Summary:
Zip code 28462 is home to a single elementary school, Supply Elementary, which serves grades PK–5 in Supply, North Carolina, within the Brunswick County Schools district. With 580 students and a 15:1 student-teacher ratio, this high-poverty school (99.48% free/reduced lunch) operates in a district ranked 86th of 246 in North Carolina with a 3-star rating, but Supply Elementary itself ranks 1,099 out of 1,492 state elementary schools, placing it in the 26th percentile.
The school's most notable strength is 3rd grade math, where 69.7% of students are proficient—matching the district and edging out the state average of 66.4%. However, a severe 4th grade slump follows: math proficiency drops to 38.1% (23.3 points below the state) and reading to 38.1% (19.6 points below). This decline persisted across two consecutive years, suggesting a systemic challenge at 4th grade rather than one difficult cohort. Reading is a schoolwide concern, with proficiency at 39.3% (3rd), 38.1% (4th), and 43.8% (5th), all well below state averages. Encouragingly, the cohort that struggled in 4th grade math in 2024–25 (36.7%) appeared to jump to 62.9% by 5th grade in 2025–26, possibly reflecting successful intervention.
Supply Elementary also faces a 27.1% chronic absenteeism rate—higher than the district (24.5%) and state (24.2%)—which likely compounds academic challenges in a school where nearly all students are economically disadvantaged. While the school lags its own district in nearly every subject, its 3rd grade math achievement stands out as a genuine bright spot given the concentrated poverty. Overall, Supply Elementary is a mid-to-low-performing school stuck near the bottom quarter of state rankings, with the clearest priorities being 4th grade support and reading intervention across all grades.
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