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Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002033
Hilburn Drive Academy
7100 Hilburn Drive, Raleigh, NC 27613 · (919) 571-6800 · Wake County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
216 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
71%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
Hilburn Drive Academy→Leesville Road 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
60.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Hilburn Drive Academy
Hilburn Drive Academy's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilburn Drive Academy this school | 596 | 36.2% | 63.8% |
| Richland Creek Elementary Wake Forest | 558 | 42.3% | 70.5% |
| Oak Grove Elementary Raleigh | 553 | 33.1% | 64.5% |
| Heritage Elementary Wake Forest | 634 | 30.4% | 72.3% |
| Lansdowne Elementary Charlotte | 573 | 37.2% | 65.3% |
| Lincoln Heights Elementary Fuquay-Varina | 667 | 35.8% | 66.8% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Hilburn Drive Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #392 of 1,297 | #67 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #464 of 1,296 | #68 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #303 of 1,300 | #61 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #356 of 1,485 | #67 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #276 of 1,377 | #44 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #151 of 1,379 | #23 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #1,245 of 1,414 | #70 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #227 of 937 | #24 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
596
-89 (-13%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 596 | 45 | 13.2:1 | 36% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 49 | 12.0:1 | 33% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 49 | 12.8:1 | 30% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 52 | 13.2:1 | 22% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 53 | 14.5:1 | 29% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 826 | 54 | 15.3:1 | 30% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 49% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 34 | 18.0:1 | 19% (117) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilburn Drive Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (767 to 596); teachers down 15% (53 to 45).
About Hilburn Drive Academy
This page covers Hilburn Drive Academy, a medium-sized elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 596 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 28% higher.
Wake County Schools runs Hilburn Drive Academy along with 197 other schools, enrolling 163,176 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Hilburn Drive Academy is White (45%). Other groups include 22% Black, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The county population is about 58% White. Hilburn Drive Academy has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 45 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.2:1. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Hilburn Drive Academy a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 67.8% at Hilburn Drive Academy; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wake County show that median household income is about $105,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Hilburn Drive Academy is one of 237 public schools in Wake County, which together enroll about 184,790 students.
Leesville Road Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Hilburn Drive Academy ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Hilburn Drive Academy saw enrollment fall 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Leesville Road Elementary0.9 mi · 528
- Leesville Road Middle1.0 mi · 795
- Leesville Road High1.1 mi · 2,411
- Jeffreys Grove Elementary1.9 mi · 543
- York Elementary2.3 mi · 563
- Barton Pond Elementary2.4 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Hilburn Drive AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Hilburn Drive Academy?
Hilburn Drive Academy enrolls approximately 596 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Hilburn Drive Academy serve?
Hilburn Drive Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hilburn Drive Academy have?
Hilburn Drive Academy employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hilburn Drive Academy?
Student demographics at Hilburn Drive Academy are roughly 45% White, 17% Hispanic, 22% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Hilburn Drive Academy?
Hilburn Drive Academy is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.