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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28540

At a glance

Schools

8,879

Students

Districts

Top rankedNew Bridge Middle153^rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Blue Creek Elementary up 215 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Summersill Elementary 11.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 28540 zip code area of Jacksonville, North Carolina is home to 16 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school, all part of the Onslow County Schools district. The district is ranked 116 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the area, including New Bridge Middle, a public magnet middle school that ranks 153 out of 773 middle schools in the state and has a 4 out of 5 star rating, as well as Jacksonville High, which ranks 266 out of 641 high schools and has a 3 out of 5 star rating. Southwest Elementary also performs above average, ranking 663 out of 1,490 elementary schools with a 3 out of 5 star rating.

However, there are significant disparities in academic performance across the schools in this area. While some schools like New Bridge Middle and Jacksonville High excel, others such as Southwest High and Blue Creek Elementary struggle. This appears to be correlated with the socioeconomic status of the student population, as measured by free and reduced-price lunch rates, which range from 37.5% at New Bridge Middle to 95.5% at Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology.

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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
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	1249 Hargett Street	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 219-8603	104	6	17.8	95.2%	13 (12.5%)	61 (58.7%)	18 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.5%)	10.1	1420^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.7%		3.5	1491^st of 1505 public elementary schools	0.9%	71						8.3	33.3		50.0			50.0	26.7		70.0		20.0
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-0900	720	51	14.1	60.4%	441 (61.3%)	80 (11.1%)	128 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (9.2%)	54.4	663^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	55.5%		54.6	671^st of 1505 public elementary schools	55.4%	8					66.1	56.2	51.9				41.7	63.6	60.4				62.3		$8,706	$779	$7,927
Bell Fork Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Bell Fork Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-4459	551	38	14.5	74.0%	136 (24.7%)	219 (39.7%)	137 (24.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.6%)	38.1	949^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.3%		37.9	970^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.5%	21					54.5	58.6	44.2				40.3	62.6	41.9				43.0		$9,844	$1,331	$8,513
Blue Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1260 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1717	498	38	13.2	67.3%	235 (47.2%)	87 (17.5%)	118 (23.7%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.4%)	26	1158^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.3%		14.3	1373^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	8.8%	215					55.6	40.0	36.4				44.4	48.3	39.8				40.9		$10,673	$1,191	$9,482
Clyde Erwin Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	323 New River Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 347-1261	283	24	12.0	61.8%	72 (25.4%)	66 (23.3%)	114 (40.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.2%)	33.5	1029^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.9%		29.7	1103^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	26.7%	74					62.2	46.2	37.2				46.7	53.8	41.9				41.9		$10,965	$929	$10,036
Jacksonville High	Public	9-12	1021 Henderson Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 989-2048	1,441	78	18.4	47.4%	634 (44.0%)	363 (25.2%)	268 (18.6%)	16 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	151 (10.5%)	54.3	266^th of 641 public high schools	58.5%		53.5	277^th of 640 public high schools	56.7%	11	55.8	59.8	45.0	66.5															$9,620	$623	$8,997
Northwoods Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	617 Henderson Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 347-2808	439	33	13.3	72.2%	168 (38.3%)	114 (26.0%)	84 (19.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	64 (14.6%)	37.1	960^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.6%		34.1	1024^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.0%	64					43.9	46.8	54.5				35.4	61.3	53.0				54.5		$9,947	$1,028	$8,919
Northwoods Park Middle	Public	6-8	904 Sioux Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1202	633	38	16.6	52.8%	279 (44.1%)	156 (24.6%)	116 (18.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.5%)	52.8	357^th of 773 public middle schools	53.8%		41.7	470^th of 793 public middle schools	40.7%	113								50.5	63.5	39.4				51.5	55.5	54.4		62.7	$8,566	$672	$7,894
Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Northwoods Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-6711	457	32	14.2	52.5%	221 (48.4%)	81 (17.7%)	93 (20.4%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.2%)	53.8	675^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.7%		59.3	596^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.4%	79					50.6	48.8	71.8				47.1	53.6	62.4				68.2		$9,969	$731	$9,237
Southwest High	Public	9-12	1420 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 455-4888	803	42	18.9	57.3%	424 (52.8%)	165 (20.5%)	113 (14.1%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	84 (10.5%)	18.1	538^th of 641 public high schools	16.1%		20.8	512^th of 640 public high schools	20.0%	26	30.1	47.5	18.0	32.6															$10,201	$909	$9,291
Summersill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Summersill School Road	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-2672	482	40	11.9	74.3%	202 (41.9%)	125 (25.9%)	88 (18.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.7%)	46.8	807^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.8%		52.6	710^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.8%	97					59.5	47.8	51.5				47.3	49.3	61.8				61.8		$10,099	$866	$9,233
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Furia Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-1105	510	34	15.0	62.0%	273 (53.5%)	75 (14.7%)	106 (20.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.2%)	31.2	534^th of 773 public middle schools	30.9%		26.7	596^th of 793 public middle schools	24.8%	62								40.7	40.3	25.8				42.5	49.7	52.2		48.9	$9,298	$1,210	$8,088
New Bridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	401 New Bridge Street	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 346-5144	482	29	16.6	39.0%	275 (57.1%)	63 (13.1%)	98 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.1%)	77.7	153^rd of 773 public middle schools	80.2%		75.8	165^th of 793 public middle schools	79.2%	12								63.2	66.9	68.9				66.3	64.2	68.2		70.9	$8,907	$1,119	$7,788
Meadow View Elementary	Public	K-5	1026 Fire Tower Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 478-3522	520	38	13.8	61.2%	312 (60.0%)	59 (11.3%)	96 (18.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.0%)	41.4	893^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.1%		32.8	1052^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	30.1%	159					58.0	50.5	51.4				37.5	54.6	54.3				57.1		$8,585	$807	$7,778
Onslow Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	200 Broadhurst Road	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(910) 989-2013	421	31	13.7	54.4%	202 (48.0%)	99 (23.5%)	67 (15.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.7%)								(n/a)	31.8	55.3	21.7	33.9	27.3	15.4	24.1	41.7	16.7	23.9	36.4	53.8	41.4	62.5	45.2	47.8	37.9	38.8
Clear View Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Clear View School Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 455-2667	535	35	15.2	52.7%	328 (61.3%)	71 (13.3%)	76 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.7%)	46.4	812^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.5%		36.1	992^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	34.1%	180					65.5	50.6	36.7				52.9	67.1	51.9				45.6

Cities Near Zip Code 28540

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jacksonville	0.61 mi	26	311^th
Richlands	10.22 mi	4	270^th
Maysville	12.54 mi	3	180^th
Holly Ridge	12.65 mi	3	81^st
Hubert	14.96 mi	1	85^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.