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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 27615

At a glance

Schools

1,953

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedQuest Academy8^th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

North Ridge Elementary up 51 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Baileywick Road Elementary 10.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

ZIP code 27615 in Raleigh, NC, contains five elementary-level schools serving roughly 1,953 students from kindergarten through eighth grade, including three traditional Wake County Schools and two public charter options that range widely in size and performance. North Ridge Elementary, Lead Mine Elementary, and Baileywick Road Elementary serve PK–5, while Raleigh Oak Charter and Quest Academy are K–8 charter schools.

The standout is Quest Academy, ranked #8 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools with a five-star rating and roughly 95% EOG proficiency across grades 3–8. In contrast, Raleigh Oak Charter ranks #1,237, landing in the state’s bottom 20% with especially severe math scores—only about 32% proficiency in grades 3–5. Among the three traditional public schools, North Ridge is clearly the strongest, ranking #205 (86th percentile) with a 75.9% average EOG proficiency and improving its state rank for three straight years. Lead Mine sits in the middle at #601 (60th percentile, 62.9% proficiency), while Baileywick Road lags at #1,217 (18th percentile, 46.5% proficiency) and faces notable early literacy challenges, with just 36.6% of third graders reading at grade level.

Patterns in the data point more to attendance and economics than school type or class size. The two lowest-performing schools, Baileywick Road and Raleigh Oak Charter, have the highest chronic absenteeism rates (27.6% and 24.8%), while North Ridge has the lowest at 12.3%. Baileywick also has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the group (10.6) yet struggles academically, whereas North Ridge has the highest ratio (14.2) and the best outcomes. Free/reduced lunch participation aligns with performance among the district schools: North Ridge at 35.5%, Lead Mine at 47.6%, and Baileywick at 58.5%. For parents, this ZIP code shows that a top-tier charter and a strong traditional school can coexist with underperforming schools, and that digging into attendance and academic weak spots matters more than choosing a school solely by type.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10908 Strickland Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Quest Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 841-0441	139	11	12.6	—	105 (75.5%)	5 (3.6%)	9 (6.5%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	97.5	8^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.3	17^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.9%	9	100.0	93.3	93.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.3	87.5	87.5	100.0	100.0	87.5	93.8	93.8%	6.3%
Raleigh Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2600 Sumer Drive	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Raleigh Oak Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 424-7626	373	27	13.9	—	182 (48.8%)	71 (19.0%)	54 (14.5%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.5%)	22.4	1237^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.1%		29	1105^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.8%	132	32.3	23.6	40.0	38.1	27.9	24.3	40.3	52.7	54.0	45.2	51.2	55.6	57.1	48.6
North Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7120 Harps Mill Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4100	730	51	14.2	35.5%	453 (62.1%)	130 (17.8%)	102 (14.0%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	82.9	205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.3%		79.3	256^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.8%	51	82.2	75.2	71.8				79.4	72.8	74.4				75.2		98%	1%	$9,055	$573	$8,482
Baileywick Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9425 Baileywick Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 518-0090	352	33	10.6	58.5%	126 (35.8%)	28 (8.0%)	190 (54.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23.3	1217^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.4%		31.5	1066^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.5%	151	53.7	52.1	41.2				36.6	50.0	39.2				52.9		72.5%	0%	$11,787	$1,035	$10,752
Lead Mine Elementary	Public	K-5	8301 Old Leadmine Rd	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4120	359	29	12.4	47.6%	175 (48.7%)	64 (17.8%)	93 (25.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	58.8	601^st of 1492 public elementary schools	59.7%		59.5	572^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	61.6%	29	65.2	55.2	68.8				54.3	65.5	62.5				68.8		92.1%	0%	$10,642	$920	$9,722

Cities Near Zip Code 27615

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Raleigh	0.48 mi	108	171^st
Wake Forest	5.93 mi	15	51^st
Cary	8.92 mi	34	49^th
Rolesville	8.93 mi	5	199^th
Durham	10.12 mi	74	317^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.