	112 (25.4%)	195 (44.2%)	85 (19.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.2%)	46.9	784^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.5%		39.2	933^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	37.4%	149					46.6	56.9	76.6				50.0	56.9	47.9				72.9		$10,082	$1,732	$8,350
Weeksville Elementary	Public	K-5	1170 Salem Church Rd	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 330-2606	304	18	16.8	99.0%	129 (42.4%)	98 (32.2%)	51 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.2%)	76.8	282^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.1%		73.5	338^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.3%	56					92.0	55.6	86.1				80.0	54.7	75.0				91.7		$11,385	$1,264	$10,121
Northside Elementary	Public	K-5	1062 Northside Rd	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2033	419	32	13.3	99.3%	204 (48.7%)	128 (30.5%)	54 (12.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	42.6	868^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.8%		44.2	844^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.4%	24					53.5	56.1	65.2				42.3	42.1	54.5				75.8		$10,283	$901	$9,382
P W Moore Elementary	Public	K-5	606 Roanoke Ave	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 338-5000	353	26	13.5	99.2%	76 (21.5%)	212 (60.1%)	38 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	27.7	1147^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.1%		17.8	1318^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.5%	171					65.4	57.3	53.0				44.2	36.0	31.8				53.0		$11,740	$1,429	$10,311
H L Trigg Community	Public	6-12	1004 Parkview Drive	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 335-1765	35	3	11.6	91.4%	11 (31.4%)	20 (57.1%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)								(n/a)																			$30,282	$3,520	$26,762
River Road Middle	Public	6-8	1701 River Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 333-1454	414	28	15.0	99.3%	97 (23.4%)	218 (52.7%)	54 (13.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	35.8	509^th of 778 public middle schools	34.6%		30.2	548^th of 773 public middle schools	29.1%	39								57.1	57.8	35.0				55.2	43.8	44.8		50.7	$9,187	$1,100	$8,087
Pasquotank County High	Public	9-12	1064 Northside Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 337-6880	653	33	19.5	99.5%	215 (32.9%)	282 (43.2%)	102 (15.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	32.9	457^th of 662 public high schools	31.0%		21.2	514^th of 641 public high schools	19.8%	57	43.8	57.1	26.9	63.1															$9,702	$806	$8,896
Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College	Public	9-12	1208 N Road St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 335-0821	115	4	28.8	97.4%	63 (54.8%)	28 (24.3%)	12 (10.4%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	96	3^rd of 662 public high schools	99.5%		92.2	60^th of 641 public high schools	90.6%	57	100.0	100.0	100.0	563.0															$9,328	$374	$8,954

Cities Near Zip Code 27909

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elizabeth City	0.46 mi	13	292^nd
Camden	3.79 mi	5	94^th
Shawboro	12.71 mi	1	99^th
Winfall	13.9 mi	2	173^rd
Barco	14.09 mi	3	213^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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