Summary:
Zip code 28470 is home to a single high school, West Brunswick High in Shallotte, NC, which serves grades 9 through 12 and enrolls roughly 1,466 students as part of Brunswick County Schools. Because only one high school is in this area, the most useful comparisons are against this district and the state of North Carolina.
West Brunswick currently ranks near the middle of North Carolina high schools, sitting at the 48th percentile with a 2-star rating in 2025–2026, down slightly from the 53rd percentile a couple of years earlier. Academically, results are mixed. The school’s strongest subject is Math III, with 70.9% proficient in 2025–2026, which is above the state average of 68.9%. Math I also beats the state average (45.8% vs. 42.1%). The biggest academic concern is English II, where only 59.9% of students are proficient, compared to 64.6% statewide. Biology showed strong improvement, jumping from 47.2% to 57.9% in one year, nearly matching the state average.
The most pressing issue is attendance: 30.0% of students are chronically absent, well above the district rate of 24.5% and the state rate of 24.2%. The graduation rate is also below both benchmarks, at 84.4% compared to 88.4% for the district and 88.8% for the state. Nearly the entire student body, 99.32%, qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high level of economic need. Despite this challenge, the school still exceeds state averages in math. For parents, the bottom line is that West Brunswick is a middle-of-the-pack school with genuine strengths in math, clear room for improvement in English and attendance, and some recent academic gains worth building on.
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