Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28748

Summary:

The 28748 zip code in North Carolina has only one school, Leicester Elementary, which serves grades PK-4 and has an enrollment of 394 students. The school is part of the Buncombe County Schools district, which is ranked 125 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leicester Elementary's performance on standardized tests is mixed, with some grades and subjects exceeding the district and state averages, while others fall short. The school has a very high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients at 99.24%, indicating a student population with significant economic challenges. Despite this, the school's spending per student is above the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is relatively low at 13.5.

The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 796 out of 1,502 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1,145 out of 1,505 in 2023-2024. This suggests the need for a closer examination of the school's curriculum, teaching practices, and support systems to identify areas for improvement and ensure consistent academic performance for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)		EOG Reading (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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leicester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	31 Gilbert Road	Leicester	28748	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 683-2341	399	26	15.3	98.7%	322 (80.7%)	8 (2.0%)	61 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	43.9	852^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	42.8%		27.7	1145^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.9%	293	58.8	47.3	52.5	50.0	$11,642	$1,459	$10,183

Cities Near Zip Code 28748

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Leicester	2.13 mi	1	305^th
Asheville	4.55 mi	34	247^th
Candler	5.83 mi	6	241^st
Canton	9 mi	5	125^th
Weaverville	9.27 mi	6	89^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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