Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27545

Summary:

The 27545 zip code area is home to 5 schools, including 4 elementary schools and 1 high school. The data reveals a mix of academic performance, with some schools standing out for their strong proficiency rates while others lag behind county and state averages.

Forestville Road Elementary and Lockhart Elementary are two of the top-performing schools in the area. Forestville Road Elementary has the highest 5th grade science proficiency at 65.1%, well above the Wake County average of 69.1% and the state average of 62%. Lockhart Elementary also excels in math, with 63.9% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 67.8% for Wake County and 58.1% statewide.

In contrast, Knightdale High has significantly lower proficiency rates than the county and state in several subjects, including Biology, English II, and Math I. The elementary schools also face challenges, with high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 68.82% at Hodge Road Elementary to 75.19% at Forestville Road Elementary. These socioeconomic factors may contribute to the disparities in academic performance seen across the schools in the 27545 zip code area.

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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 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
Hodge Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2128 Mingo Bluff Boulevard	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 266-8599	522	39	13.4	99.4%	84 (16.1%)	123 (23.6%)	283 (54.2%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	31.3	1067^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.4%		35.2	1011^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.8%	56					59.3	44.7	55.0	37.0	44.7	43.8	43.8	$10,873	$1,488	$9,385
Knightdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Ridge St	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8540	549	39	13.9	99.5%	81 (14.8%)	228 (41.5%)	180 (32.8%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	25.2	1178^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.9%		16.3	1340^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.0%	162					60.7	30.8	34.4	46.3	41.8	40.0	33.3	$10,196	$1,272	$8,925
Lockhart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 N Smithfield Rd	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8525	463	39	11.8	99.4%	85 (18.4%)	174 (37.6%)	176 (38.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	32.5	1048^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.7%		38.7	959^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.3%	89					47.9	45.8	55.8	38.3	54.8	38.5	52.1	$10,297	$790	$9,507
Forestville Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Lawson Ridge Road	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8487	570	47	12.2	99.5%	76 (13.3%)	212 (37.2%)	229 (40.2%)	21 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	34.3	1013^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.0%		39.9	935^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.9%	78					58.1	35.2	51.8	47.7	29.7	43.4	65.1	$11,324	$1,232	$10,091
Knightdale High	Public	9-12	100 Bryan Chalk Lane	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 217-5350	1,695	105	16.1	66.9%	173 (10.2%)	763 (45.0%)	649 (38.3%)	54 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.1%)	18.1	536^th of 641 public high schools	16.4%		13.3	565^th of 640 public high schools	11.7%	29	29.8	42.1	15.7	43.0								$9,100	$534	$8,566

Cities Near Zip Code 27545

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Knightdale	0.37 mi	5	414^th
Raleigh	2.86 mi	107	176^th
Wendell	3.11 mi	12	308^th
Clayton	7.44 mi	14	142^nd
Garner	8.01 mi	14	254^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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27545

Forestville Road Elementary

Lockhart Elementary

Hodge Road Elementary

Knightdale Elementary

Knightdale High

Cities Near Zip Code 27545