Summary:
Zip code 28109, serving the Misenheimer, North Carolina area, contains just one school: Gray Stone Day, a combined middle/high school program serving grades 6 through 12 with 728 students. Because this is the only school in the area, this summary focuses entirely on its performance as part of the single-school Gray Stone Day School district.
Gray Stone Day is a remarkably high-achieving school by nearly every measure. The district ranks 17th out of 246 districts in North Carolina (93rd percentile, 5 stars), and the school itself ranks 147th out of 662 high schools (78th percentile, 4 stars). Its graduation rate of 93.9% outpaces the state's 88.8%, and chronic absenteeism sits at just 7.9% compared to a 24.2% state average — a clear sign that strong attendance supports strong academics. The school has remained extremely stable over the past three years, consistently landing in the 77th to 78th percentile of North Carolina high schools. Academic performance is strongest in the middle school years: math proficiency ranges from 84.5% to 87.4% in grades 6–8 (state: 53–59%), reading proficiency spans 81.1% to 87.3% (state: 54–56%), and 8th-grade science reached an impressive 94.5% proficiency. English II and Math III scores are also far above state averages, at 92.1% and 85.9% respectively.
The one notable exception is Math I, where proficiency sits at just 42.6% — nearly identical to the state average of 42.1%. This pattern suggests students may struggle with the transition to high-school-level algebra, but by Math III they have clearly recovered and far exceed their peers. Additional positive trends include large year-over-year jumps in 8th-grade science (82.1% to 94.5%) and Biology (67.0% to 82.7%). Free/reduced lunch data is not reported, so socioeconomic comparisons are not possible. Overall, Gray Stone Day stands out as an excellent, stable school choice in this small zip code, offering exceptional middle school academics, strong high school outcomes, and outstanding attendance and graduation metrics.
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