Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27560

Summary:

The 27560 zip code area is home to a strong educational system, with 6 schools serving students from elementary to high school. The schools are part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 59th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the 27560 zip code stand out as exceptional performers. Parkside Elementary, Cedar Fork Elementary, and Morrisville Elementary all rank among the top elementary schools in North Carolina, with 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. These schools demonstrate strong academic achievement, particularly in mathematics and science. The high school, Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies, also stands out for its exceptional performance on end-of-course assessments.

The schools in the 27560 zip code serve a diverse student population, with varying percentages of White, African American, Hispanic, and Asian students. While the majority of the schools outperform the Wake County and North Carolina averages on state assessments, the data also reveals some disparities, such as the higher free and reduced lunch rate at Pleasant Grove Elementary. Additionally, the presence of a public charter school, Sterling Montessori Academy, provides families with an alternative educational approach.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				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 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
Sterling Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	202 Treybrooke Drive	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Sterling Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 462-8889	620	33	18.9		261 (42.1%)	40 (6.5%)	22 (3.5%)	253 (40.8%)	15 (2.4%)	15 (2.4%)	14 (2.3%)	85.5	171^st of 1505 public elementary schools	88.6%		84.7	170^th of 1502 public elementary schools	88.7%	1				70.5	75.4	74.6	66.0	70.8	77.0	73.1	76.8	74.6	70.0	76.9	85.2	80.3	93.4
Morrisville Elementary	Public	K-5	1519 Morrisville Pkwy	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3400	651	48	13.4	11.7%	208 (32.0%)	48 (7.4%)	36 (5.5%)	332 (51.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.7%)	93.5	67^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.5%		94.8	40^th of 1502 public elementary schools	97.3%	27				85.8	89.0	91.6				67.0	80.7	78.5				86.0		$9,542	$495	$9,047
Cedar Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Town Hall Drive	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 388-5240	773	55	13.9	16.9%	127 (16.4%)	64 (8.3%)	34 (4.4%)	518 (67.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	91.7	90^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.0%		93.2	75^th of 1502 public elementary schools	95.0%	15				77.4	81.5	89.1				69.9	73.4	79.7				92.2		$8,320	$370	$7,950
Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Public	9-12	RTP Campus/ 10908 Chapel Hill	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 335-1350	125	11	10.8	15.2%	48 (38.4%)	25 (20.0%)	11 (8.8%)	33 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.4%)	96.3	9^th of 640 public high schools	98.6%					(n/a)	100.0	100.0	100.0
Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3605 Pleasant Grove Church Rd	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8770	583	44	13.2	48.2%	135 (23.2%)	228 (39.1%)	81 (13.9%)	93 (16.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)	48.7	768^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.0%		54.6	681^st of 1502 public elementary schools	54.7%	87				73.9	32.8	52.0				66.7	41.8	54.1				57.1		$9,061	$439	$8,622
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	332 Parkside Valley Dr	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-7888	871	58	14.8	17.7%	204 (23.4%)	100 (11.5%)	69 (7.9%)	462 (53.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.9%)	92.7	75^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.0%		91.8	91^st of 1502 public elementary schools	93.9%	16				87.4	82.1	81.2				73.2	78.4	79.7				84.2

Cities Near Zip Code 27560

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Morrisville	0.54 mi	6	23^rd
Cary	1.88 mi	34	55^th
Apex	4.67 mi	21	28^th
Durham	5.19 mi	73	307^th
Raleigh	5.52 mi	107	197^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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