Schools in Zip Code 28624

ZIP code 28624, located in and around Ferguson, North Carolina, contains just one public school: Mount Pleasant Elementary School, a PK–5 school within Wilkes County Schools. Serving a student body where 98.73% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school has seen dramatic swings in its state ranking, moving from 3 stars and the 61st percentile in 2023–24, to 1 star and the 29th percentile in 2024–25, and then rebounding to 3 stars and the 54th percentile in the most recent 2025–26 school year.

Academically, Mount Pleasant’s latest EOG results show strong improvement and some standout cohorts. Fifth-grade math proficiency reached 75%, well above the district’s 63.4% and the state’s 62.9%. Fifth-grade reading also topped both district and state averages at 58.3%. Third-grade reading improved sharply to 53.1%, nearly matching the district (55.8%) and state (55.6%). However, not every area moved forward: 3rd-grade math dipped to 56.3%, now trailing the district by 16 points and the state by over 10 points, while 4th-grade reading stayed flat at 54.1%, below both the district and state. Fifth-grade science (66.7%) sits close to the state average. The broad recovery from the 2024–25 dip suggests that year was likely an aberration tied to a particular cohort rather than a long-term decline.

Mount Pleasant’s chronic absenteeism rate is 19.2%, which is lower than the state average of 24.2% but above its district’s 16.9%. Spending data from 2018–19 shows $11,075 per student with a 15.5:1 student-teacher ratio. Given the school’s high-poverty context, performing near or above state averages in several subjects is notable. The main concerns remain 3rd-grade math and 4th-grade reading, while the overall trend points upward—making Mount Pleasant a school worth watching for continued improvement.