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Southern School of Engineering

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Public Grades 9-12
278
Students ?
19.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
65.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 800 Clayton Rd
       Durham, NC  27703

(919) 560-9184

District: Durham Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:
75.9%
Hispanic:
17.6%
White:
2.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2008 → 34th in 2014
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 61% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2008
!Math I scores 22 pts below the North Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2013-2014) ?
This school47%
District avg52%
North Carolina avg61%
Not ranked this year
Southern School of Engineering did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
163rd of 242Durham Public Schools among North Carolina districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201426.9299 of 45133.7%★★☆☆☆
201326.1335 of 50533.7%★★☆☆☆
201246.9259 of 50248.4%★★☆☆☆
201142.8341 of 50632.6%★★☆☆☆
201037.9364 of 49927.1%★☆☆☆☆
200928.9392 of 49020.0%★☆☆☆☆
200847.0272 of 47743.0%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs North Carolina (2013-2014) ?
English II56%-5 vs state
Math I38%-22 vs state

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In the 2013-14 school year, 278 students attended Southern School of Engineering.

Students at Southern School of Engineering are 76% African American, 18% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.


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