Summary:
Zip code 28768, in the Pisgah Forest area of western North Carolina, contains exactly one school: Brevard Academy, a K–8 public charter academy enrolling 435 students in the Brevard Academy district. With no other public schools in this zip code, all comparisons below are between Brevard Academy and the North Carolina state average, as well as its own performance from the previous year.
Brevard Academy is a high-performing school. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 358th of roughly 1,492 North Carolina schools, placing it in the 76th percentile with a 4-star rating, up from 3 stars the year before. Reading is its standout subject: average proficiency in grades 3–8 is 68.5%, compared to 56.0% for the state, a 12.5-point advantage. Third-grade reading is especially strong at 79.5% proficient, almost 24 points above the state. Science is also excellent — 8th grade science proficiency reached 90.5% versus 68.6% statewide, and the school was also more than 20 points above the state in this subject the prior year. In math, the best performance is in the early grades: 4th grade scored 84.4% proficient compared to the statewide average of 61.4%.
The school’s main vulnerability is math beyond the early grades. Proficiency falls sharply from 84.4% in 4th grade to 60.9% in 5th grade, and 7th grade math sits at 54.3%, slightly below the state's 56.2%. The prior year also showed a weak 5th grade math result at 44.7% versus 59.3% statewide, indicating a recurring transition challenge in upper elementary math. Chronic absenteeism is 21.7%, slightly better than the state's 24.2%, but still represents about one in five students. Free/reduced lunch data was not reported. Even with these challenges, the school is trending upward — ranking improved from the 68th to the 76th percentile in one year — and overall it remains an above-average, strong option for the 28768 area.
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