Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28518

Summary:

The 28518 zip code area in North Carolina is home to two schools - East Duplin High School and Beulaville Elementary School, both serving a high-need student population within the Duplin County Schools district.

East Duplin High School has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 87.7%, but its statewide ranking has been declining over the past few years, going from 343 out of 626 high schools in 2022-2023 to 407 out of 641 in 2024-2025. The school's test scores are generally below the Duplin County and North Carolina state averages across various End-of-Course (EOC) exams, and it has a very high percentage of students (99.66%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Beulaville Elementary School has consistently low statewide rankings, placing in the bottom 15% of North Carolina elementary schools in the past three school years. The school's test scores on End-of-Grade (EOG) exams are generally below the Duplin County and state averages, particularly in mathematics and reading. Similar to East Duplin High, Beulaville Elementary has a very high percentage of students (99.65%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beulaville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Lyman Road	Beulaville	28518	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 298-3171	877	54	16.3	99.5%	527 (60.1%)	129 (14.7%)	179 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.2%)	19.9	1282^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	14.0%		16	1346^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.6%	64					49.5	52.8	28.4	37.5	46.7	41.7	34.7	42.7	33.0	41.3	31.8	42.7	28.4	46.9	$11,549	$1,108	$10,441
East Duplin High	Public	9-12	394 North NC Highway 111	Beulaville	28518	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 298-4535	864	51	16.7	99.5%	358 (41.4%)	85 (9.8%)	385 (44.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.9%)	35.5	407^th of 641 public high schools	36.5%		33.6	414^th of 640 public high schools	35.3%	7	30.7	44.1	37.2	69.1															$9,554	$893	$8,661

Cities Near Zip Code 28518

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Beulaville	2.56 mi	2	412^th
Chinquapin	5.99 mi	1	288^th
Kenansville	8.16 mi	2	289^th
Albertson	9.49 mi	1	425^th
Kinston	10.41 mi	13	338^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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