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The Institute Development Young Leaders

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

The Institute Development Young Leaders is a K-8 school in Durham, North Carolina serving 419 students as a one-school district. The school currently ranks at #1,133 of 1,492 North Carolina schools, placing it in the 24th percentile with a 1-star rating—in the lower quarter of the state. The school has come a long way from its 2016-17 result, when it ranked in the 4th percentile; it climbed to a 38th-percentile result in 2024-25 before dropping back to its current 24th-percentile ranking. So while the long-term trajectory shows real improvement, the most recent year represents a step backward.

The school's biggest challenges are early elementary academics and chronic absenteeism. Only 23.2% of third graders were proficient in reading versus 55.6% statewide, and fourth grade math proficiency was 36.5% compared to 61.4% statewide. These results trail nearby schools like Pearsontown Elementary considerably. Chronic absenteeism affects 40.1% of students, roughly 1.7 times the 24.2% state average. That rate resembles high-need Durham Public Schools campuses like Bethesda Elementary (40.2%) far more than Wake County Schools such as Alston Ridge Elementary (10.6%) or Pearsontown Elementary (16.2%).

Despite the low overall rating, genuine strengths exist in upper grades. Fifth-grade reading and math proficiency exceed state averages, and eighth grade science proficiency is 75.0%—well above the 68.6% statewide average and stronger than nearby K-8 charter schools like Research Triangle Charter (50.0%) and Kestrel Heights School (64.8%). English Language Learner students rank in the 65th percentile statewide and African American students in the 48th percentile, while the weakest group result is among male students, who rank in the 11th percentile. Staffing has also improved, with the student-teacher ratio dropping from 22.1 to 16.2 over three years, although it remains above the 12.7-to-14.3 range typical of nearby Wake County elementary schools.

419

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

44.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 S. Miami Blvd.
Durham, NC 27703

(919) 308-9731

District: The Institute for the Development of You

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.1%

Hispanic:

43.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

1,133^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

460^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 29 pts since 2017

From bottom 12% (2017) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

178^th of 246The Institute for the Development of You 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	1133 of 1492	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.3	930 of 1490	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1082 of 1505	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1107 of 1502	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1284 of 1514	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1338 of 1489	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1341 of 1473	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1295 of 1434	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	1372 of 1429	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	1240 of 1425	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1227 of 1440	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	473 of 903	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	72.3	175 of 918	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	366 of 924	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	361 of 933	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	617 of 927	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	694 of 896	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	802 of 949	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	760 of 927	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	182 of 519	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.7	182 of 563	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	369 of 533	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	139 of 514	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	82 of 485	83.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	954 of 1447	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.7	886 of 1451	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	944 of 1455	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	869 of 1459	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1316 of 1458	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1302 of 1440	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1319 of 1424	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1213 of 1405	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	650 of 981	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	586 of 961	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	544 of 951	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	484 of 915	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	387 of 893	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.5	706 of 843	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.5	353 of 865	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	911 of 1434	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.8	487 of 1437	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	790 of 1450	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	721 of 1437	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1220 of 1366	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	1102 of 1329	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1182 of 1361	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1034 of 1332	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	1287 of 1451	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	962 of 1450	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1122 of 1464	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1229 of 1461	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1114 of 1464	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1289 of 1444	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1268 of 1430	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1234 of 1413	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	460 of 778	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.1	325 of 773	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	444 of 793	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	492 of 784	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	600 of 786	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	582 of 741	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	616 of 737	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	569 of 691	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	610 of 694	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	126 of 553	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	103 of 546	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	155 of 560	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	133 of 559	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	42.7	289 of 550	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	211 of 533	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	308 of 519	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	89 of 363	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	87.3	20 of 371	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	77.4	29 of 356	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	69.9	37 of 318	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	314 of 731	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	359 of 733	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	451 of 738	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	546 of 731	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	679 of 733	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	555 of 706	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	526 of 684	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	267 of 566	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.8	135 of 562	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.6	218 of 564	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	287 of 553	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	156 of 541	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	148 of 725	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	94 of 729	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	332 of 743	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	322 of 735	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	441 of 689	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	273 of 633	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	361 of 639	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	525 of 736	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.0	299 of 733	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	332 of 751	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	418 of 747	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	431 of 748	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	509 of 711	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	617 of 697	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile+35 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science70%~ state avg

