Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27522

Zip code 27522 in Creedmoor, North Carolina, is served by five schools (Mount Energy Elementary, South Granville High, Granville Early College High, Falls Lake Academy for grades K-12, and Granville Academy for grades 1-12) enrolling about 2,740 students across every grade level. Four of the five are part of Granville County Schools, a district ranked 182 out of 246 in North Carolina, while Falls Lake Academy is its own separate district. Among the four schools reporting free/reduced lunch data, about 98.4 percent of students qualify, an extremely high-poverty group.

The clear academic standouts are Granville Early College High and Falls Lake Academy. Granville Early College High ranks #42 out of 662 North Carolina high schools, placing it in the 94th percentile with a 5-star rating, and posts proficiency rates of 98.1 percent in English II, 96.3 percent in Math I, and 87 percent in Biology, all far above state averages despite serving one of the highest-poverty student bodies in the group. Falls Lake Academy is the largest school in the area with 1,105 students and is the most consistently strong K-12 option, beating state averages in 16 of 18 testing categories and posting by far the best attendance in the zip code at 5.2 percent chronic absenteeism versus a 24.2 percent state rate. Its 12.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio is also the lowest in the group.

The other three schools face more serious challenges. South Granville High has a 72.8 percent chronic absenteeism rate, nearly three times the state average, an 82.6 percent graduation rate, and a #463-out-of-662 ranking; attendance is its biggest problem. Mount Energy Elementary, the only traditional elementary school, remains below state averages in all seven tested subjects but is improving, with strong gains in third- and fourth-grade reading. Granville Academy posts excellent sixth-grade scores (75 percent in reading and math) but drops sharply in high school, with Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III all below state averages. Overall, this zip code pairs two exceptionally strong schools with several struggling ones; the difference appears tied to attendance, instructional model, and school culture more than poverty alone.