Summary:
Middle Schools located in zip code 27596 in Youngsville, North Carolina, consist of a single school, Cedar Creek Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 as part of Franklin County Schools.
Cedar Creek Middle is the only middle-school option for families in this ZIP code, making its performance especially important to the local community. The school stands out as a strong academic anchor within its district, outperforming the district average in every subject and grade level for 2025–2026. Overall proficiency reached 61.1%, which is above the state average of 57.7% and well above the district's 49.1%. Notably, this comes despite a student population where nearly 99% qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has also shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, climbing from the 42nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 63rd percentile in 2025–2026, and improving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating. Chronic absenteeism at 23.4% is slightly better than both the district and state averages, which is encouraging given the high level of economic disadvantage.
Looking at academic strengths, math is a particular highlight at Cedar Creek Middle. Sixth-grade math proficiency is 67.8%, which is 8.6 points above the state, while seventh and eighth grade math also exceed state averages by notable margins. Reading proficiency is consistently above the state in all three grades, with seventh grade showing the strongest relative performance. The school made significant year-over-year gains in 6th-grade math (+12.5 points), 8th-grade math (+9.4), and 8th-grade science (+11.9). The one relative weakness is 8th-grade science, which trails the state average by 5 percentage points despite a large improvement from the prior year. For parents, this is a rising, high-performing school that is exceeding expectations for its student population, with the clearest opportunity for continued growth in 8th-grade science while maintaining the strong momentum seen in mathematics and reading.
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