Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27510

Summary:

The 27510 zip code in North Carolina is home to two high-performing schools: Carrboro High School and Carrboro Elementary School, both part of the highly-ranked Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district. These schools demonstrate strong academic achievement, efficient resource allocation, and diverse student populations.

Carrboro High School is ranked 206th out of 640 North Carolina high schools and has a 3-star rating, outperforming the state average on End-of-Course exams in Biology, English II, and Math III. With a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 28.74%, the high school provides a solid educational foundation for its 870 students. In contrast, Carrboro Elementary School has a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 35.13% but still outperforms the state average on End-of-Grade exams in Mathematics, Reading, and Science for grades 3-5, ranking 323rd out of 1,505 North Carolina elementary schools with a 4-star rating.

Both schools have similar per-student spending, around $13,300, and low student-teacher ratios, with Carrboro High School at 15.4 and Carrboro Elementary School at 13.1, contributing to their academic success. While Carrboro High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, the overall performance of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district remains exceptional, ranking 24th out of 242 districts in North Carolina.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
Carrboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Shelton St	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 968-3652	506	39	12.9	33.4%	282 (55.7%)	20 (4.0%)	160 (31.6%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	75.2	323^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	78.5%		76.9	290^th of 1502 public elementary schools	80.7%	33					69.0	68.2	69.5	59.5	61.4	70.7	72.0	$13,407	$564	$12,843
Carrboro High	Public	9-12	201 Rock Haven Rd	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2200	877	62	14.1	31.0%	452 (51.5%)	80 (9.1%)	243 (27.7%)	45 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.3%)	64.7	206^th of 640 public high schools	67.8%		70.9	173^rd of 626 public high schools	72.4%	33	71.1	72.0	16.8	76.7								$13,304	$311	$12,993

Cities Near Zip Code 27510

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carrboro	0.04 mi	3	89^th
Chapel Hill	0.86 mi	23	47^th
Durham	4.8 mi	73	307^th
Pittsboro	7.14 mi	7	74^th
Hillsborough	7.72 mi	12	134^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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