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Dillard Drive Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

5200 Dillard Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 · (919) 233-4228 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
977
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Dillard Drive Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Raleigh kids: 12 high schools

On the path

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

PK–548 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Dillard Drive MiddleYou are here
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts48%
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 ↗

5200 Dillard Drive, Raleigh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6336
Grade 7309
Grade 8332
Enrollment over time
1,033’20
1,003’21
970’22
937’23
977’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 39%Hispanic 28%Black 25%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%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 Middle 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.