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Best High Schools in Zip Code 28090

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At a glance

School

928

Students

Top rankedBurns High390^th of 641 North Carolina high schools

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Summary:

The 28090 zip code is home to a single high school, Burns High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 308 out of 640 schools in 2023-2024 to 390 out of 641 schools in 2024-2025, it has maintained a 3-star rating in 2023-2024 and a 2-star rating in 2024-2025.

Academically, Burns High School has shown some strengths and weaknesses. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams varies, with students performing better in English II (56.6% proficient or better) compared to the district (51.2%) and state (59.6%) averages, but struggling in subjects like Biology (40.8% proficient or better) and Math III (48.3% proficient or better) relative to the district and state. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year was 87.7%.

Notably, Cleveland County Schools, the district that encompasses Burns High School, has a very high percentage of students (99.02%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income student population. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,886, which is higher than the national average, and it maintains a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1, which could be beneficial for providing more personalized attention and support to students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burns High	Public	9-12	307 E Stagecoach Trail	Lawndale	28090	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8335	928	58	15.9	99.5%	626 (67.5%)	156 (16.8%)	95 (10.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.0%)	38.3	390^th of 641 public high schools	39.2%		48.3	308^th of 640 public high schools	51.9%	82	40.8	56.6	43.6	48.3	$9,886	$976	$8,911

Cities Near Zip Code 28090

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lawndale	2.83 mi	2	275^th
Fallston	3.26 mi	1	208^th
Vale	4.86 mi	3	105^th
Casar	5.77 mi	1	32^nd
Shelby	7.17 mi	17	229^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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