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Best High Schools in Zip Code 27215

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Top rankedWalter M Williams High459^th of 641 North Carolina high schools

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Summary:

The 27215 zip code in North Carolina is home to a single public high school, Walter M Williams High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walter M Williams High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 438 out of 626 high schools in 2022-2023 to 459 out of 641 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars to 1 star during this time. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 87.7% is below the state average, and its proficiency rates on end-of-course exams are generally lower than both the district and state averages across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. Additionally, over 54% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the school's lower performance, it maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 18:1, which could suggest a focus on providing more individualized attention to students. The school's spending per student of $8,479 is in line with the state average, suggesting that funding levels may not be the primary driver of the school's underperformance. Further analysis would be needed to identify the root causes of the school's challenges and develop targeted strategies for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	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
Walter M Williams High	Public	9-12	1307 S Church Street	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6161	1,206	59	20.2	99.8%	317 (26.3%)	383 (31.8%)	375 (31.1%)	42 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	86 (7.1%)	29.5	459^th of 641 public high schools	28.4%		30	450^th of 640 public high schools	29.7%	9	34.2	50.3	19.4	59.8	$8,479	$604	$7,875

Cities Near Zip Code 27215

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Burlington	0.85 mi	15	411^th
Graham	5.01 mi	12	374^th
Elon	5.87 mi	4	267^th
Gibsonville	6.02 mi	3	420^th
Sedalia	7.97 mi	1	310^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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