Schools in Zip Code 27592

ZIP code 27592 is served by two 4-star public elementary schools — Willow Springs Elementary (K–5, 826 students) and Dixon Road Elementary (PK–5, 644 students) — with no middle or high schools in this listing, and the two schools belong to different districts: Wake County Schools and Johnston County Public Schools.

For families comparing options, the district context matters as much as the school-level data. Willow Springs Elementary sits in the higher-ranked Wake County Schools (60th of 246 districts) and is the more advantaged school, with just 30.75% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch and a favorable 14.0 student-teacher ratio. Its math program is strikingly consistent, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade proficiency at 75.2%, 75.8%, and 75.5% — all well above state averages. It outperformed the state on every reported EOG subject and grade, and its flat grade-level profile suggests strong instructional stability. However, its state rank slipped from the 89th percentile in 2024–25 to the 80th percentile in 2025–26, driven largely by an 11-point drop in 5th grade science.

Dixon Road Elementary tells a more surprising story. Despite a 99.53% free/reduced lunch rate, it outperforms Willow Springs Elementary in overall math (79.1% vs. 75.5% average), posting the ZIP code’s single highest grade-level score with 86.1% proficiency in 4th grade math. It also improved in 6 of 7 EOG areas year-over-year and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (10.7%) than Willow Springs (13.5%) — both well below the 24.2% state average. Its weakness is clear, though: 5th grade reading proficiency falls to 53.7%, below the state average, while Willow Springs holds at 64.7%. Both schools are stronger in math than reading, but Dixon Road’s 17.6-point drop between 4th and 5th grade is the most noticeable concern in this data.