Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28371

Summary:

The 28371 zip code has only one school, Parkton Elementary, a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 with 588 students. Parkton Elementary is part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district, which is ranked 215 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parkton Elementary's statewide school ranking has declined over the past three years, going from 1353 out of 1502 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1434 out of 1505 in 2023-2024 and 1344 out of 1490 in 2024-2025. It has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the End-of-Grade (EOG) tests are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 48.6% of 3rd-graders proficient in mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to 56.2% for the district and 64.1% for the state.

Parkton Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 99.49% in 2023-2024, and its per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,281, which is lower than the state average. These factors may contribute to the school's academic challenges and indicate that it may require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parkton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	400 North Green Street	Parkton	28371	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 858-3951	592	29	20.4	99.5%	134 (22.6%)	154 (26.0%)	181 (30.6%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.9%)	3 (0.5%)	70 (11.8%)	15.4	1344^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.8%		9.2	1434^th of 1505 public elementary schools	4.7%	90	48.6	24.6	39.3	32.2	37.1	34.2	34.7	36.8	32.1	27.1	40.3	52.6	48.2	57.9	$9,281	$1,575	$7,706

Cities Near Zip Code 28371

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parkton	0.23 mi	1	434^th
Hope Mills	5.24 mi	10	258^th
Fayetteville	5.3 mi	70	312^th
Lumber Bridge	5.57 mi	2	330^th
Shannon	6.14 mi	1	463^rd

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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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