Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27235

Summary:

The 27235 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Colfax Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 582 students. Colfax Elementary is part of the Guilford County Schools district, which is ranked 142 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Colfax Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in North Carolina based on the statewide SchoolDigger rankings. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years and has consistently high performance on state standardized tests, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in most subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 80.9% of 4th graders at Colfax Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 53.8% for the Guilford County Schools district and 58.9% for the state of North Carolina.

Despite the school's strong academic performance, it still has a significant percentage of students (40.72%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a diverse population with varying socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.6 is relatively low, which may contribute to the strong academic performance by allowing for more individualized attention and support for students. Overall, Colfax Elementary appears to be a standout school in the 27235 zip code, providing a quality education and effectively preparing its students for success.

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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
Colfax Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9112 West Market Street	Colfax	27235	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 275-4332	587	37	16.0	99.5%	273 (46.5%)	147 (25.0%)	76 (12.9%)	49 (8.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	76.5	303^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	79.7%		83.2	202^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	86.6%	101	65.8	80.9	75.6	55.0	78.7	62.8	68.6	$9,282	$751	$8,531

Cities Near Zip Code 27235

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Colfax	0.68 mi	1	53^rd
Greensboro	2.84 mi	80	257^th
High Point	3.59 mi	28	340^th
Kernersville	4.4 mi	12	202^nd
Oak Ridge	4.91 mi	1	4^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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