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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 27539

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Schools

2,496

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedOakview Elementary38^th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Oakview Elementary up 30 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Woods Creek Elementary

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Summary:

ZIP code 27539 in North Carolina is served by four elementary schools — Oakview Elementary, Middle Creek Elementary, West Lake Elementary, and Woods Creek Elementary — all belonging to Wake County Schools and serving grades PK–5 with a combined enrollment of 2,496 students. These are strong schools overall: even the lowest-ranked school in the group, West Lake Elementary, sits in the 76th percentile statewide, and every school has a chronic absenteeism rate well below both the Wake County average of 20.5% and the state average of 24.2%.

Oakview Elementary is the clear standout. It ranks #38 of 1,492 elementary schools statewide (97th percentile, 5 stars) and has improved steadily from #121 to #68 to #38 over three years. Its average EOG proficiency across math, reading, and science is 87.0%, far above district and state averages, and it has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (7.5%) and lowest poverty rate (11.9% free/reduced lunch) in the group. Woods Creek Elementary is the second standout, ranking #138 (91st percentile) with a 79.6% average EOG proficiency, the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.3), and the smallest enrollment (406 students). Middle Creek Elementary (#311) and West Lake Elementary (#364) form a lower tier, with average proficiency around 71%, though both still earn 4 stars and rank in the upper quartile statewide.

A few findings stand out. First, there is a roughly 12-percentage-point gap between the top two schools (Oakview Elementary and Woods Creek Elementary, averaging about 83% proficiency) and the bottom two (Middle Creek Elementary and West Lake Elementary, averaging about 71%). Second, West Lake Elementary shows a sharp drop-off after 3rd grade: its 3rd grade math proficiency is 91.4%, but 4th grade math falls to 64.4% and 5th grade science to 68.4% — below the district average of 73.5%. This could be a cohort effect worth monitoring. Third, spending does not explain performance: Oakview Elementary, the highest performer, reports the lowest per-student spending ($8,808), while Middle Creek Elementary reports the highest ($9,925). For parents, Oakview Elementary and Woods Creek Elementary are exceptional options, but all four schools are solid choices within Wake County Schools.

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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 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
West Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 West Lake Rd	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2300	581	39	15.0	32.0%	369 (63.5%)	38 (6.5%)	117 (20.1%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	72.8	364^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.6%		74.7	319^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.6%	45	91.4	64.4	70.2	78.5	61.1	64.0	68.4	$9,343	$437	$8,905
Middle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Middle Creek Park Avenue	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-9555	636	48	13.2	34.3%	390 (61.3%)	72 (11.3%)	126 (19.8%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	75.6	311^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.2%		77.6	284^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.9%	27	67.3	69.2	82.1	67.9	66.7	70.2	75.2	$9,925	$510	$9,416
Oakview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11500 Holly Springs New Hill R	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8885	873	60	14.5	11.9%	605 (69.3%)	37 (4.2%)	68 (7.8%)	112 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.7%)	95	38^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.5%		93.4	68^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.4%	30	93.8	84.7	89.5	83.6	77.4	86.8	93.4	$8,808	$362	$8,446
Woods Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7451 Woods Creek Rd	Holly Springs	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8422	406	33	12.3	24.6%	160 (39.4%)	48 (11.8%)	68 (16.7%)	110 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	88.6	138^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.8%					(n/a)	85.9	79.6	85.5	78.8	75.5	73.9	78.3

Cities Near Zip Code 27539

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Apex	0.62 mi	23	26^th
Cary	1.5 mi	34	50^th
Raleigh	2.24 mi	108	176^th
Holly Springs	2.47 mi	12	46^th
Fuquay Varina	6.42 mi	14	139^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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