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Alternative · Grades 6–8 · 8 students
Dillard Drive Middle
5200 Dillard Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
977
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Wake County Schools
Wake County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 465 North Carolina middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Dillard Drive Middle
Dillard Drive Middle is a magnet middle school in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Wake County Schools. The school is located in a large city in Wake County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 977 students were enrolled, with about 14.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina middle school (16.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 465 North Carolina middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 977 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Wake County Schools
- County
- Wake County
- NCES school ID
- 370472002488
Schools near Dillard Drive Middle
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West Cary Middle
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.