Leesville Road High

8410 Pride Way, Raleigh NC, 27613 | Wake County Schools | 919-870-4250
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2568
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 72% 68% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 142 in Raleigh
  • Ranked #0 of 3289 in North Carolina
Proficiency Averages
38%Raleigh
43%North Carolina

Leesville Road High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Wake County Schools" in Raleigh, NC. There are a total of 2,568 students and 131 teachers at Leesville Road High, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Leesville Road High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 71.5%, which is 68% higher than the North Carolina average.

Leesville Road High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2568
Teachers131
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment508
Taking some courses325
Taking some courses (not tests)182
Passing some courses273
Passing no courses43

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Leesville Road High, there are a total of 508 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 325 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All72%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School72%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All71%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School71%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Leesville Road High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNorth CarolinaNational
White 63.0% 49.1% 51.3% 51.1%
Black 19.1% 24.2% 26.0% 15.9%
Asian 3.9% 6.8% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.4% 15.5% 14.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.4% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.3% 4.0% 3.7% 3.1%

Raleigh demographics profile

StatisticRaleighNorth CarolinaNational
Population30,34510,488,084328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,83221891
Median age35.138.337.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)56%57%55%
Speak English88%89%79%
Speak Spanish8%7%13%

Education level achieved in Raleigh

IndexRaleighNorth CarolinaNational
Completed 8th grade88.0%83.4%84.3%
Completed high school87.5%81.9%83.0%
Completed some college67.3%59.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree43.0%38.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors33.7%29.0%30.3%
Completed masters9.7%10.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.5%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The Leesville Road High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.