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Leesville Road High

Q: Is Leesville Road High a good school?

Leesville Road High ranks 174 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 73% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Leesville Road High is a public high school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,517 students. It is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leesville Road High has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking between 46th and 187th out of hundreds of high schools in the state. The school outperforms the state and district averages in End-of-Course (EOC) exam proficiency rates across multiple subjects, including Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Leesville Road High had a 75.9% proficiency rate in EOC English II, compared to 59.6% for the state and 70.6% for the Wake County district. The school's strong academic performance is reflected in its high graduation rates, which have consistently been around 90% in recent years.

While Leesville Road High performs well overall, there are some disparities in the academic achievement of different student subgroups. The school's White, Multi-racial, and English Language Learner students significantly outperform their African American, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status peers. Leesville Road High generally outperforms the nearby traditional public high schools, such as Cary High and Sanderson High, in academic metrics like EOC proficiency rates and graduation rates. However, it lags behind some of the high-performing magnet and charter schools in the area, such as Needham Broughton High, Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy, and Raleigh Charter High School.

2,411

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,133

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8410 Pride Way
Raleigh, NC 27613-1004

(919) 870-4250

District: Wake County Schools

Feeder schools for Leesville Road High:

Elementary:	Hilburn Drive Academy
	Jeffreys Grove Elementary
	Leesville Road Elementary
	Sycamore Creek Elementary
Middle:	Leesville Road Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

African American:

20.2%

Hispanic:

14.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

✓Above the North Carolina median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg53%

174^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 32High Schools in the Wake County Schools

60^th of 242Wake County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	174 of 641	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	187 of 640	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	158 of 626	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	178 of 621	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	167 of 594	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	78 of 514	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	53 of 469	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	53 of 476	88.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.1	46 of 507	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	76.2	56 of 531	89.5%	★★★★☆
2014	79.3	36 of 451	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	60.9	77 of 505	84.8%	★★★★☆
2012	64.5	106 of 502	78.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	62 of 506	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	71.1	68 of 499	86.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.5	34 of 490	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	75.2	42 of 477	91.2%	★★★★★
2007	81.1	25 of 453	94.5%	★★★★★
2006	79.9	21 of 431	95.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	138 of 440	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	189 of 437	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	153 of 434	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	182 of 430	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	93 of 364	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	66 of 369	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	52 of 359	85.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	44 of 106	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	50 of 101	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	51 of 98	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	50 of 91	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.0	29 of 83	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.0	21 of 89	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	13 of 77	83.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	54.0	103 of 330	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	88.4	16 of 334	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	24 of 364	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	40 of 349	88.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	64 of 273	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	62 of 262	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	22 of 226	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.1	9 of 156	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	73.2	14 of 124	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	10 of 173	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	38.7	82 of 147	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	171 of 610	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	187 of 602	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	152 of 588	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	173 of 594	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	80 of 475	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	87 of 475	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	60 of 449	86.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	95 of 412	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	110 of 337	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	161 of 462	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	165 of 454	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	159 of 449	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	213 of 436	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	108 of 370	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	98 of 354	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	87 of 340	74.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	25 of 39	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.4	10 of 47	78.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	262 of 606	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	358 of 613	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	319 of 597	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	286 of 544	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	144 of 432	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	165 of 446	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	173 of 424	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	167 of 601	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	176 of 607	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	154 of 602	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	176 of 585	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	109 of 481	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	66 of 488	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	57 of 463	87.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	70 of 253	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	66 of 261	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	25 of 249	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	34 of 226	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	45 of 199	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	44 of 195	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	18 of 185	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	37 of 352	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	44 of 349	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	125 of 542	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	116 of 553	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	94 of 537	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	123 of 534	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	67 of 439	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	53 of 444	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	38 of 427	91.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-16 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II76%+16 vs state

Math III76%+10 vs state

Biology72%+24 vs state

Math I38%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, March 10, 2017

lrhs is pretty great with students Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, May 11, 2014

Our daughter's experience at Leesville Road High School has been phenomenal. No matter what your child's area of interest is, they'll find it at this school. Because the elementary, middle, and high schools are on the same campus, you will find true community. Close Quote

