Schools in Zip Code 27593

Schools in ZIP code 27593 include just one public school, Wilson's Mills Elementary, which serves grades PK–5 in Wilsons Mills, NC, with no middle or high schools in the ZIP. This elementary school operates within Johnston County Public Schools, a district ranked in the 60th percentile of North Carolina districts, yet the school itself sits in the bottom 14% of elementary schools statewide after a sharp ranking decline in the most recent year.

Because there is only one school in this ZIP, the most useful comparisons are against the district and state. Wilson's Mills Elementary is a nearly 100% poverty school, with 99.19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a 23.5% chronic absenteeism rate. Academically, the most recent data shows significant weakness in upper elementary grades: 4th-grade math proficiency is just 29.5%, 5th-grade reading is 30.1%, 5th-grade math is 41.9%, and 4th-grade reading is 40.0%. These scores trail the district by 20 to 34 percentage points. The school did show a bright spot in 3rd-grade reading, which improved from 35.1% to 54.3%, but that progress did not carry into higher grades. From the prior year, 5th-grade math fell 23.3 points and 5th-grade reading fell 21.0 points, highlighting high cohort-to-cohort variability.

Despite a favorable student–teacher ratio of 13.6, academic challenges persist, suggesting that poverty, absenteeism, and inconsistent performance across grade levels are major factors. The school’s statewide rank dropped from about the 37th percentile to the 14th percentile in one year, and it now holds a 1-star rating. For parents considering this area, the main takeaway is that Wilson's Mills Elementary is a high-poverty school inside an above-average district, but it is not currently benefiting from that district strength. Immediate attention to upper-elementary math and reading support, as well as chronic absenteeism, appears necessary to reverse the recent decline.