Best Public Schools in Willow Spring, NC

Summary:

The city of Willow Spring, North Carolina is home to two elementary schools: Willow Springs Elementary and Dixon Road Elementary. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Wake County Schools and Johnston County Public Schools districts, respectively.

Willow Springs Elementary appears to be the standout school in the area, consistently ranking in the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools and outperforming the district and state averages in End-of-Grade (EOG) test scores, particularly in mathematics. The school has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (31.79%) compared to Dixon Road Elementary (99.53%), indicating a more economically advantaged student population.

In contrast, Dixon Road Elementary has lower academic performance, with a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a role in the differences observed between the two schools. Additionally, the schools are part of different school districts, which may also contribute to the performance gap.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Dixon Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	835 Dixon Road	Willow Spring	27592	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-7771	644	38	16.7	99.5%	364 (56.5%)	40 (6.2%)	200 (31.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.6%)	74.9	316^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.8%		80.4	237^th of 1505 public elementary schools	84.3%	79	80.6	76.0	62.4	65.0	67.7	55.9	66.7	$9,295	$634	$8,661
Willow Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	6800 Dwight Rowland Rd	Willow Spring	27592	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2770	826	59	14.0	30.8%	486 (58.8%)	66 (8.0%)	161 (19.5%)	64 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.6%)	85.3	167^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.6	182^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	87.9%	15	81.9	75.6	86.0	61.0	67.9	68.4	82.5	$9,222	$529	$8,694

Cities Near Willow Spring

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fuquay Varina	1.78 mi	13	139^th
Angier	3.17 mi	7	304^th
Raleigh	4.39 mi	107	176^th
Holly Springs	6.98 mi	12	46^th
Apex	7.05 mi	23	26^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.