Leesville Road High School

Leesville Road High School (also known locally as Leesville High School, abbreviated as LRHS), is a comprehensive public high school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is a part of the Wake County Public School System. Established in 1993, it has approximately 2,800 enrolled students and offers a variety of extracurricular activities, including band, computer science club, solar car team, model UN, foreign language, newspaper, yearbook, National Honor Society, Student Council, Speech and Debate, and many other clubs.[3]

Leesville Road High School
Home of the Pride
Address
Leesville Road High School
Leesville Road High School
8410 Pride Way

Raleigh
,
North Carolina
27613

United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Begin with the end in mind."
Established1993 (1993)[1]
School districtWake County Public School System
CEEB code343214
PrincipalIan Solomon
Teaching staff129.30 (FTE)[2]
Enrollment2,571 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio19.88[2]
CampusThe Leesville Complex
Color(s)Navy blue and kelly green
        
MascotLeo the Lion
NicknamePride
YearbookThe Mycenaean
Websitewww.wcpss.net/leesvilleroadhs

Academics

Leesville Road High School has consistently ranked as a North Carolina School of Distinction. Leesville Road High School is a high performing comprehensive high school with nationally recognized academic, athletic, and fine arts programs. It is one of 27 high schools in the Wake County Public School System, the largest school system in the state.[4] Leesville offers its students a wide variety of advanced and 17 Advanced Placement (AP) courses in various subjects. 28% of their students participate in their AP program.[5] Leesville also offers the following foreign language courses: Spanish, French, and Latin. In math and English EOC scores, Leesville ranks above the North Carolina average. In 2005, Leesville scored 90% and 92% in English and Math, higher than the state averages of 82% and 80%.[6] The school's yearbook, The Menagerie, won the Columbia University Scholastic Press Gold Medal in 2004 and 2006.

The school posted the tenth highest average SAT score in the Raleigh-Durham area: 1641 with 76.6% of students taking the test.[7] "AthleticsThe GreatSchools rating is a simple tool for parents to compare schools based on test scores. It compares schools across the state, where the highest rated schools in the state are designated as "Above Average" and the lowest "Below Average." It is designed to be a starting point to help parents make baseline comparisons. We always advise parents to visit the school and consider other information on school performance and programs, as well as consider their child's and family's needs as part of the school selection process."[8] The school is located in Wake County, North Carolina, an area frequently ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work. The school system employs over 18,000 staff and faculty to support more than 157,000 students total.[9]

Athletics

Leesville Road High School offers varsity and junior varsity teams in Football, Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Women's Lacrosse and Men's Lacrosse and varsity teams only in Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Swimming/Diving, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Cross Country, Indoor Track and Softball.[10]

The school is well known for its football team, which has qualified for the NCHSAA 4AA playoffs for 10 consecutive seasons and compiled an 88-28 record over that time span.The team also reached the 4AA playoff semi-finals in 2007 and the quarterfinals in 2011 and 2012.[11]

The team plays its home games on-campus at Marshall L. Hamilton Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,500,[12] and includes a student section known as the "Leesville Loonies". Leesville soccer and lacrosse teams also play in the same venue.

Leesville Women's Soccer won the 4A state championship in 2008, 2009 and 2011.[13]

Notable alumni

References
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  2. "Leesville Road High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. "Overview". Leesville Road High School. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  4. "About Our School / About Our School". www.wcpss.net. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  5. "Overview". U.S. News & World Report LP. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. "Leesville Road High School Test Scores". Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  7. deBruyn, Jason. "High schools with highest SAT scores in Raleigh-Durham area". Triangle Business Journal.
  8. "Leesville Road High - Raleigh, North carolina - NC - School quality". www.greatschools.org. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  9. "Careers / How to Apply". www.wcpss.net. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-04-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Braxton Berrios commits to Miami". October 12, 2013.
  12. "Chris Hughes' CarolinaPreps.com Team Pages | Your Digital Destination for High School Football News & Information". carolinapreps.com.
  13. "None" (PDF).
  14. Doc Redman - Clemson Tigers. clemsontigers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  15. (May 27, 2014). Blake, Mike J. Panther Creek names Shawan Robinson boys basketball coach. The News & Observer. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  16. North Carolina high school athletes who later became Olympians. NCPrepTrack.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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