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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27573

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At a glance

Schools

3,092

Students

Districts

Top rankedRoxboro Community School118^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Person High up 81 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Roxboro Community School 14.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 27573 in Roxboro, North Carolina, is served by seven schools — two elementary schools, one middle school, and four high schools — enrolling roughly 3,092 students across Person County Schools, the charter district Roxboro Community School, and the small charter Carolina Community Academy. The largest school is Person High with 1,165 students, while PCS Virtual Academy is the smallest with just 48.

The clear academic standout is Roxboro Community School. Its district rating of 5 stars places it 21st of 246 districts statewide, and its high school ranked 118th of 662 in 2025-2026 with 4 stars. Proficiency rates were far above state averages — 97.2% in Math III, 91.7% in English II, and 87.7% in 8th-grade science — while chronic absenteeism was just 9.9% versus the state's 24.2%. By contrast, Person High serves a nearly 100% free/reduced-price lunch population, and although it improved dramatically in Math I (from 27.9% to 55.1% proficiency) and Biology (from 21.8% to 47.7%), its English II proficiency of 50.5% trails the state by 14 points, and its ranking remains in the bottom half. Person Early College Innovation & Leadership has the best attendance rate in the area at 7.6% and beat state averages in English II and Biology, but its 75.0% graduation rate and sliding ranking are concerns.

Among traditional elementary and middle schools, South Elementary earned a 3-star rating and beat state averages in 3rd-grade reading and 4th-grade math despite a 99.35% free/reduced-price lunch rate. Southern Middle matched state averages in math but lagged in reading. Across Person County Schools, math is a relative strength while literacy is the bigger challenge. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest separator: low-absenteeism schools like Roxboro Community School and Person Early College Innovation & Leadership post the strongest results, while Person High (34.1%) and Southern Middle (33.4%) struggle. Data is limited for PCS Virtual Academy and Carolina Community Academy, making them harder to compare.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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
Roxboro Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	115 Lake Drive	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Roxboro Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 597-0020	727	49	14.8		547 (75.2%)	87 (12.0%)	44 (6.1%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.5%)	83.4	118^th of 662 public high schools	82.2%		91	68^th of 641 public high schools	89.4%	50	83.0	91.7	57.5	97.2				70.9	71.6	75.4				61.8	72.5	70.2		87.7
Carolina Community Academy	Public	K-2	260 Henderson Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Carolina Community Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 962-9378	91	8	8.9	96.7%	17 (18.7%)	50 (54.9%)	14 (15.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.9%)								(n/a)
Person High	Public	9-12	1010 Ridge Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 599-8321	1,165	45	25.8	99.7%	517 (44.4%)	398 (34.2%)	183 (15.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.2%)	34.2	446^th of 662 public high schools	32.6%		19	527^th of 641 public high schools	17.8%	81	47.7	50.5	55.1	49.5															$10,129	$1,162	$8,967
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1333 Hurdle Mills Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-7133	463	27	16.9	99.4%	132 (28.5%)	201 (43.4%)	101 (21.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	49.9	733^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	50.9%		51.5	720^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.7%	13					65.1	73.1	60.6				60.3	59.6	42.4				57.6		$11,522	$2,811	$8,711
Southern Middle	Public	6-8	209 Southern Middle Sch Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 599-6995	456	29	15.4	99.3%	235 (51.5%)	105 (23.0%)	79 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	58.4	317^th of 778 public middle schools	59.3%		54.7	333^rd of 773 public middle schools	56.9%	16								63.6	62.9	60.8				50.9	58.6	48.4		76.4	$9,679	$1,337	$8,342
Person Early College Innovation & Leadership	Public	9-12	1715 College Dr	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 322-2275	142	2	71.3	97.9%	80 (56.3%)	29 (20.4%)	24 (16.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	46.7	350^th of 662 public high schools	47.1%		57.8	246^th of 641 public high schools	61.6%	104	62.2	72.4	41.4	57.9															$6,717	$267	$6,450
PCS Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1010 Ridge Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 599-1089	48	6	8.3	43.8%	34 (70.8%)	6 (12.5%)	5 (10.4%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)			60.0

Cities Near Zip Code 27573

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roxboro	0.35 mi	11	190^th
Semora	7.18 mi	1	88^th
Timberlake	7.53 mi	1	93^rd
Hurdle Mills	10.29 mi	1	140^th
Mebane	14.8 mi	8	249^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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