Schools in Zip Code 27973

ZIP code 27973 contains just one public school — Shawboro Elementary School — serving 625 students in grades PK–5 within the Currituck County Schools district, which is itself ranked 49th out of 246 districts in North Carolina. Because this area has no middle or high schools, families will need to look outside the ZIP code for secondary grades, and school-to-school comparisons within the community are replaced by comparisons against district and state averages. Shawboro performs solidly above the state overall, posting an average proficiency of roughly 66.8% in the most recent school year, compared with 66.5% for the district and 61.0% for North Carolina.

The school's strongest academic results are in third-grade math at 82% proficient (15.6 points ahead of the state), third-grade reading at 65%, and fifth-grade science at 77%. In total, Shawboro beats the state average in six of seven tested areas and keeps pace with the district in most subjects. The clearest weakness is fifth-grade math, where only 59% of students score proficient — 7 points below the district and 3.9 points below the state. Recent-year trends are mixed: third-grade reading jumped 13.3 points and fifth-grade science improved 10 points, while fifth-grade math fell 8.8 points and fourth-grade reading dropped 7.9 points despite remaining just above the state average.

Shawboro has ranked between the 65th and 72nd percentiles among North Carolina elementary schools over the past three years, earning a 4-star rating in 2024–2025. Its chronic absenteeism rate stands at just 15.7%, far better than the district's 25.5% and the state's 24.2%. Roughly 35.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 16:1. Bottom line: Shawboro is a healthy, above-average elementary school with strong attendance and early-grade outcomes, but upper-elementary mathematics — particularly fifth-grade math — remains the area most worth watching.