Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28606

Summary:

The 28606 zip code has only one school, Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 119 students. The school is part of the Wilkes County Schools district, which is ranked 104 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School has consistently low statewide rankings, with a 1-star rating in the past two school years and a 2-star rating projected for the 2024-2025 school year, suggesting the school is performing below average compared to other elementary schools in North Carolina. The school's mathematics and reading proficiency rates are generally lower than the Wilkes County Schools district and the state of North Carolina, with some exceptions in higher grade levels. The school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (97.48%), indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While the school's spending per student ($12,571) is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio of 17.2 is relatively low, these factors do not appear to be translating into higher academic performance. Overall, the data suggests that Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School is facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance and student demographics, and more work is needed to improve student outcomes and close the achievement gap compared to the district and state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School	Public	K-5	556 Boomer-Ferguson Sch Rd	Boomer	28606	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-8900	111	7	15.7	97.3%	85 (76.6%)	6 (5.4%)	8 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.8%)	39.4	928^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.7%		21.3	1261^st of 1505 public elementary schools	16.2%	333	36.4	65.2	64.7	31.8	30.4	52.9	70.6	$12,571	$1,753	$10,817

Cities Near Zip Code 28606

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hays	1.79 mi	2	302^nd
North Wilkesboro	3.75 mi	4	313^th
Roaring River	5.46 mi	1	131^st
Wilkesboro	7.79 mi	4	162^nd
Millers Creek	8.19 mi	2	160^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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