Schools in Zip Code 28464

Zip code 28464 contains just one school — Wallace-Rose Hill High — a grades 9–12 high school serving 738 students, with no elementary, middle, or alternative schools in the area. It is part of Duplin County Schools, a district ranked 201 out of 246 in North Carolina. Wallace-Rose Hill High itself is ranked 595 out of 662 high schools statewide, placing it at the 10th percentile with a 1-star rating, and 99.59% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

Graduation and attendance paint a mixed picture. The school's 84.9% graduation rate slightly exceeds the Duplin County Schools average of 84.0% but trails the state rate of 88.8%. Chronic absenteeism is 19.9%, which is below the state average of 24.2%. Academically, proficiency lags well behind state averages on every End-of-Course test: Biology is 25.0% versus 58.5% statewide, English II is 37.0% versus 64.6%, Math I is 16.2% versus 42.1%, and Math III is 51.2% versus 68.9%. Math III is the school's strongest subject, while Math I is its clearest weakness.

There are positive signs worth noting. Between the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 school years, Biology proficiency jumped 9.2 points, Math III rose 7.8 points, and English II improved 6.6 points, while Math I stayed essentially flat. Given that nearly all students are economically disadvantaged, these gains are meaningful, and absenteeism does not appear to be the main driver of low scores. For parents, this means Wallace-Rose Hill High faces real academic challenges, particularly in foundational Math I and Biology, but recent upward momentum and a graduation rate above the district average offer cautious optimism, with Math I standing out as the clearest priority for improvement.