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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27519

At a glance

Schools

16,846

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMills Park Middle5^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Turner Creek Elementary up 95 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Turner Creek Elementary 12.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

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Summary:

The 27519 zip code area is home to an exceptional educational system, with 14 schools across 8 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high school campuses, all part of the highly-ranked Wake County Schools district. These schools consistently perform at the top of the state, with several standout institutions leading the way.

Among the most impressive are Highcroft Elementary, Hortons Creek Elementary, and Mills Park Elementary, all ranked within the top 25 elementary schools in North Carolina and earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. These schools boast exceptional test scores, with over 90% proficiency in core subjects like math and reading. At the high school level, Green Level High stands out, ranking 37th out of 641 high schools in the state with similarly impressive academic achievements.

Across the district, the schools in the 27519 zip code area demonstrate consistently high performance, with strong test scores, low student-teacher ratios, and ample funding per student. This combination of factors contributes to an exceptional educational environment that prepares students for success. Whether parents are looking for a top-performing elementary, middle, or high school, the schools in this area offer an outstanding educational experience.

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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)	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	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
Davis Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	2151 Davis Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2130	794	53	14.8	9.2%	324 (40.8%)	24 (3.0%)	54 (6.8%)	376 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.8%)	97.1	20^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.9	24^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.4%	4					92.7	92.4	95.2				83.0	85.5	83.2				90.4		$9,368	$407	$8,961
Davis Drive Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Davis Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-3033	992	57	17.4	13.3%	372 (37.5%)	44 (4.4%)	113 (11.4%)	419 (42.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	36 (3.6%)	97	19^th of 773 public middle schools	97.5%		96.6	21^st of 793 public middle schools	97.4%	2								91.9	93.9	88.1				84.2	85.4	83.7		88.5	$7,994	$391	$7,602
Green Hope High	Public	9-12	2500 Carpenter Upchurch Road	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 380-3700	2,304	112	20.5	12.5%	1,036 (45.0%)	149 (6.5%)	179 (7.8%)	852 (37.0%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	77 (3.3%)	87.6	93^rd of 641 public high schools	85.5%		89.1	88^th of 640 public high schools	86.3%	5	81.3	86.9	58.7	91.5															$7,421	$399	$7,021
Green Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Louis Stephens Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 388-5270	548	36	15.2	14.4%	171 (31.2%)	40 (7.3%)	51 (9.3%)	270 (49.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	94.5	55^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.7	27^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.2%	28					79.0	91.8	89.6				76.5	81.6	84.4				89.6		$8,968	$486	$8,482
Highcroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5415 Highcroft Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3527	698	45	15.6	9.2%	210 (30.1%)	41 (5.9%)	42 (6.0%)	355 (50.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	96.8	24^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.7	10^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.3%	14					93.0	91.9	92.9				80.7	87.0	83.2				88.4		$8,277	$370	$7,907
Turner Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Turner Creek Road	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 363-1391	638	51	12.6	22.6%	280 (43.9%)	66 (10.3%)	100 (15.7%)	155 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.3%)	79.8	247^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.4%		74	342^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	77.3%	95					64.4	72.6	73.8				59.8	78.8	72.8				78.6		$9,601	$458	$9,143
Panther Creek High	Public	9-12	6770 McCrimmon Parkway	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 463-8656	2,609	128	20.3	14.8%	624 (23.9%)	396 (15.2%)	204 (7.8%)	1,251 (47.9%)	13 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (4.6%)	85.1	110^th of 641 public high schools	82.8%		85.9	109^th of 640 public high schools	83.0%	1	78.9	86.1	51.0	89.7															$7,426	$339	$7,087
Carpenter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Morrisville Parkway	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 462-6780	604	44	13.7	28.8%	144 (23.8%)	42 (7.0%)	138 (22.8%)	262 (43.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	82.4	208^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.2	203^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	86.5%	5					84.0	74.8	70.2				64.0	77.7	66.9				70.2		$9,401	$613	$8,788
Mills Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Mills Park Dr	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-1466	594	42	14.2	17.7%	194 (32.7%)	28 (4.7%)	84 (14.1%)	278 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	96.8	23^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	98.5%		95.8	41^st of 1505 public elementary schools	97.3%	18					93.8	85.3	93.8				81.3	82.6	91.2				92.9		$8,738	$372	$8,366
Mills Park Middle	Public	6-8	441 Mills Park Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-1500	1,632	87	18.7	7.6%	479 (29.4%)	87 (5.3%)	112 (6.9%)	892 (54.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (3.4%)	98.7	5^th of 773 public middle schools	99.4%		99	2^nd of 793 public middle schools	99.7%	3								96.2		95.3				91.8	91.4	92.0		95.6	$7,648	$376	$7,272
Alston Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11555 Green Level Church Rd.	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 544-2474	917	66	13.9	17.8%	171 (18.6%)	120 (13.1%)	81 (8.8%)	501 (54.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.3%)	84	190^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.2%		91.8	88^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.2%	102					82.7	75.3	72.7				60.3	75.9	73.2				72.7		$8,773	$530	$8,243
Hortons Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7615 O'Kelly Chapel Rd	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8660	739	47	15.6	11.5%	210 (28.4%)	78 (10.6%)	54 (7.3%)	372 (50.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	96.7	25^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.3	14^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.1%	11					84.8	89.5	92.3				78.1	91.0	94.6				93.0		$7,977	$280	$7,697
Alston Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	7833 Fussell Avenue	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8044	1,494	79	19.0	21.3%	334 (22.4%)	171 (11.4%)	175 (11.7%)	736 (49.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (4.9%)	92.6	44^th of 773 public middle schools	94.3%		94.2	36^th of 793 public middle schools	95.5%	8								85.3	81.4	78.1				73.7	78.7	77.7		82.0
Green Level High	Public	9-12	7600 Roberts Rd	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8222	2,283	112	20.4	6.4%	820 (35.9%)	102 (4.5%)	135 (5.9%)	1,133 (49.6%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	82 (3.6%)	93.9	37^th of 641 public high schools	94.2%		92.7	52^nd of 640 public high schools	91.9%	15	89.6	93.2	72.5

Cities Near Zip Code 27519

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cary	0.26 mi	34	50^th
Apex	3.23 mi	23	26^th
Raleigh	3.43 mi	107	176^th
Morrisville	4.16 mi	6	31^st
Holly Springs	8.06 mi	12	46^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.