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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 27519

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4,118

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMills Park Middle8^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 27519, located in Cary, North Carolina, is served by three public middle schools—Mills Park Middle, Alston Ridge Middle, and Davis Drive Middle—each enrolling students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the highly rated Wake County Schools district. This is an exceptionally strong cluster of schools: even the lowest-ranked school in the ZIP code places in the top 10% of all middle schools in North Carolina, and all three have recently received 5-star ratings.

Mills Park Middle stands out as the clear academic leader, ranked #8 in the state for 2025–26 and earning 99th-percentile status. Its EOG proficiency rates often exceed 90%, chronic absenteeism is just 8.1%, and its free/reduced lunch rate of 7.6% is the lowest in the group—all while serving the largest enrollment of the three schools (1,632 students). Davis Drive Middle is a consistent elite performer, ranking #23 statewide with a 97th-percentile ranking and holding steady between #19 and #23 over the past three years. It has the smallest enrollment (992 students) and a favorable 17.4 student-teacher ratio. Alston Ridge Middle remains an excellent school at #66 statewide (92nd percentile), but it trails its neighbors in nearly every metric: its proficiency rates are generally in the mid-70s to mid-80s, and it has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 21.3%. Notably, every school outperforms the Wake County and North Carolina averages in all reported EOG subjects.

Across the ZIP code, science is a shared strength, with 8th-grade science proficiency reaching 95.2% at Mills Park, 92.8% at Davis Drive, and 87.2% at Alston Ridge—far ahead of the statewide average of 68.6%. Reading is the relative weakness in all three schools, though scores remain well above district and state levels. Attendance is also outstanding: chronic absenteeism ranges from 8.1% to 10.8%, compared with 24.2% statewide. Families should note that Alston Ridge’s state ranking has slipped from #36 to #66 over three years, a trend worth monitoring, but it remains a top-tier school. Overall, this ZIP code offers parents an unusually strong set of middle school choices, with Mills Park and Davis Drive among the very best schools in North Carolina.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	96	23^rd of 778 public middle schools	97.0%		97	19^th of 773 public middle schools	97.5%	4	92.9	91.4	88.7	84.1	84.7	83.8	92.8	$7,994	$391	$7,602
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%)	97.9	8^th of 778 public middle schools	99.0%		98.7	5^th of 773 public middle schools	99.4%	3	562.3	562.2	93.4	94.6	93.5	92.6	95.2	$7,648	$376	$7,272
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%)	88.8	66^th of 778 public middle schools	91.5%		92.6	44^th of 773 public middle schools	94.3%	22	78.1	83.5	76.9	72.2	73.8	76.1	87.2

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	108	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.

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