Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28782

Summary:

The 28782 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Tryon Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Polk County Schools district. Tryon Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic performance, ranking among the top elementary schools in North Carolina.

Tryon Elementary's academic excellence is evident in its strong standardized test scores, with 88% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 80.7% for the district and 62.7% for the state. The school has also been ranked 308 out of 1,505 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and 144 out of 1,502 schools in the 2022-2023 school year, both with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Tryon Elementary has a diverse student population, with 67.57% White, 8.11% African American, 15.97% Hispanic, and 7.62% two or more races.

Despite the high poverty rate, with 99.26% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Tryon Elementary appears to have access to adequate resources and funding, with a relatively high spending of $12,033 per student and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.3 for the 2022-2023 school year. These factors, along with the school's academic performance and diverse student population, suggest that Tryon Elementary is effectively serving the needs of its community and providing a high-quality education to 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
Tryon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 School Place	Tryon	28782	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 859-6584	386	30	12.8	99.2%	265 (68.7%)	35 (9.1%)	60 (15.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	76.1	308^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.5%		86.9	144^th of 1502 public elementary schools	90.4%	164	88.0	68.5	66.0	50.0	68.5	66.0	71.7	$12,033	$1,081	$10,952

Cities Near Zip Code 28782

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tryon	0.99 mi	1	50^th
Columbus	4.03 mi	2	78^th
Mill Spring	6.35 mi	3	93^rd
Saluda	6.81 mi	1	6^th
Flat Rock	10.91 mi	3	305^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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