Dillard Drive Elementary School (Ranked Bottom 50% for 2026)

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Dillard Drive Elementary School

5018 Dillard Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606

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Bottom 50%

Serving 644 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Dillard Drive Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in North Carolina for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 34% (which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 51%). The percentage of students achieving is 38% (which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 50%).

The student-teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the North Carolina state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 644 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
Minority Enrollment: 64%
: Bottom 50% in NC
: 34% (Btm 50%)
: 38% (Btm 50%)
: 55-59% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NC Dept. of Education

<�鶹��ý class="so-dt-title" id="top-rankings">Top Rankings

Dillard Drive Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in North Carolina for:

Category

Attribute

Diversity

Most diverse schools (Top 5%)

Student Attention

Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 20%)

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Dillard Drive Elementary School's student population of 644 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 54 teachers has grown by 12% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Dillard Drive Elementary School
Pre-K	26
Kind	120
1	119
2	110
3	80
4	103
5	86

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Total Students

644 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School
2023	702
2022	667
2021	632
2020	672
2019	672
2018	732
2017	732
2016	766
2015	737
2014	722
2013	713
2012	754
2011	814
2010	716
2009	649
2008	687
2007	705
2006	607
2005	572
2004	572
2003	601

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

54 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School
2023	54
2022	49
2021	48
2020	46
2019	46
2018	50
2017	50
2016	54
2015	51
2014	53
2013	53
2012	55
2011	54
2010	50
2009	52
2008	47
2006	44
2005	41
2004	44
2003	44
2002	46

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<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="school-rankings">School Rankings

Dillard Drive Elementary School ranks within the bottom 50% of all 2,617 schools in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Dillard Drive Elementary School is 0.73, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.71. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (NC)

#1988 out of 2617 schools
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School
2023	#1988
2022	#1988
2021	#1930
2019	#1285
2018	#790
2017	#1058
2016	#1075
2015	#979
2014	#1100
2013	#774
2012	#1005

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(21-22)

34%

51%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina	Wake County Schools
2022	34%	51%	60%
2021	26%	42%	52%
2019	41%	42%	50%
2018	54%	48%	50%
2017	54%	47%	57%
2016	50%	47%	58%
2015	53%	44%	55%
2014	46%	43%	54%
2013	53%	42%	54%
2012	87%	82%	87%
2011	91%	82%	85%

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38%

50%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina	Wake County Schools
2022	38%	50%	62%
2021	33%	47%	60%
2019	42%	46%	56%
2018	46%	47%	50%
2017	44%	46%	57%
2016	45%	47%	58%
2015	43%	46%	57%
2014	44%	46%	57%
2013	46%	45%	55%
2012	74%	73%	79%
2011	78%	70%	76%

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55-59%

63%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina	Wake County Schools
2022	57%	63%	69%
2021	32%	61%	70%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

15:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina	Wake County Schools
2023	13:1	15:1	15:1
2022	14:1	14:1	15:1
2021	13:1	14:1	15:1
2020	15:1	15:1	16:1
2019	15:1	15:1	16:1
2018	15:1	16:1	16:1
2017	15:1	15:1	16:1
2016	14:1	16:1	16:1
2015	14:1	16:1	16:1
2014	14:1	15:1	16:1
2013	13:1	15:1	16:1
2012	14:1	15:1	16:1
2011	15:1	15:1	16:1
2010	14:1	15:1	16:1
2009	13:1	15:1	15:1
2008	14:1	15:1	15:1
2006	14:1	14:1	14:1
2005	14:1	14:1	16:1
2004	13:1	15:1	15:1
2003	14:1	15:1	15:1
2002	13:1	15:1	16:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2007)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina
2007	3%	2%
2003	1%	2%
2002	1%	2%
2000	1%	2%

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina	Wake County Schools
2023	7%	4%	12%
2022	6%	4%	12%
2021	8%	4%	10%
2020	8%	3%	9%
2019	8%	3%	9%
2018	7%	3%	8%
2017	7%	3%	8%
2016	6%	3%	8%
2015	8%	3%	7%
2014	6%	3%	7%
2013	8%	3%	7%
2012	8%	3%	7%
2011	8%	2%	7%
2010	9%	3%	6%
2009	8%	2%	6%
2008	10%	3%	7%
2007	7%	3%	7%
2006	6%	2%	5%
2005	6%	2%	5%
2004	6%	2%	5%
2003	5%	2%	5%

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Hispanic

24%

21%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina	Wake County Schools
2023	24%	20%	19%
2022	25%	20%	19%
2021	23%	19%	19%
2020	22%	18%	18%
2019	22%	18%	18%
2018	21%	17%	18%
2017	21%	17%	18%
2016	22%	16%	17%
2015	25%	16%	17%
2014	23%	15%	16%
2013	26%	14%	16%
2012	20%	13%	15%
2011	20%	13%	15%
2010	16%	11%	12%
2009	17%	11%	12%
2008	15%	11%	13%
2007	12%	10%	11%
2006	8%	8%	9%
2005	5%	8%	8%
2004	3%	7%	7%
2003	4%	6%	6%

