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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27540

At a glance

Schools

11,576

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHolly Grove Elementary53^rd of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Pine Springs Preparatory Academy up 100 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Holly Grove Elementary 14.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 27540 zip code area is home to a strong educational system, with 9 schools serving students from elementary through high school. These schools are part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the 27540 zip code stand out as high-performing, including Holly Grove Middle, which is ranked 66 out of 773 middle schools in the state and has a 5-star rating, and Holly Springs Elementary and Holly Grove Elementary, both of which are ranked in the top 70 out of 1,490 elementary schools in North Carolina and also have 5-star ratings. These schools consistently outperform the state and district averages on standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics and science.

The schools in the 27540 zip code serve students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, as indicated by the range in free and reduced lunch rates, from 10.81% at Holly Grove Elementary to 26.84% at Holly Ridge Middle. Additionally, the district allocates more funding to elementary schools, with spending per student ranging from $8,040 at Holly Springs High to $9,402 at Holly Springs Elementary. The lower student-teacher ratios at the elementary schools, ranging from 14.2 at Buckhorn Creek Elementary to 19.8 at Holly Springs High, may also contribute to the strong academic performance of the younger students.

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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
Southern Wake Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5108 Old Powell Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Southern Wake Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 567-9955	534	36	14.7		351 (65.7%)	55 (10.3%)	59 (11.0%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.7%)	27	481^st of 641 public high schools	25.0%		26.8	471^st of 640 public high schools	26.4%	10	30.5	55.4	34.0	36.1				37.9	47.8	52.2				53.4	55.1	62.4		62.0
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Rosewood Centre Dr	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 439-9448	1,258	83	15.1		905 (71.9%)	54 (4.3%)	93 (7.4%)	124 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.4%)	90.7	101^st of 1490 public elementary schools	93.2%		83.2	201^st of 1505 public elementary schools	86.6%	100					73.4	78.0	80.8	79.4	78.6	60.4	72.6	82.1	76.8	77.6	76.8	78.8	92.0	86.3
Pine Springs Preparatory Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-11	220 Rosewood Centre Dr	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 632-2034	2,552				1,098 (43.0%)	724 (28.4%)	398 (15.6%)	27 (1.1%)	25 (1.0%)	5 (0.2%)	275 (10.8%)								(n/a)	16.0	42.3	8.3	15.8	13.5	14.3	14.7	17.3	21.5	8.6	32.0	35.6	30.8	45.6	43.0	38.7	16.1	29.9
Holly Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2660	751	51	14.5	20.4%	457 (60.9%)	70 (9.3%)	105 (14.0%)	60 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.9%)	93.2	70^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.3%		95.9	38^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.5%	32					83.8	85.2	88.0				71.5	88.5	77.5				81.7		$9,402	$603	$8,799
Holly Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1300	735	50	14.5	18.1%	515 (70.1%)	84 (11.4%)	58 (7.9%)	43 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	91.6	87^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.6	65^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.7%	22					83.9	84.8	82.4				75.0	84.1	68.0				83.2		$9,223	$783	$8,440
Holly Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	950 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1335	955	54	17.5	26.0%	589 (61.7%)	143 (15.0%)	125 (13.1%)	46 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.0%)	84.8	97^th of 773 public middle schools	87.5%		87.7	82^nd of 793 public middle schools	89.7%	15								72.4	75.3	73.9				65.8	71.8	65.0		81.0	$8,619	$411	$8,207
Holly Springs High	Public	9-12	5329 Cass Holt Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1444	2,018	103	19.6	13.8%	1,485 (73.6%)	156 (7.7%)	176 (8.7%)	120 (5.9%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	77 (3.8%)	82.6	124^th of 641 public high schools	80.7%		79.5	136^th of 640 public high schools	78.8%	12	78.4	82.5	46.1	89.1															$8,040	$403	$7,638
Holly Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1451 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1700	889	62	14.3	13.3%	582 (65.5%)	61 (6.9%)	73 (8.2%)	135 (15.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.9%)	94.6	53^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.1	45^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.0%	8					92.4	88.9	85.0				82.9	85.7	74.6				83.4		$9,174	$517	$8,657
Holly Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4177	979	58	16.9	17.7%	594 (60.7%)	101 (10.3%)	109 (11.1%)	116 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.6%)	88.4	66^th of 773 public middle schools	91.5%		92.3	49^th of 793 public middle schools	93.8%	17								91.0	75.0	72.4				78.3	67.5	70.7		76.4	$8,219	$420	$7,799
Buckhorn Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5651 Honeycutt Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8970	905	63	14.3	25.7%	443 (49.0%)	109 (12.0%)	125 (13.8%)	171 (18.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	85.9	159^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.3%		82.4	212^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.9%	53					84.4	78.2	82.0				62.9	74.8	63.8				76.5		$9,241	$405	$8,837

Cities Near Zip Code 27540

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Holly Springs	0.63 mi	12	46^th
Fuquay Varina	1.79 mi	13	139^th
Apex	3.18 mi	23	26^th
Willow Spring	6.33 mi	2	39^th
Cary	6.78 mi	34	50^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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