Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28754

Summary:

The 28754 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Mars Hill Elementary, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 477 students. The school is part of the Madison County Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating.

Mars Hill Elementary's academic performance shows a mix of results. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are generally on par with or slightly above the county averages, but below the state averages. In reading, the school's 3rd and 5th-grade proficiency rates are below the county and state averages, while the 4th-grade rate is slightly above the county average but still below the state. In science, the 5th-grade proficiency rate is slightly below the county average but on par with the state average. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 561 out of 1,505 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 821 out of 1,490 in 2024-2025.

One notable aspect of Mars Hill Elementary is the extremely high percentage of students (99.37%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,436, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 for the 2023-2024 school year. These factors suggest that the school may require additional resources and support to help its students succeed academically.

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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
Mars Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	200 School House Lane	Mars Hill	28754	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 689-2922	445	33	13.4	98.9%	418 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.4%)	45.7	821^st of 1490 public elementary schools	44.9%		61.1	561^st of 1505 public elementary schools	62.7%	260	54.7	60.7	54.9	40.7	56.0	47.9	62.0	$10,436	$1,370	$9,066

Cities Near Zip Code 28754

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mars Hill	3 mi	1	296^th
Barnardsville	8.34 mi	1	28^th
Marshall	8.58 mi	6	169^th
Weaverville	9.2 mi	6	89^th
Burnsville	9.44 mi	6	260^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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