Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27606

Summary:

The 27606 zip code area of Raleigh, North Carolina is home to 11 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school, all part of the Wake County Schools district. This diverse set of schools serves a wide range of students, with varying levels of academic performance and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Among the standout schools in the area are Combs Elementary, a public magnet school that ranks 299th out of 1,505 North Carolina elementary schools and has a 4-star rating, and Oak Grove Elementary, another 4-star public elementary school that ranks 357th in the state. These schools boast strong test scores, with over 60% of students proficient or better in mathematics and reading. In contrast, Connections Academy, a public middle school, stands out as an outlier, with only 5.6% of 8th graders proficient or better in mathematics.

The data also reveals a wide range in student demographics and school funding, with free/reduced lunch rates varying from 30.29% at Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy to 93.18% at Gov. Morehead School for the Blind, and per-student spending ranging from $8,594 at Dillard Drive Middle to $38,998 at Connections Academy. These disparities suggest that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and student demographics, play a significant role in student outcomes within the 27606 zip code area.

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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
Gov. Morehead School f/t Blind	Public, Alternative	K-12	303 Ashe Avenue	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Deaf and Blind Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 733-6192	44	19	2.2	93.2%	20 (45.5%)	4 (9.1%)	8 (18.2%)	3 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (20.5%)								(n/a)
Ncvps	Public, Virtual	7-12	1017 Main Campus Dr	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	North Carolina Virtual Public School	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 513-8550	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Athens Drive High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1420 Athens Drive	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 233-4050	2,062	127	16.2	45.4%	848 (41.1%)	513 (24.9%)	452 (21.9%)	158 (7.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (4.2%)	54.7	264^th of 640 public high schools	58.8%		58.4	239^th of 626 public high schools	61.8%	25	56.3	67.6	26.6	73.3															$9,473	$614	$8,859
Combs Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2001 Lorimer Rd	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 233-4300	622	47	13.1	40.7%	270 (43.4%)	150 (24.1%)	99 (15.9%)	67 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	76.7	299^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.1%		74.8	329^th of 1502 public elementary schools	78.1%	30					68.3	80.6	69.0				56.4	72.8	62.0				71.0		$9,127	$525	$8,602
Dillard Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5018 Dillard Drive	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 233-4200	702	54	13.1	62.0%	259 (36.9%)	194 (27.6%)	166 (23.6%)	48 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (4.4%)	26.4	1176^th of 1505 public elementary schools	21.9%		22.4	1220^th of 1502 public elementary schools	18.8%	44					47.0	41.4	38.4				44.6	44.1	37.2				47.7		$10,061	$1,014	$9,047
Dillard Drive Middle	Public	6-8	5200 Dillard Drive	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 233-4228	970	66	14.8	50.4%	390 (40.2%)	238 (24.5%)	252 (26.0%)	42 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	46.6	425^th of 793 public middle schools	46.4%		41.2	449^th of 784 public middle schools	42.7%	24								48.5	46.6	41.5				45.7	48.8	46.5		69.3	$8,594	$467	$8,126
Centennial Campus Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1900 Main Campus Drive	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 233-4217	509	41	12.4	66.2%	111 (21.8%)	232 (45.6%)	131 (25.7%)	20 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	21.5	644^th of 793 public middle schools	18.8%		34.4	519^th of 784 public middle schools	33.8%	125								34.5	37.7	24.1				29.1	41.7	35.4		49.4	$11,386	$725	$10,660
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	301 Ashe Avenue	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 508-9088	350	22	16.1	30.3%	113 (32.3%)	131 (37.4%)	64 (18.3%)	22 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	89.8	78^th of 640 public high schools	87.8%		88.2	87^th of 626 public high schools	86.1%	9	81.8	98.0	63.6	86.4				96.4	92.9	82.1				96.3	87.5	83.9		83.9	$11,659	$232	$11,427
Connections Academy	Public	6-8	1280 Buck Jones Rd	Cary	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-8910	21	13	1.6	85.7%	1 (4.8%)	11 (52.4%)	3 (14.3%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	3 (14.3%)	2.4	780^th of 793 public middle schools	1.6%		1.3	777^th of 784 public middle schools	0.9%	3								15.4	13.0	5.6				16.7	13.0			9.1	$38,998	$1,698	$37,300
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10401 Penny Road	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-4490	587	44	13.4	34.8%	330 (56.2%)	92 (15.7%)	101 (17.2%)	49 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	72.9	357^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.3%		69.9	410^th of 1502 public elementary schools	72.7%	53					65.9	62.6	65.1				58.0	69.2	68.7				72.3		$10,384	$768	$9,616
Swift Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	5601 Tryon Rd	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 233-4320	392	29	13.7	38.8%	192 (49.0%)	87 (22.2%)	68 (17.3%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	72.2	367^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.6%		68.7	428^th of 1502 public elementary schools	71.5%	61					80.4	50.8	66.2				66.7	61.9	61.5				75.4		$9,861	$588	$9,272
Yates Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5993 Yates Mill Pond Road	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 233-4244	513	34	15.0	57.5%	190 (37.0%)	68 (13.3%)	228 (44.4%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	52.6	707^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.0%		56.6	647^th of 1502 public elementary schools	56.9%	60					55.7	65.6	60.3				44.3	50.0	60.3				56.4		$10,080	$966	$9,114

Cities Near Zip Code 27606

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Raleigh	0.15 mi	107	197^th
Cary	0.89 mi	34	55^th
Huntersville	5.18 mi	16	132^nd
Garner	5.77 mi	14	283^rd
Apex	5.86 mi	21	28^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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