Mathematics48%-12 vs state

Reading41%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 21, 2023

My son have experience bullying from his 5th grade ELA teacher at the institute for the development of young leaders located 4300 S Miami Blvd Durham NC 27703. She demonstrated ignorance and unprofessional behaviors by using the research statistics of the school scoring below 20 testing average as an overall school against my child, not communicating effectively regarding classwork, refused to assist my child with the appropriate homework assignments so my child would not get behind in class, took my child school computer away where it was extremely difficult to complete the homework assigned for the ELA class home because all the recommended applications are on the computer, and mocking my child. When I address the concerns at the school meeting, my son was removed from the school because they did not like that I used the words ignorance and unprofessional to describe the ELA teacher’s behavior. It was unpleasant experience having my child at this school. My child was up late every night as a 5th grader completing excessive homework online. Sometimes my child was given more than a 100 questions on one lesson per subject. Also, I had concerns about my child spending so much time on the computer in class and at home. I wish that I never enrolled my child in this school and I feel terrible as a parent that I put my child through so much humiliation and tiredness from the excessive homework assigned to my child. It is shameful to see a teacher and/or staff want to hindered a child’s academic growth because of some biased and concerns that I have with the school. This speaks a lot and still shows ignorance and unprofessional behavior from some of the staff at IDYL. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Institute Development Young Leaders	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 S. Miami Blvd.	Durham	27703	Durham County	The Institute for the Development of You	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 308-9731	419	26	16.2		5 (1.2%)	214 (51.1%)	181 (43.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	28.1	1133^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	24.1%		39.3	930^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.6%	203	26.8	36.5	69.0	53.4	58.1	50.0	23.2	28.8	66.7	37.9	55.8	41.7	66.7	75.0
Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3605 Pleasant Grove Church Rd	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8770	376	29	12.7	29.8%	64 (17.0%)	71 (18.9%)	24 (6.4%)	193 (51.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	82.2	212^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.8%		62.4	525^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.8%	313	80.0	81.0	66.7				78.5	69.6	76.5				74.5		$9,061	$439	$8,622
Kestrel Heights School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 South Alston Ave.	Durham	27713	Durham County	Kestrel Heights School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 484-1300	421	29	14.4	56.3%	29 (6.9%)	244 (58.0%)	86 (20.4%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	38.7	924^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.1%		36.3	976^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.5%	52	64.9	65.2	56.4	48.2	41.5	18.9	39.5	56.5	53.8	46.4	48.1	53.7	56.4	64.8
Research Triangle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2418 Ellis Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Research Triangle Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 957-7108	710	33	21.8	99.6%	23 (3.2%)	459 (64.6%)	170 (23.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.2%)	27.1	1157^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.5%		18.1	1314^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.8%	157	30.9	45.8	37.1	33.3	50.0	55.6	36.2	62.5	54.8	40.5	52.5	50.8	66.1	50.0
North Oak Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2201 E Geer St	Durham	27704	Durham County	North Oak Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 695-9900																			(n/a)	49.2	44.7	37.8				35.4	46.1	31.1				44.4
Brier Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Brier Creek Parkway	Raleigh	27617	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 484-4747	642	48	13.4	63.9%	146 (22.7%)	299 (46.6%)	138 (21.5%)	36 (5.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	16.7	1339^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.3%		30.3	1085^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.2%	254	45.1	41.6	49.5				39.3	36.6	34.6				52.3		$9,431	$337	$9,094
Bethesda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2009 S Miami Boulevard	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3904	442	32	13.8	99.3%	33 (7.5%)	209 (47.3%)	171 (38.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	24.2	1203^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	19.4%		25.5	1169^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.5%	34	40.6	49.4	44.9				44.9	52.5	42.3				50.6		$10,668	$1,389	$9,280
Parkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5207 Revere Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3962	491	35	13.8	99.4%	57 (11.6%)	271 (55.2%)	98 (20.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.4%)	10.1	1420^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.8%		12.5	1383^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.2%	37	31.0	23.3	31.3				34.5	33.3	40.0				52.3		$11,377	$1,372	$10,005
Alston Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11555 Green Level Church Rd.	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 544-2474	917	66	13.9	17.8%	171 (18.6%)	120 (13.1%)	81 (8.8%)	501 (54.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.3%)	88.9	132^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	91.2%		84	190^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.2%	58	79.7	80.3	83.3				74.8	77.7	76.7				85.3		$8,773	$530	$8,243
Pearsontown Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4915 Barbee Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3964	765	56	13.5	99.6%	276 (36.1%)	272 (35.6%)	112 (14.6%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.1%)	72.4	369^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.3%		80.8	237^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.1%	132	70.1	61.7	67.8				70.9	70.8	73.7				72.9		$11,050	$680	$10,370

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What is the racial makeup of The Institute Development Young Leaders?

Students at The Institute Development Young Leaders are 51% African American, 43% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

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The Institute Development Young Leaders ranks in the bottom 24.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend The Institute Development Young Leaders?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended The Institute Development Young Leaders.

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