Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28341

Summary:

The 28341 zip code in North Carolina is home to a single public elementary school, Hargrove Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 365 students. The school's student population is diverse, with a majority of Hispanic students (54.52%) and significant representation of White (23.01%) and African American (16.44%) students.

Academically, Hargrove Elementary's performance is mixed compared to the Sampson County Schools district and the state of North Carolina. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics are higher than the district and state averages for grades 4 and 5, but lower for grade 3. In Reading, Hargrove Elementary's proficiency rates are lower than the district and state averages across all three grades (3, 4, and 5). However, the school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate is higher than the district and state averages.

Hargrove Elementary faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 99.18% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,435, and it has consistently maintained a 3-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. Despite these challenges, Hargrove Elementary benefits from a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.9, which may contribute to more personalized attention and support for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOG Mathematics (2024)			EOG Reading (2024)			EOG Science (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Hargrove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7725 Faison Hwy	Faison	28341	Duplin County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 533-3444	375	24	15.8	99.2%	99 (26.4%)	47 (12.5%)	206 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	60.2	579^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.5%		56.1	652^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	56.6%	73	60.8	69.6	68.9	36.5	57.1	59.0	72.1	$11,435	$2,015	$9,421

Cities Near Zip Code 28341

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mount Olive	2.16 mi	4	330^th
Faison	7.6 mi	1	161^st
Warsaw	7.82 mi	2	460^th
Dudley	10.68 mi	3	450^th
Goldsboro	13.14 mi	26	336^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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