Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27581

Summary:

The zip code 27581 contains only one school, Granville Central High, a public high school serving grades 9-12. The school's student population is diverse, with a majority of Hispanic and African American students, and a high percentage (74.45%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic challenges in the community.

Academically, Granville Central High underperforms compared to the Granville County Schools and North Carolina state averages on end-of-course (EOC) test scores across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 14.2% of students at Granville Central High were proficient or better in EOC/Math I, compared to 26.8% for Granville County Schools and 36.9% for North Carolina.

The combination of underperforming academic results, diverse student population, and high poverty levels suggests that Granville Central High may benefit from targeted interventions, additional resources, and specialized support to improve student outcomes and provide a more equitable educational experience for the community it serves.

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Granville Central High	Public	9-12	2043 Sanders Rd	Stem	27581	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 528-5530	638	36	17.7	74.5%	149 (23.4%)	197 (30.9%)	248 (38.9%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.2%)	12.7	571^st of 640 public high schools	10.8%		21.2	503^rd of 626 public high schools	19.6%	68	26.8	35.8	14.2	34.8	$9,737	$646	$9,091

Cities Near Zip Code 27581

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stem	2.28 mi	1	433^rd
Butner	3.51 mi	7	406^th
Creedmoor	4.1 mi	5	209^th
Bahama	8.74 mi	2	96^th
Franklinton	8.85 mi	5	254^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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