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Best High Schools in Zip Code 27591

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Schools

3,964

Students

Districts

Top rankedCorinth Holders High260^th of 641 North Carolina high schools

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Summary:

The 27591 zip code area is home to two high schools - Corinth Holders High and East Wake High. Based on the available data, Corinth Holders High appears to be the stronger performing school, with consistently higher rankings on the statewide SchoolDigger scale and better proficiency rates on end-of-course exams across multiple subjects.

Corinth Holders High had a 3-star rating on the SchoolDigger scale, compared to East Wake High's 1-2 star ratings. Corinth Holders High also outperformed the district and state averages on end-of-course exams in subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. In contrast, East Wake High struggled with test scores, falling well below the district and state averages in several subjects. Both schools had similar four-year graduation rates of 87.7% for the 2024-2025 school year.

The data also reveals significant differences in the schools' student populations and funding. Corinth Holders High had a free/reduced lunch rate of 32.38% in 2023-2024, while East Wake High had a much higher rate of 66.57%. Additionally, East Wake High spent $11,170 per student in 2018-2019, compared to $7,404 per student at Corinth Holders High. These factors may contribute to the performance gap between the two schools, despite the higher per-student spending at East Wake High.

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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
Corinth Holders High	Public	9-12	6875 Applewhite Rd	Wendell	27591	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 365-4306	2,187	94	23.2	99.0%	1,198 (54.8%)	366 (16.7%)	491 (22.5%)	32 (1.5%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	89 (4.1%)	55.3	260^th of 641 public high schools	59.4%		57.6	247^th of 640 public high schools	61.4%	13	53.0	64.0	37.7	71.5	$7,404	$393	$7,011
East Wake High	Public	9-12	5101 Rolesville Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-2625	1,777	99	17.9	63.5%	289 (16.3%)	762 (42.9%)	624 (35.1%)	25 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (4.2%)	29.6	458^th of 641 public high schools	28.5%		38.4	380^th of 640 public high schools	40.6%	78	32.1	48.9	18.3	63.8	$11,170	$530	$10,640

Cities Near Zip Code 27591

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wendell	0.13 mi	12	308^th
Zebulon	4.97 mi	5	189^th
Knightdale	5.11 mi	5	414^th
Raleigh	6.82 mi	107	176^th
Clayton	7.27 mi	14	142^nd

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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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