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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 28607

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Schools

1,919

Students

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Top rankedHardin Park Elementary288^th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Green Valley Elementary up 107 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 28607 covers Boone, NC, and its four elementary-labeled schools actually serve grades pre-kindergarten or kindergarten through 8th grade. Combined, they enroll 1,919 students: three belong to Watauga County Schools — Hardin Park Elementary, Parkway Elementary, and Green Valley Elementary — while Two Rivers Community School operates as an independent charter school.

There are two clear academic tiers here. Hardin Park and Parkway are 4-star schools ranking in the top quarter of North Carolina. Hardin Park ranks 288th statewide and leads the group in reading (70.3%) and science (80.5%) proficiency, with math at 72.1%. Parkway ranks 335th, posts the strongest math average at 72.3%, and has a remarkable chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.3%, far below the Watauga County Schools average of 12.1% and the state's 24.2%. Two Rivers is the smallest school with 163 students and the most volatile: it produced exceptional single-grade results such as 91.7% proficiency in 6th grade reading, but its 3rd grade scores are much lower, and its overall rank is 530th. Green Valley ranks lowest at 813th, with math and reading proficiency averages near 55%, but serves the highest-need population (64.4% free or reduced-price lunch) and has climbed steadily from the 33rd percentile three years ago to the 46th percentile today.

Poverty and performance are visibly related in this zip code: Green Valley has the most economically disadvantaged students and the lowest scores, while Parkway has the lowest poverty rate (35.4%) and the strongest math. But Hardin Park posts top-tier results despite poverty above 40%. Spending and class size alone do not explain outcomes — Green Valley spends $11,237 per student with only 10.6 students per teacher, while Parkway spends $9,618 with larger classes and outperforms Green Valley by wide margins. Attendance does not perfectly track academics either: Hardin Park's chronic absenteeism rate (16.8%) is triple Parkway's, yet Hardin Park ranks higher. On the whole, every school in 28607 beats the state's chronic absenteeism average, and families here are choosing among schools that are generally stronger than North Carolina as a whole.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Two Rivers Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1018 Archie Carroll Road	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Two Rivers Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 262-5411	163	12	13.5	—	146 (89.6%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	63.4	530^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.5%		69.1	406^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.8%	124	52.9	44.4	76.5	83.3		50.0	47.1	55.6	70.6	91.7		62.5	70.6	75.0
Green Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	189 Big Hill Road	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 264-3606	292	28	10.6	64.4%	254 (87.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	45.6	813^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.5%		39.9	920^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.3%	107	65.2	62.1	53.1	48.4	58.1	41.4	52.2	62.1	56.3	48.4	61.3	55.2	59.4	62.1	$11,237	$1,247	$9,990
Hardin Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	361 Jefferson Road	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 264-8481	854	73	11.7	41.6%	599 (70.1%)	21 (2.5%)	143 (16.7%)	50 (5.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.3%)	76.7	288^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.7%		72.7	350^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.5%	62	65.6	72.1	70.4	75.3	81.6	67.3	65.6	72.1	70.4	68.2	77.0	68.5	79.6	81.3	$11,487	$1,000	$10,486
Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Parkway School Dr	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 264-3032	610	42	14.5	35.4%	503 (82.5%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (12.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	74.1	335^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.5%		78.7	266^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.1%	69	72.3	61.2	70.6	89.2	77.9	62.5	56.9	64.2	67.6	78.5	67.6	66.7	77.9	80.6	$9,618	$414	$9,204

Cities Near Zip Code 28607

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Boone	0.25 mi	7	100^th
Vilas	5.96 mi	1	90^th
Blowing Rock	6.12 mi	1	10^th
Banner Elk	6.95 mi	2	7^th
Zionville	8.82 mi	1	215^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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