Summary:
The 27937 zip code has only one school, Buckland Elementary, a public elementary school serving grades K-5 with 242 students. Buckland Elementary is part of the Gates County Schools district, which is ranked 156 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Buckland Elementary's academic performance, as measured by test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in reading. The school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate is 66.7%, compared to 68.9% for the district and 64.1% for the state, while the 3rd-grade reading proficiency rate is 36.1%, compared to 29.1% for the district and 46.7% for the state. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 54.2% is also lower than the district's 57.7% and the state's 62%.
Buckland Elementary has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 54.13%, indicating a relatively high-need student population. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,341, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 15.1, which is slightly lower than the typical recommended ratio of 16-20 students per teacher. These factors suggest that the school may require additional resources and support to help its students succeed academically, and the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio could be a positive factor in providing more individualized attention and support for students.
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