Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27525

Summary:

The 27525 zip code area is home to 5 schools spanning elementary, middle, and high school grades, spread across two school districts - Franklin County Schools and Granville County Schools. While the schools show varying levels of performance, Tar River Elementary and Wilton Elementary stand out as the top-performing schools in the area, outpacing district and state averages in several key metrics.

Tar River Elementary and Wilton Elementary both rank in the top half of North Carolina elementary schools and have 2-star ratings from SchoolDigger. These schools demonstrate stronger academic performance, with Tar River Elementary scoring 64.9% proficient in 5th grade Math and 80.7% proficient in 5th grade Science, and Wilton Elementary scoring 76.2% proficient in 5th grade Math and 55.4% proficient in 3rd grade Math. Additionally, these schools have relatively lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 59.82% and 56.73%, respectively.

In contrast, the other schools in the 27525 zip code area, such as Franklinton High, Franklinton Elementary, and Franklinton Middle, generally underperform compared to district and state averages. These schools have higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.14% at Franklinton High to 81.42% at Franklinton Elementary.

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 S Hillsborough St.	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2479	522	35	14.9	81.4%	132 (25.3%)	232 (44.4%)	111 (21.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	30.9	1084^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.0%		40	931^st of 1502 public elementary schools	38.0%	153					46.5	60.9	43.2				23.3	48.9	39.2				50.0		$10,634	$1,099	$9,535
Franklinton High	Public	9-12	910 Cedar Creek Road	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 494-2332	1,182	63	18.7	48.1%	444 (37.6%)	416 (35.2%)	232 (19.6%)	11 (0.9%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.2%)	36	399^th of 640 public high schools	37.7%		41.3	342^nd of 626 public high schools	45.4%	57	43.9	54.5	37.4	49.2															$8,675	$527	$8,148
Franklinton Middle	Public	6-8	3 N Main St	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2971	247	19	12.8	78.1%	66 (26.7%)	102 (41.3%)	52 (21.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.7%)	35.2	529^th of 793 public middle schools	33.3%		30.6	550^th of 784 public middle schools	29.8%	21								47.2	44.8	30.0				51.4	44.3	34.3		49.3	$12,515	$1,448	$11,066
Wilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2555 Hwy 96	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 528-0033	245	15	16.2	56.7%	122 (49.8%)	65 (26.5%)	39 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	48.4	774^th of 1505 public elementary schools	48.6%		67.2	461^st of 1502 public elementary schools	69.3%	313					55.4	43.8	76.2				37.5	54.2	50.0				69.0		$10,049	$680	$9,369
Tar River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2642 Philo White Rd	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 528-2767	326	19	17.6	59.8%	200 (61.3%)	42 (12.9%)	59 (18.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	49.4	756^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.8%		62.3	541^st of 1502 public elementary schools	64.0%	215					29.2	59.6	64.9				14.6	55.3	52.6				80.7		$9,962	$879	$9,083

Cities Near Zip Code 27525

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Franklinton	0.54 mi	5	254^th
Youngsville	3.62 mi	4	136^th
Wake Forest	6.32 mi	15	54^th
Louisburg	6.79 mi	8	260^th
Creedmoor	10.52 mi	5	209^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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