We know that your child’s education is important. That is why all Fred Smith Homes’ communities have award-winning schools very close by. Riverwood has an elementary school and a middle school in the community that students can walk to school. Mingo Creek has an elementary school that children walk to and LionsGate is just blocks away from its elementary and middle school.

Riverwood Golf & Athletic Club and LionsGate are served by Johnston County Public Schools. Mingo Creek students attend Wake County Schools.

Johnston County Schools is comprised of 40 schools, including a center for academically and intellectually talented elementary students and a Middle College High School for students wanting to earn their high school diplomas and matriculate to higher education without the extra-curricular offerings of a traditional high school. Johnston County Schools has 31,000 students and 4,500 employees.

Wake County Schools are considered by many as some of the best in the State. Wake County Schools offer a wide variety of educational flexibility with magnet schools, year round calendar, modified calendar and traditional calendar schools.

Schools for Riverwood Golf & Athletic Club

Elementary: Riverwood Elementary
Middle: Riverwood Middle School
High School: Clayton High School

Schools for LionsGate

Elementary: West Clayton Elementary
Middle: Clayton Middle School
High School: Clayton High School

Schools for Mingo Creek

Elementary Hodge Road Elementary
Middle: East Wake Middle School
High School: Knightdale High School