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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27614

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At a glance

Schools

9,673

Students

Districts

Top rankedPleasant Union Elementary172^nd of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Forest Pines Drive Elementary up 119 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Durant Road Elementary 12.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 27614 is home to 11 schools serving roughly 9,673 students: seven elementary schools, two middle schools, one traditional high school, and one K-12 alternative school. Ten belong to Wake County Schools, a district ranked 60th out of 246 North Carolina districts, while the eleventh — American Leadership Academy - Johnston — operates independently as its own district. The area includes several highly rated schools alongside others that are struggling.

At the top end, Pleasant Union Elementary is the clear academic leader at the 88th percentile, with the lowest chronic absenteeism (9.9%) and lowest poverty rate (21.1% free/reduced lunch) in the group. Abbotts Creek Elementary is nearly tied at the 87th percentile, outperforming the state in every reported subject. Wakefield Middle stands out at the middle school level, jumping from the 77th to the 87th percentile in one year and topping the state in every EOG. Wakefield High posts a strong 93.5% graduation rate and beats the state in English II and Math III, but only 30.7% of students are proficient in Math I and chronic absenteeism is 29.8%. American Leadership Academy - Johnston, the largest school at 2,082 students, exceeds the state in many elementary grades but falls short in 8th grade science, 8th grade reading, and Math I.

The picture is less positive elsewhere. Durant Road Middle sits at the 34th percentile with a 33.3% chronic absenteeism rate — the highest in the ZIP code — and trails Wakefield Middle by roughly 25–30 points in reading. Wakefield Elementary (37th percentile) ranked below the state in every reported EOG, and Brassfield Elementary has fallen from the 53rd to the 29th percentile since 2023-2024 despite moderate poverty and attendance. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest dividing line: top schools hover near 10%, while struggling schools exceed 29%. One bright spot is Forest Pines Drive Elementary, which has 99.4% free/reduced lunch eligibility yet posts 5th grade scores above the state, suggesting its upper-grade interventions may be working.

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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
American Leadership Academy - Johnston	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3770 US-70 Bus	Clayton	27614	Wake County	American Leadership Academy - Johnston	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 302-3630	2,082	92	22.7	41.7%	1,081 (51.9%)	343 (16.5%)	427 (20.5%)	34 (1.6%)	11 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	185 (8.9%)								(n/a)	63.1	73.7	38.2	73.3	80.4	70.8	74.2	63.2	72.9	55.1	62.8	69.6	64.4	58.0	68.5	54.5	76.1	62.9
Durant Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9901 Durant Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 870-4220	577	47	12.1	58.6%	194 (33.6%)	160 (27.7%)	173 (30.0%)	24 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.8%)	44.9	828^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.5%		48.4	768^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.5%	60					69.4	58.5	58.7				58.2	44.3	50.0				59.8		$10,142	$822	$9,320
Pleasant Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Pleasant Union Church Roa	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4230	530	36	14.7	21.1%	381 (71.9%)	47 (8.9%)	51 (9.6%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	85.5	172^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	88.5%		88.6	129^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.3%	43					80.2	73.4	86.4				76.5	71.8	73.9				80.7		$9,334	$516	$8,818
Durant Road Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Durant Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4098	649	41	15.7	68.6%	148 (22.8%)	193 (29.7%)	250 (38.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	35.5	511^th of 778 public middle schools	34.3%		29.4	552^nd of 773 public middle schools	28.6%	41								48.4	51.6	46.1				44.8	44.6	46.1		63.3	$10,019	$499	$9,520
Brassfield Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Brassfield Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4080	613	45	13.6	41.9%	301 (49.1%)	58 (9.5%)	198 (32.3%)	18 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	31.6	1065^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.6%		48.8	763^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	48.8%	302					44.8	61.8	49.5				34.3	57.3	48.5				53.5		$9,591	$407	$9,184
Wakefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 562-3555	520	40	13.0	62.5%	139 (26.7%)	162 (31.2%)	180 (34.6%)	22 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	37.9	945^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.7%		44.4	843^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	43.4%	102					58.8	56.1	52.1				48.8	52.4	52.1				57.4		$10,379	$816	$9,563
Wakefield Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-3500	803	45	17.7	31.4%	446 (55.5%)	163 (20.3%)	125 (15.6%)	23 (2.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.9%)	83.5	103^rd of 778 public middle schools	86.8%		73.8	175^th of 773 public middle schools	77.4%	72								73.3	73.0	64.0				74.1	75.0	75.6		81.6	$8,502	$321	$8,181
Wakefield High	Public	9-12	2200 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-3600	2,065	106	19.5	36.1%	913 (44.2%)	577 (27.9%)	399 (19.3%)	93 (4.5%)	6 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	71 (3.4%)	55.1	286^th of 662 public high schools	56.8%		59.4	231^st of 641 public high schools	64.0%	55	65.1	74.0	30.7	73.8															$8,642	$337	$8,306
Forest Pines Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11455 Forest Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 562-6262	493	35	14.1	99.4%	125 (25.4%)	199 (40.4%)	117 (23.7%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	42.5	870^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.7%		35.6	989^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.6%	119					43.3	51.2	67.4				41.7	48.8	57.0				69.8		$9,477	$757	$8,720
North Forest Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11501 Forest Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-2220	536	37	14.4	41.6%	266 (49.6%)	88 (16.4%)	143 (26.7%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (4.9%)	59.8	583^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	60.9%		64.6	489^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.2%	94					65.7	62.2	69.8				54.5	56.7	65.5				71.3		$9,951	$575	$9,376
Abbotts Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9900 Durant Road	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0555	805	56	14.4	37.5%	415 (51.6%)	204 (25.3%)	121 (15.0%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.8%)	83.5	197^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.8%		86.5	153^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	89.7%	44					79.1	80.8	81.7				66.4	77.6	71.8				75.4		$9,019	$705	$8,314

Cities Near Zip Code 27614

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Raleigh	0.36 mi	108	176^th
Wake Forest	5.22 mi	15	77^th
Rolesville	8.7 mi	5	210^th
Durham	8.84 mi	74	322^nd
Youngsville	10.21 mi	4	183^rd

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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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