Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27614

Summary:

The 27614 zip code area in North Carolina is home to 10 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Wake County Schools district. This district is ranked 60 out of 242 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the area stand out for their academic performance. Abbotts Creek Elementary and Pleasant Union Elementary both have a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistently perform above the Wake County and North Carolina averages on state standardized tests, particularly in mathematics. In contrast, Wakefield Middle outperforms Durant Road Middle across multiple subject areas, highlighting the critical role of middle schools in preparing students for high school.

The data also reveals significant disparities in academic achievement between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools, which may be related to differences in socioeconomic status and per-student funding. For example, in 5th-grade mathematics, Abbotts Creek Elementary had an 86% proficiency rate, while Durant Road Middle had a 35.8% proficiency rate. This suggests that factors such as funding and middle school preparation play a significant role in shaping the academic outcomes of these schools.

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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)	EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (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	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
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%)	48.4	768^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.5%		35.6	1004^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.3%	236					72.0	56.8	58.0				53.8	49.4	39.5				51.9		$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%)	88.6	129^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.3%		94.1	59^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.1%	70					76.9	78.8	86.0				60.6	75.3	84.9				87.2		$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%)	29.4	552^nd of 773 public middle schools	28.6%		33.2	547^th of 793 public middle schools	31.0%	5								48.2	49.5	35.8				37.9	43.3	37.3		46.1	$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%)	48.8	763^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	48.8%		52.6	708^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.0%	55					59.1	56.8	59.3				50.4	46.3	54.9				58.4		$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%)	44.4	843^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	43.4%		53.2	696^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.8%	147					59.8	62.1	51.2				41.5	55.2	45.3				57.0		$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%)	73.8	175^th of 773 public middle schools	77.4%		82.1	114^th of 793 public middle schools	85.6%	61								67.7	72.4	46.1				66.1	73.9	59.6		71.2	$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%)	59.4	231^st of 641 public high schools	64.0%		63.9	211^th of 640 public high schools	67.0%	20	60.1	67.2	31.3	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%)	35.6	989^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.6%		53.1	698^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.6%	291					40.6	63.9	44.0				34.7	55.4	48.0				56.0		$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%)	64.6	489^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.2%		67.7	447^th of 1505 public elementary schools	70.3%	42					50.0	60.4	76.5				41.7	68.0	75.3				79.0		$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%)	86.5	153^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	89.7%		92.3	83^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	94.5%	70					83.3	82.7	80.6				61.8	79.7	70.2				69.4		$9,019	$705	$8,314

Cities Near Zip Code 27614

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Raleigh	0.36 mi	107	176^th
Wake Forest	5.22 mi	15	77^th
Rolesville	8.7 mi	5	210^th
Durham	8.84 mi	73	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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