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Best High Schools in Zip Code 27539

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1,587

Students

Top rankedMiddle Creek High219^th of 641 North Carolina high schools

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Summary:

The 27539 zip code is home to a single high school, Middle Creek High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. As the only high school in this area, Middle Creek High has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, ranking between 210-239 out of 626-641 North Carolina high schools.

Academically, Middle Creek High School outperforms the Wake County Schools and North Carolina state averages in several End-of-Course (EOC) exams, including English II and Math III. However, the school lags behind in Math I proficiency. The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year is 87.7%, which is a positive indicator of student success. With a student-teacher ratio of 18.3 and a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 29.38%, Middle Creek High serves a moderately diverse student population with a significant portion of economically disadvantaged students.

In terms of funding, Middle Creek High School had a per-student spending of $8,441 for the 2018-2019 school year, which provides a baseline for understanding the school's financial resources and their potential impact on supporting student learning and school programs. Overall, Middle Creek High School appears to be a moderately performing high school within the Wake County Schools district, with some academic strengths and areas for potential improvement.

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Middle Creek High	Public	9-12	123 Middle Creek Park Avenue	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-3838	1,587	87	18.2	29.6%	925 (58.3%)	198 (12.5%)	360 (22.7%)	44 (2.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	52 (3.3%)	62	219^th of 641 public high schools	65.8%		59.3	239^th of 640 public high schools	62.7%	20	61.8	75.3	27.9	71.7	$8,441	$392	$8,048

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	107	176^th
Holly Springs	2.47 mi	12	46^th
Fuquay Varina	6.42 mi	13	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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