Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28396

Summary:

The 28396 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Wagram Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 506 students. The school is part of the Scotland County Schools district, which is ranked 203 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wagram Elementary's academic performance, as measured by End-of-Grade (EOG) test proficiency rates, is consistently lower than the Scotland County Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 46.9%, compared to the district's 48.5% and the state's 64.1%. The school's highest proficiency rate was in 5th grade Science at 45.1%, but this was still lower than the district's 51.3% and the state's 62%.

Wagram Elementary serves a community with a very high concentration of poverty, with 99.01% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite the school's low academic performance and high poverty concentration, its per-student spending of $11,834 for the 2018-2019 school year is relatively high compared to national averages, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources at the school.

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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
Wagram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24081 Main Street	Wagram	28396	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 369-2252	508	35	14.5	99.4%	89 (17.5%)	254 (50.0%)	32 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	83 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	15.7	1341^st of 1490 public elementary schools	10.0%		16.5	1334^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.4%	7	46.9	27.4	38.0	35.8	31.5	33.8	45.1	$11,834	$2,053	$9,781

Cities Near Zip Code 28396

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wagram	1.97 mi	1	462^nd
Laurinburg	2.79 mi	8	381^st
Raeford	5.28 mi	11	327^th
Red Springs	6.75 mi	4	467^th
Laurel Hill	9.8 mi	2	441^st

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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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