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Leesville Road Middle

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
8406 Pride Way, Raleigh, NC 27613
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472002317
795
Students
43.7
Teachers (FTE)
18.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
79
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
18.8%
Chronically absent
31.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Leesville Road Middle. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Wake County Schools as “base_attendance_areas_all”, last updated 2026-07-01.

How Leesville Road Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 79 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools88th percentile
Higher than 88% · rank 279 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools95th percentile
Higher than 95% · rank 19 of 456
Wake County Schools76th percentile
Higher than 76% · rank 41 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 62% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 8 points since 2014 (71 → 79). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202579BExceeded74
202473BExceeded69
202371BMet69.6
202274BExceeded68.2
201976BMet73.4
201873BMet70.4
201774BMet73
201675BExceeded73
201575BExceeded71
201471BMet70

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Wake County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 51.19%Black 22.14%Hispanic 16.86%Two+ Races 5.41%Asian 4.28%Native Am. 0.13%
White: 51.19% (407) Black: 22.14% (176) Hispanic: 16.86% (134) Two+ Races: 5.41% (43) Asian: 4.28% (34) Native Am.: 0.13% (1)
White51.19%
Black22.14%
Hispanic16.86%
Two+ Races5.41%
Asian4.28%
Native Am.0.13%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 795
48.18%383 Female
51.82%412 Male

Student counts for Leesville Road Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 795 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 81.2%Chronically absent 18.8%
Regular attendance: 81.2% (680) Chronically absent: 18.8% (157)
Regular attendance81.2%
Chronically absent18.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 837
31.5%Economically disadvantaged
7.3%58 English learners

Student indicators for Leesville Road Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 837 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 85.77%Beginning 14.23%
Experienced: 85.77% (35) Beginning: 14.23% (6)
Experienced85.77%
Beginning14.23%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 40.8 FTE
96.81%Fully licensed
3.19%Emergency or provisional
7.36%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Leesville Road Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 40.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)76.4%60.2%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)75%60.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)69.5%49%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)25%14.1%36.6%24.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)30.5%20.5%28.6%20.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)23.6%16.2%31.7%28.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth9.8299.7

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers40.75
Experienced teachers34.95 (86%)
Beginning teachers5.8 (14%)
Holding a standard license39.45 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.3 (3%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (157 of 837)18.8%
Economically disadvantaged31.5%
English learners making progress (of 58)27.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.79
Library books per student9.62
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.2

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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Leesville Road Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.