Summary:
ZIP code 28075 in Harrisburg, North Carolina contains three schools serving elementary grades: Hickory Ridge Elementary (K–5), Harrisburg Elementary (PK–5), and A.C.E. Academy (K–8), which together enroll about 2,198 students. Hickory Ridge and Harrisburg are part of Cabarrus County Schools, while A.C.E. Academy operates as its own charter district.
The two Cabarrus County Schools are academic standouts in this ZIP code. Hickory Ridge Elementary ranked 51st out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 97th percentile with a 5-star rating, and it has climbed steadily from the 93rd percentile three years earlier. Harrisburg Elementary ranked 70th (95th percentile, 5 stars). Their 3rd–5th grade EOG proficiency averages were 86.7% and 84.0%, respectively — far above the state average of around 55–60%. A.C.E. Academy, by contrast, ranked 1,264th (15th percentile, 1 star), with a 3–5 EOG average of just 42.2%, leaving a proficiency gap of roughly 44 percentage points compared with Hickory Ridge.
Attendance and poverty follow the same pattern. Hickory Ridge Elementary and Harrisburg Elementary post chronic absenteeism rates of 9.5% and 8.7% — less than half the state rate of 24.2% — while A.C.E. Academy sits at 33.6%. Free/reduced lunch eligibility ranges from 15.0% at Hickory Ridge to 97.9% at A.C.E. Academy, with Harrisburg at 21.1%. Student-teacher ratios are similar across all three schools (14.3–16.0), so class size does not explain the gap. A.C.E. Academy does show some middle-grade bright spots, but the elementary results make clear that families in 28075 have access to vastly different educational experiences: two elite 5-star schools and one 1-star school facing serious challenges.
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