Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002281
Lead Mine Elementary
8301 Old Leadmine Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615 · (919) 870-4120 · Wake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
171 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 17% |
Student demographics
66%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
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
56.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
Where Lead Mine Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #507 of 1,297 | #75 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #495 of 1,296 | #70 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #414 of 1,300 | #75 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #1,022 of 1,485 | #130 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #143 of 1,377 | #21 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #420 of 1,379 | #63 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #1,177 of 1,414 | #45 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #153 of 937 | #13 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
359
-105 (-23%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 359 | 28.8 | 12.5:1 | 48% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 28.5 | 13.4:1 | 48% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 28.5 | 13.1:1 | 50% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 34% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 39% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 40% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 39% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 44 | 14.0:1 | 44% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | 37 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lead Mine Elementary.
About Lead Mine Elementary
Lead Mine Elementary is a small elementary school for students in Raleigh, North Carolina. It had 359 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 23% below average.
Wake County Schools includes 198 schools. Together they enroll 163,176 students.
White students account for 49% of enrollment at Lead Mine Elementary, more than any other group. Other students are 26% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Wake County residents are about 58% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lead Mine Elementary scores 66%.
Its staff includes 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.5 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 2.4 students per teacher. Roughly 48% of students at Lead Mine Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Lead Mine Elementary is 4.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (59.7% versus 64.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
In Wake County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $105,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 237 public schools and about 184,790 students.
Lead Mine Elementary is about 1.3 miles from Baileywick Road Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lead Mine Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 105 students, from 464 to 359.
On allk12, people connected to Lead Mine Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Baileywick Road Elementary1.3 mi · 352
- Magellan Charter1.3 mi · 411
- Quest Academy1.4 mi · 139
- West Millbrook Middle1.5 mi · 1,164
- Lynn Road Elementary1.6 mi · 486
- North Ridge Elementary2.0 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About Lead Mine ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lead Mine Elementary?
Lead Mine Elementary enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lead Mine Elementary serve?
Lead Mine Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lead Mine Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lead Mine Elementary is approximately 12.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lead Mine Elementary?
Lead Mine Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 26% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lead Mine Elementary?
Lead Mine Elementary 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.