The top reported proficiency rate is 85% in Math. The lowest is 77% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Leesville Road Elementary
Leesville Road Elementary is a regular public elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in the north-central Raleigh area. It is a school of standard size for its grade band, with a fairly balanced enrollment across its six grades. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is majority white with substantial shares of Black and Asian students; Hispanic enrollment is smaller. The exact counts for students receiving special education services or English learner support are not available in the school's reported data.
On state testing in the 2024-25 school year, the school's proficiency rates are solid across the three tested subjects. In math, roughly four-fifths of tested students in grades three through five demonstrated proficiency. English language arts proficiency sits a few points lower, in the low-to-mid-eighties range. Science proficiency, measured at a smaller sample of students, is in the upper-seventies range. These results reflect fairly typical elementary school performance in North Carolina; state testing data that would position the school against its peers in Wake County or statewide was not available for analysis.
The school sits in Raleigh's north-central neighborhoods in the 27613 ZIP code, where the housing market is strong. Home values in the area are well above the state average and rental costs remain elevated, making this a neighborhood that typically attracts established families, young professionals, and households with above-average income. The local economic context includes major employers in technology, healthcare, and professional services; Raleigh's economy centers on the research and technology corridor and NC State University, with institutions like WakeMed and companies in the Research Triangle Park driving regional job growth.
Wake County Schools, Leesville Road's district, has undergone significant changes that parents should know about. The district approved a bond measure in 2022 that funds five new schools across the county plus renovations to seven existing buildings, financed by a property-tax increase. The district has also centralized a new cellphone policy for the 2025-26 school year, requiring elementary and middle school students to keep phones off and stored all day. Most notably for early literacy, Wake has shifted its K-5 reading instruction to the Science of Reading approach, with all elementary teachers completing state-mandated LETRS training; this represents a foundational change in how the district teaches reading.
Large student reassignments have also been part of district life as growth accelerates. In late 2024 and again in late 2025, the board approved plans moving several thousand students across multiple schools to accommodate new schools and balance enrollment. Leesville Road was not named in the most recent reassignment announcement affecting schools for 2026-27, but families in any Wake neighborhood should be aware that reassignment remains a possibility and can affect which calendar a child attends.
Raleigh itself is in rapid growth mode. Downtown is anchored by the State Capitol, museums, and performing arts venues; downtown blocks are quite walkable, though the city overall is car-dependent. Major mixed-use developments are reshaping the landscape, including the Sports and Entertainment District around the Lenovo Center, the North Hills Innovation District, and the Exchange in North Hills, with hundreds of new residential units and office space planned or under construction. For families choosing a north-central Raleigh location near Leesville Road, this means the surrounding neighborhoods are likely to see change, new amenities, and new neighbors over the next several years.
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