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Black

28%

25%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina	Wake County Schools
2023	28%	25%	22%
2022	28%	25%	22%
2021	28%	25%	23%
2020	33%	25%	23%
2019	33%	25%	23%
2018	35%	26%	24%
2017	35%	26%	24%
2016	35%	26%	24%
2015	32%	26%	25%
2014	33%	26%	24%
2013	31%	26%	24%
2012	29%	26%	25%
2011	25%	26%	25%
2010	29%	31%	31%
2009	29%	31%	31%
2008	28%	29%	27%
2007	33%	29%	28%
2006	38%	32%	31%
2005	40%	31%	30%
2004	38%	31%	30%
2003	41%	31%	29%

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White

36%

43%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina	Wake County Schools
2023	37%	44%	43%
2022	35%	45%	43%
2021	35%	46%	44%
2020	32%	48%	46%
2019	32%	48%	46%
2018	32%	49%	47%
2017	32%	49%	47%
2016	33%	50%	48%
2015	30%	50%	48%
2014	32%	51%	49%
2013	31%	52%	49%
2012	38%	53%	49%
2011	40%	53%	49%
2010	46%	54%	51%
2009	46%	54%	51%
2008	47%	55%	53%
2007	45%	56%	54%
2006	48%	56%	55%
2005	49%	57%	57%
2004	53%	58%	58%
2003	49%	59%	60%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina	Wake County Schools
2023	4%	6%	4%
2022	5%	5%	4%
2021	5%	5%	4%
2020	4%	5%	4%
2019	4%	5%	4%
2018	5%	4%	3%
2017	5%	4%	3%
2016	4%	4%	3%
2015	5%	4%	3%
2014	6%	4%	4%
2013	4%	4%	4%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.73

0.71

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina	Wake County Schools
2023	0.73	0.71	0.72
2022	0.74	0.70	0.72
2021	0.74	0.69	0.71
2020	0.74	0.68	0.70
2019	0.74	0.68	0.70
2018	0.73	0.67	0.69
2017	0.73	0.67	0.69
2016	0.72	0.66	0.68
2015	0.74	0.66	0.68
2014	0.74	0.65	0.68
2013	0.74	0.65	0.68
2012	0.73	0.64	0.68
2011	0.73	0.64	0.67
2010	0.68	0.61	0.63
2009	0.68	0.61	0.63
2008	0.69	0.61	0.62
2007	0.69	0.60	0.61
2006	0.62	0.58	0.60
2005	0.60	0.58	0.58
2004	0.58	0.57	0.57
2003	0.59	0.56	0.56

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

52%

68%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2001-2023)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina	Wake County Schools
2023	57%	57%	34%
2022	39%	47%	21%
2021	44%	49%	25%
2020	54%	52%	28%
2019	54%	52%	28%
2018	56%	53%	30%
2017	56%	53%	30%
2016	54%	52%	30%
2015	54%	52%	30%
2014	50%	47%	29%
2013	53%	47%	30%
2012	45%	45%	30%
2011	45%	43%	29%
2010	38%	40%	26%
2007	30%	35%	23%
2006	32%	35%	23%
2005	31%	37%	23%
2004	34%	36%	22%
2003	31%	27%	19%
2002	25%	30%	14%
2001	21%	29%	18%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2001-2023)
Year	Dillard Drive Elementary School	North Carolina	Wake County Schools
2023	5%	3%	4%
2022	3%	2%	2%
2021	6%	3%	4%
2020	9%	4%	5%
2019	9%	4%	5%
2018	8%	4%	4%
2017	8%	4%	4%
2016	7%	5%	4%
2015	9%	5%	4%
2014	5%	7%	5%
2013	6%	7%	5%
2012	8%	8%	5%
2011	6%	8%	4%
2010	6%	9%	6%
2007	6%	8%	5%
2006	7%	7%	5%
2005	7%	8%	5%
2004	6%	8%	5%
2003	8%	7%	4%
2002	8%	8%	4%
2001	6%	7%	5%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Wake County Schools

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NC Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

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What is Dillard Drive Elementary School's ranking?

Dillard Drive Elementary School is ranked #1988 out of 2,617 schools, which ranks it among the bottom 50% of public schools in North Carolina.

What schools are Dillard Drive Elementary School often compared to?

Dillard Drive Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Yates Mill Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

34% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 51% NC state average), while 38% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 50% NC state average).

How many students attend Dillard Drive Elementary School?

644 students attend Dillard Drive Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

36% of Dillard Drive Elementary School students are White, 28% of students are Black, 24% of students are Hispanic, 7% of students are Asian, and 5% of students are Two or more races.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Dillard Drive Elementary School?

Dillard Drive Elementary School has a student ration of 12:1, which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 15:1.

What grades does Dillard Drive Elementary School offer ?

Dillard Drive Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Dillard Drive Elementary School part of?

Dillard Drive Elementary School is part of Wake County Schools.

In what neighborhood is Dillard Drive Elementary School located?

Dillard Drive Elementary School is located in the Southwest Raleigh neighborhood of Raleigh, NC. There are 9 other public schools located in Southwest Raleigh.

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Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 644 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
Minority Enrollment: 64%
: Bottom 50%
: 34% (Btm 50%)
: 38% (Btm 50%)
: 55-59% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NC Dept. of Education