Leesville Road High School has consistently ranked as a North Carolina . 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. Leesville offers its students a wide variety of advanced and 17 Advanced Placement courses in various subjects. 28% of their students participate in their AP program. 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%. 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. "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." 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.
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. 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. The team plays its home games on-campus at Marshall L. Hamilton Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,500, 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.
