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20:57 · Published August 12, 2026
A 21-minute walk through the 2024-25 NCDPI school performance data across seven North Carolina counties. What separates zoned schools (address-based admission) from application schools (early colleges, magnets, academies).
How growth scores expose which buildings actually teach versus which just serve affluent students. Why Forsyth County contains schools at the 98th percentile and schools at the 2nd within a short drive of each other, and why that street-by-street pattern matters when a family with children evaluates a neighborhood.
The full article with all the numbers, comparison tables, sources, and Teresa's direct guidance is at homesintriadnc.com/blog/best-schools-triad-nc-2026-forsyth-guilford-winston-salem-greensboro-oak-ridge.