Schools Near Leesville Road High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leesville Road High	Public	9-12	8410 Pride Way	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4250	2,411	123	19.6	24.5%	1,364 (56.6%)	486 (20.2%)	343 (14.2%)	132 (5.5%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	81 (3.4%)	71.1	174^th of 641 public high schools	72.9%		68.9	187^th of 640 public high schools	70.8%	13	71.9	75.9	37.8	75.9								$8,133	$353	$7,780
Sanderson High	Public	9-12	5500 Dixon Drive	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 881-4800	1,648	91	18.0	43.4%	779 (47.3%)	384 (23.3%)	349 (21.2%)	55 (3.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (4.6%)	35.3	411^th of 641 public high schools	35.9%		42.1	357^th of 640 public high schools	44.2%	54	40.6	57.1	18.6	58.5								$8,965	$528	$8,437
Millbrook High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2201 Spring Forest Rd	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 850-8787	2,498	137	18.2	33.3%	1,188 (47.6%)	572 (22.9%)	552 (22.1%)	85 (3.4%)	6 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	91 (3.6%)	59.3	232^nd of 641 public high schools	63.8%		45.3	330^th of 640 public high schools	48.4%	98	62.9	70.8	25.8	71.0								$8,648	$382	$8,265
Ncvps	Public, Virtual	7-12	343 E. Six Forks Road Suite 1	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	North Carolina Virtual Public School	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 513-8550	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Public	9-12	Wake Tech Community College	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 335-1350	260	16	15.8	16.5%	88 (33.8%)	55 (21.2%)	19 (7.3%)	86 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	95.5	18^th of 641 public high schools	97.2%		96.3	9^th of 640 public high schools	98.6%	9	94.6	98.8	100.0	100.0
Raleigh Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1307 Glenwood Avenue	Raleigh	27605	Wake County	Raleigh Charter High School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 715-1155	552	43	12.8		214 (38.8%)	42 (7.6%)	36 (6.5%)	224 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.2%)	93.3	46^th of 641 public high schools	92.8%		93	51^st of 640 public high schools	92.0%	5	89.1	98.6	68.8	95.0
Needham Broughton High	Public, Magnet	9-12	723 Saint Marys St	Raleigh	27605	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7810	2,153	118	18.2	28.1%	1,259 (58.5%)	423 (19.6%)	342 (15.9%)	52 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	74 (3.4%)	68	185^th of 641 public high schools	71.1%		56.2	253^rd of 640 public high schools	60.5%	68	69.6	74.6	16.0	79.4								$9,028	$494	$8,535
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	301 Ashe Avenue	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 508-9088	337	21	15.9	34.4%	118 (35.0%)	111 (32.9%)	59 (17.5%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	86.7	99^th of 641 public high schools	84.6%		89.8	78^th of 640 public high schools	87.8%	21	63.8	97.2		100.0	87.7	98.0	92.9	87.7	94.2	100.0	83.9	$11,659	$232	$11,427
Athens Drive High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1420 Athens Drive	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 233-4050	2,156	125	17.1	44.0%	913 (42.3%)	543 (25.2%)	474 (22.0%)	152 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.3%)	49.7	303^rd of 641 public high schools	52.7%		54.7	264^th of 640 public high schools	58.8%	39	45.5	65.0	28.1	72.8								$9,473	$614	$8,859
Cary High	Public	9-12	638 Walnut St	Cary	27511	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3549	2,044	117	17.4	38.6%	879 (43.0%)	352 (17.2%)	597 (29.2%)	114 (5.6%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (4.6%)	62.1	218^th of 641 public high schools	66.0%		50.5	296^th of 640 public high schools	53.8%	78	63.4	70.2	31.4	73.9								$8,602	$403	$8,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Leesville Road High

What schools feed into Leesville Road High?

Leesville Road High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hilburn Drive Academy
Elementary : Jeffreys Grove Elementary
Elementary : Leesville Road Elementary
Elementary : Sycamore Creek Elementary
Middle : Leesville Road Middle

How many students attend Leesville Road High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,411 students attended Leesville Road High.

What is the racial makeup of Leesville Road High?

Students at Leesville Road High are 57% White, 20% African American, 14% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Leesville Road High in?

Wake County Schools

Is Leesville Road High a good school?

Leesville Road High ranks 174^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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