Looking for perspective - neighborhoods and schools

People have told me that schools in Cary/Apex are consistently better than ones in Raleigh/Wake Forest etc. is this true? And by better I mean better testing scores, college acceptance/preparedness etc.

Also are there neighborhoods/areas in Raleigh where kids almost never get shuffled around due to redistributing?

Any schools in Raleigh/Wake Forest that you think are good by the above standards of test scores, college preparedness etc?