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Enrollment
977
Middle
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002488
Dillard Drive Middle
5200 Dillard Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 · (919) 233-4228 · Wake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL977 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
493 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 336 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 309 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 332 | 34% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dillard Drive Middle→Athens Drive High
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
49.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dillard Drive Middle
Dillard Drive Middle's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillard Drive Middle this school | 977 | 50.5% | 51.0% |
| Roberta Road Middle Concord | 906 | 53.8% | 54.6% |
| Hawfields Middle Mebane | 864 | 56.0% | 65.0% |
| C C Griffin Middle Concord | 792 | 54.8% | 52.7% |
| Mint Hill Middle Matthews | 878 | 49.9% | 62.7% |
| Sun Valley Middle Indian Trail | 909 | 54.3% | 70.2% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dillard Drive Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #239 of 463 | #27 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #232 of 461 | #26 of 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #227 of 463 | #27 of 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 977 | #47 of 478 | #15 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #107 of 456 | #8 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #56 of 456 | #9 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #380 of 472 | #12 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #154 of 300 | #18 of 28 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
977
-56 (-5%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 1,035
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 977 | 66.3 | 14.7:1 | 50% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 67.5 | 13.9:1 | 51% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 970 | 65.5 | 14.8:1 | 50% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 1,033 | 65 | 15.9:1 | 43% (440) |
| 2017-18 | 1,107 | 65.5 | 16.9:1 | 50% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 1,135 | 66 | 17.2:1 | 52% (591) |
| 2010-11 | 1,170 | 68 | 17.2:1 | 38% (449) |
| 2000-01 | 1,035 | 62 | 16.7:1 | 20% (212) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dillard Drive Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,107 to 977); teachers up 1% (65.5 to 66.3).
About Dillard Drive Middle
Dillard Drive Middle is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school counts 977 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 61% bigger than the 605 average for middle schools in North Carolina.
Wake County Schools serves 163,176 students across 198 schools.
The most common group at Dillard Drive Middle is White students, at 39%. It is also 28% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Wake County's residents are about 58% White, 19 points above the school's share. Dillard Drive Middle's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 66.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dillard Drive Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.7:1. That is lower than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The lunch program counts 50% of students at Dillard Drive Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Wake County average 42%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Dillard Drive Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Dillard Drive Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (51.0%) and its predicted rate (63.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
Across Wake County, the median household income is $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wake County is home to 237 public schools and about 184,790 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Dillard Drive Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Dillard Drive Middle places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 977 students in 2024-25, 56 fewer than the 1,033 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.9:1 to 14.7:1.
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Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Athens Drive HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Needham Broughton HighHigh · 2,153 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
Nearby schools
- Dillard Drive Elementary0.1 mi · 648
- SCORE Academy0.8 mi · 584
- Crossroads FLEX0.8 mi · 139
- Wake STEM Early College High School0.9 mi · 294
- Yates Mill Elementary1.1 mi · 538
- Athens Drive High1.3 mi · 2,156
Frequently asked questions
About Dillard Drive MiddleHow large is Dillard Drive Middle?
Dillard Drive Middle enrolls approximately 977 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Dillard Drive Middle serve?
Dillard Drive Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dillard Drive Middle?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Dillard Drive Middle.
How diverse is Dillard Drive Middle?
Dillard Drive Middle reports a student body of 39% White, 28% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Dillard Drive Middle public or private?
Dillard Drive Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.