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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28987

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600

Students

Top rankedSouthern Pines Elementary603^rd of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools

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Southern Pines Elementary up 233 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 28987 zip code in North Carolina is home to a single public elementary school, Southern Pines Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with 590 students. The school is part of the Moore County Schools district, which is ranked 58 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Southern Pines Elementary has some positive metrics, such as a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it also faces some challenges. The school's proficiency rates in math, reading, and science are generally lower than the district and state averages, and its statewide ranking and star rating have declined in recent years. Additionally, the school has an extremely high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients, indicating a high-poverty student population, which can present unique challenges.

Compared to other schools in the Moore County Schools district, Southern Pines Elementary appears to be an average-performing school with room for improvement. The school's declining performance and high-poverty student population suggest that it may require additional resources and support to ensure student success and academic growth.

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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
Southern Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 South Carlisle Street	Southern Pines	28987	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 947-8077	600	37	16.1	99.3%	236 (39.3%)	208 (34.7%)	78 (13.0%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.0%)	57.4	603^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	59.5%		44.9	836^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.5%	233	68.3	55.7	60.5	56.1	57.0	56.1	60.5	$10,663	$1,069	$9,594

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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