Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28395

Summary:

The 28395 zip code has only one school, District No 7 Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 230 students. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 144 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

District No 7 Elementary's academic performance is mixed, with math and reading proficiency rates below the district and state averages in several grades, but 5th-grade science proficiency exceeding the district and state. The school has a very high free/reduced lunch rate of 96.96%, indicating a high-poverty student population. While the school's student-teacher ratio of 14.3 is relatively low, this factor alone does not seem to be translating into stronger academic outcomes.

Notably, the school's statewide ranking has dropped significantly over the past few years, from 254th out of 1,502 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 753rd out of 1,490 in 2024-2025, suggesting a concerning trend of declining performance. The data highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to address the school's areas of weakness and 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
District No 7 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5721 Smithfield Road	Wade	28395	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-0001	211	18	11.9	96.7%	136 (64.5%)	22 (10.4%)	32 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.5%)	49.4	753^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	49.5%		72.9	359^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.1%	394	45.7	61.5	53.8	40.0	80.8	48.7	66.7	$11,671	$943	$10,728

Cities Near Zip Code 28395

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wade	1.83 mi	1	245^th
Eastover	3 mi	2	25^th
Fayetteville	7.06 mi	70	312^th
Linden	7.17 mi	1
Autryville	9.07 mi	1	64^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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