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Dillard Drive Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5018 Dillard Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 · (919) 233-4200 · Part of Wake County Schools

Raleigh’s School Grade A− better than 75% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
648
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Dillard Drive Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Raleigh kids: 18 middle schools

On the path

Where Raleigh kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Dillard Drive ElementaryYou are here
6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5018 Dillard Drive, Raleigh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten106
Grade 1118
Grade 2109
Grade 3106
Grade 474
Grade 5111
Enrollment over time
632’20
667’21
702’22
644’23
648’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 35%Black 28%Hispanic 25%Asian 7%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dillard Drive Elementary from Raleigh families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
Olive Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A+
1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B+
988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cary
A
917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
B+
905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
A
889 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Raleigh’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.