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The Institute Development Young Leaders

Public, Charter Grades K-8
930th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 38% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

The Institute Development Young Leaders is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Durham, North Carolina, with 412 students. The school is part of the Institute for the Development of You District, which is ranked 127 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Institute Development Young Leaders has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 930-1341 out of around 1500 schools. Its proficiency rates on state standardized tests are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in the earlier grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 33.3% compared to the state average of 64.1%, and its 3rd grade reading proficiency rate was 15.6% compared to the state average of 46.7%. The school's student-teacher ratio has also been higher than nearby schools, ranging from 17 to 22.1 students per teacher.

Nearby schools, such as Alston Ridge Elementary, Pearsontown Elementary, and Parkside Elementary, generally outperform The Institute Development Young Leaders across academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates, better state rankings, and higher SchoolDigger star ratings. The Institute Development Young Leaders also serves a higher proportion of students from low-income backgrounds, with free/reduced lunch rates around 75-80%, compared to the nearby schools, which have lower free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 13.6% to 57.5%.

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 — 15th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 56% meeting standards)
!Reading scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school48%
North Carolina avg56%
Elementary school
930th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 23 pts since 2015
From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
325th of 773
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Top 42%▲ up 46 pts since 2017
From bottom 12% (2017) to top 42% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
127th of 242The 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202539.3930 of 149037.6%★★☆☆☆
202430.91082 of 150528.1%★☆☆☆☆
202328.81107 of 150226.3%★☆☆☆☆
202219.41284 of 151415.2%★☆☆☆☆
202113.31338 of 148910.1%★☆☆☆☆
201912.91341 of 14739.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.11295 of 14349.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.41372 of 14294.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201617.61240 of 142513.0%★☆☆☆☆
201519.41227 of 144014.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202572.3175 of 91880.9%★★★★☆
202454.9366 of 92460.4%★★★☆☆
202355.1361 of 93361.3%★★★☆☆
202235.2617 of 92733.4%★★☆☆☆
202126.8694 of 89622.5%★☆☆☆☆
201924.9802 of 94915.5%★☆☆☆☆
201826.5760 of 92718.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202555.7182 of 56367.7%★★★☆☆
202433.9369 of 53330.8%★★☆☆☆
202359.4139 of 51473.0%★★★★☆
202266.382 of 48583.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202540.7886 of 145138.9%★★☆☆☆
202438.0944 of 145535.1%★★☆☆☆
202340.7869 of 145940.4%★★☆☆☆
202216.31316 of 14589.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.81302 of 14409.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.01319 of 14247.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.31213 of 140513.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202541.3586 of 96139.0%★★☆☆☆
202443.7544 of 95142.8%★★☆☆☆
202346.6484 of 91547.1%★★☆☆☆
202251.4387 of 89356.7%★★★☆☆
202124.5706 of 84316.3%★☆☆☆☆
201955.5353 of 86559.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202559.8487 of 143766.1%★★★☆☆
202446.5790 of 145045.5%★★☆☆☆
202350.1721 of 143749.8%★★☆☆☆
202219.71220 of 136610.7%★☆☆☆☆
202122.11102 of 132917.1%★☆☆☆☆
201921.21182 of 136113.2%★☆☆☆☆
201829.41034 of 133222.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202536.6962 of 145033.7%★★☆☆☆
202428.01122 of 146423.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.01229 of 146115.9%★☆☆☆☆
202226.61114 of 146423.9%★☆☆☆☆
202114.01289 of 144410.7%★☆☆☆☆
201916.81268 of 143011.3%★☆☆☆☆
201818.71234 of 141312.7%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202555.1325 of 77358.0%★★★☆☆
202444.5444 of 79344.0%★★☆☆☆
202336.8492 of 78437.2%★★☆☆☆
202225.6600 of 78623.7%★☆☆☆☆
202122.9582 of 74121.5%★☆☆☆☆
201921.7616 of 73716.4%★☆☆☆☆
201819.8569 of 69117.7%★☆☆☆☆
201714.5610 of 69412.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202572.9103 of 54681.1%★★★★☆
202461.1155 of 56072.3%★★★★☆
202364.1133 of 55976.2%★★★★☆
202242.7289 of 55047.5%★★☆☆☆
202150.0211 of 53360.4%★★★☆☆
201941.8308 of 51940.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202587.320 of 37194.6%★★★★★
202477.429 of 35691.9%★★★★★
202369.937 of 31888.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202550.4359 of 73351.0%★★★☆☆
202439.6451 of 73838.9%★★☆☆☆
202328.5546 of 73125.3%★☆☆☆☆
202212.6679 of 7337.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.0555 of 70621.4%★☆☆☆☆
201930.2526 of 68423.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202566.8135 of 56276.0%★★★★☆
202455.6218 of 56461.3%★★★☆☆
202346.1287 of 55348.1%★★☆☆☆
202262.7156 of 54171.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202578.394 of 72987.1%★★★★☆
202451.7332 of 74355.3%★★★☆☆
202351.8322 of 73556.2%★★★☆☆
202236.9441 of 68936.0%★★☆☆☆
202150.2273 of 63356.9%★★★☆☆
201945.3361 of 63943.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202556.0299 of 73359.2%★★★☆☆
202453.0332 of 75155.8%★★★☆☆
202343.4418 of 74744.0%★★☆☆☆
202242.5431 of 74842.4%★★☆☆☆
202129.2509 of 71128.4%★☆☆☆☆
201915.7617 of 69711.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
African American (2025)81st percentile+43 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+30 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2025)39th percentile~ school
Female (2025)39th percentile~ school
Male (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile+37 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+29 vs school
African American (2025)81st percentile+23 vs school
Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+18 vs school
Male (2025)59th percentile~ school
Female (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Science58%-3 vs state
Mathematics53%-4 vs state
Reading40%-12 vs state

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

Open Quote 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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The Institute Development Young Leaders ranks 930th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended 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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