Hilburn Drive Academy

Hilburn Drive Academy operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, overseen by Wake County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 596 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 28% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Across the 198 schools in Wake County Schools (163,176 students total), Hilburn Drive Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Hilburn Drive Academy reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 22% Black, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

In terms of school funding signals, Hilburn Drive Academy lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hilburn Drive Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.8%, the actual is 63.8%, a residual of -4.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Wake County) shows that median household income runs about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Hilburn Drive Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Leesville Road Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hilburn Drive Academy at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 70.7%.

Hilburn Drive Academy operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 767 students in 2018 compared to 596 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 51% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.