Best Public Schools in Durham, North Carolina

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				EOC Biology (2019)	EOC English II (2019)	EOC Math I (2019)	EOC Math III (2019)	EOG Mathematics (2019)						EOG Reading (2019)						EOG Science (2019)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Institute Development Young Leaders	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 S. Miami Blvd.	Durham	27703	Durham County	The Institute for the Development of You	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 224-1240	337	20	16.9	44.8%	4 (1.2%)	224 (66.5%)	103 (30.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	12.9	1341^st of 1473 public elementary schools	9.0%		13.1	1295^th of 1434 public elementary schools	9.7%	46					50.0	45.0	13.8	39.3	30.8		23.7	40.0	17.2	42.9	53.8		31.0
Reaching All Minds Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2703 Holloway St.	Durham	27703	Durham County	Reaching All Minds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 596-1899	306	24	12.9	20.9%	0 (0.0%)	105 (34.3%)	197 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	9.9	1380^th of 1473 public elementary schools	6.3%		6.9	1380^th of 1434 public elementary schools	3.8%						22.7	12.8	61.3	31.4	27.3		18.2	27.7	28.1	42.9	27.3		48.4
Excelsior Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4100 N Roxboro Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Excelsior Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 213-8585	570	32	17.8	7.2%	312 (54.7%)	136 (23.9%)	64 (11.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.8%)	63.9	507^th of 1473 public elementary schools	65.6%		56	645^th of 1434 public elementary schools	55.0%	138					64.8	60.0	64.6	71.7	54.2		65.9	66.0	60.4	69.6	56.3		66.7
KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	1107 Holloway Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 973-0285	351	24	14.6	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	151 (43.0%)	189 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	14.2	651^st of 737 public middle schools	11.7%					(n/a)							61.8	43.3	39.3	16.1			26.5	36.7	35.7	28.7	45.6	63.2
North Carolina Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2800 Meridian Parkway	Durham	27713	Durham County	North Carolina Cyber Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(984) 262-9237	2,476	90	27.5	17.6%	1,381 (55.8%)	477 (19.3%)	322 (13.0%)	64 (2.6%)	32 (1.3%)	1 (0.0%)	199 (8.0%)								(n/a)	45.7	59.5	18.5	27.7	28.7	36.0	30.1	39.2	45.0	23.8	43.0	44.8	49.3	62.4	67.4	60.6	44.0	72.6
NC Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4220 NC Highway 55	Durham	27713	Durham County	NC Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(919) 346-0121	2,449	92	26.4	26.9%	1,391 (56.8%)	589 (24.1%)	240 (9.8%)	29 (1.2%)	32 (1.3%)	3 (0.1%)	165 (6.7%)								(n/a)	35.0	68.8	33.0	21.5	28.8	26.5	26.7	37.7	39.3	26.7	47.6	45.9	48.3	67.6	70.5	53.8	51.7	78.5
Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	6-7	1305 W. Club Blvd.	Durham	27705	Durham County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(984) 888-5504																			(n/a)
Brogden Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Leon Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3906	515	42	12.4	74.2%	78 (15.1%)	185 (35.9%)	219 (42.5%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.7%)	15.1	647^th of 737 public middle schools	12.2%		8.3	646^th of 691 public middle schools	6.5%	1								44.7	36.9	32.7				44.4	31.8	31.1		48.8	$12,887	$1,406	$11,481
Burton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 Mathison Avenue	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3908	362	30	12.0	99.2%	6 (1.7%)	148 (40.9%)	200 (55.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	55.6	662^nd of 1473 public elementary schools	55.1%		30.7	1068^th of 1434 public elementary schools	25.5%	406					60.3	55.4	50.0				50.0	70.8	55.0				91.7		$14,102	$1,610	$12,492
Club Boulevard Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	400 W Club Boulevard	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3918	462	38	12.1	56.7%	150 (32.5%)	98 (21.2%)	196 (42.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	49.1	782^nd of 1473 public elementary schools	46.9%		46.8	804^th of 1434 public elementary schools	43.9%	22					64.4	62.9	51.4				53.4	52.9	45.8				80.6		$12,570	$1,172	$11,398
Hillside High	Public	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3925	1,331	90	14.7	65.0%	34 (2.6%)	995 (74.8%)	258 (19.4%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.7%)	26.9	366^th of 514 public high schools	28.8%		12.8	410^th of 469 public high schools	12.6%	44	63.7	42.9	24.6	22.1															$11,407	$967	$10,441
James E Shepard Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2401 Dakota Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3938	453	31	14.4	78.1%	7 (1.5%)	284 (62.7%)	152 (33.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	12.6	664^th of 737 public middle schools	9.9%		9.5	637^th of 691 public middle schools	7.8%	27								35.9	23.8	33.8				37.2	34.5	32.0		60.1	$11,998	$1,606	$10,392
Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 Vesson Avenue	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3939	408	35	11.6	99.3%	33 (8.1%)	140 (34.3%)	214 (52.5%)	14 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	17.9	1289^th of 1473 public elementary schools	12.5%		3.8	1407^th of 1434 public elementary schools	1.9%	118					43.9	43.5	48.6				34.1	25.8	32.4				64.9		$14,031	$1,898	$12,133
Fayetteville Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3944	284	19	15.1	98.9%	8 (2.8%)	161 (56.7%)	107 (37.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	3.9	1445^th of 1473 public elementary schools	1.9%		6.8	1382^nd of 1434 public elementary schools	3.6%	63					29.3	30.0	24.0				19.5	32.5	24.0				38.0		$12,761	$2,103	$10,658
Bethesda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2009 S Miami Boulevard	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3904	653	42	15.3	99.5%	31 (4.7%)	350 (53.6%)	231 (35.4%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	22.2	1231^st of 1473 public elementary schools	16.4%		31.7	1054^th of 1434 public elementary schools	26.5%	177					50.7	28.7	47.2				28.7	32.8	38.9				80.6		$10,668	$1,389	$9,280
C E Jordan High	Public	9-12	6806 Garrett Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3912	1,902	112	16.9	38.1%	530 (27.9%)	692 (36.4%)	499 (26.2%)	90 (4.7%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (4.0%)	30	347^th of 514 public high schools	32.5%		35.4	294^th of 469 public high schools	37.3%	53	50.4	57.8	11.1	29.0															$9,868	$693	$9,175
Maureen Joy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	107 South Driver Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Maureen Joy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 908-1600	639	58	11.1	86.4%	1 (0.2%)	234 (36.6%)	380 (59.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	46.9	820^th of 1473 public elementary schools	44.3%		52.2	707^th of 1434 public elementary schools	50.7%	113					72.6	45.9	47.9	75.0	72.6	58.0	61.6	50.0	40.8	62.5	64.4	52.2	63.4	87.0
Healthy Start Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	807 West Chapel Hill Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Healthy Start Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 956-5599	412	30	13.5	98.5%	5 (1.2%)	227 (55.1%)	174 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	24.3	1200^th of 1473 public elementary schools	18.5%		15	1275^th of 1434 public elementary schools	11.1%	75					69.6	53.2	46.4	38.3	37.9	43.5	41.3	38.3	32.1	27.7	44.8	56.5	60.7	73.9
Carter Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1955 West Cornwallis Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Carter Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 797-2340	255	19	13.4	98.0%	2 (0.8%)	216 (84.7%)	32 (12.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	11.2	1362^nd of 1473 public elementary schools	7.5%		7.5	1375^th of 1434 public elementary schools	4.1%	13					44.8	30.3	55.2	16.1	22.7	76.2	27.6	21.9	33.3	21.9	18.2	47.6	56.7	71.4
Kestrel Heights School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 South Alston Ave.	Durham	27713	Durham County	Kestrel Heights School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 484-1300	559	39	14.2	27.7%	102 (18.2%)	291 (52.1%)	96 (17.2%)	26 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	30.7	1086^th of 1473 public elementary schools	26.3%		38.2	951^st of 1434 public elementary schools	33.7%	135					43.1	32.8	54.0	32.4	49.2	44.8	56.9	37.9	50.8	56.8	58.7	56.9	69.8	86.2
Research Triangle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2418 Ellis Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Research Triangle Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 957-7108	736	36	20.6	65.4%	30 (4.1%)	489 (66.4%)	176 (23.9%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	25.7	1171^st of 1473 public elementary schools	20.5%		27.6	1113^th of 1434 public elementary schools	22.4%	58					44.6	39.7	46.7	43.2	46.4	73.0	44.0	46.2	38.2	47.6	56.5	74.3	73.3	90.5
Central Park School For Child	Public, Charter	K-8	724 Foster Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Central Park School For Children	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-1200	632	42	14.9	29.4%	306 (48.4%)	172 (27.2%)	72 (11.4%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (10.0%)	67.4	453^rd of 1473 public elementary schools	69.2%		74.6	318^th of 1434 public elementary schools	77.8%	135					60.3	71.0	60.2	62.0	60.0	63.4	66.7	72.6	65.1	71.7	69.9	63.4	75.9	86.6
Voyager Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Hock Parc Drive	Durham	27704	Durham County	Voyager Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 433-3301	1,351	104	12.9	9.4%	811 (60.0%)	324 (24.0%)	85 (6.3%)	55 (4.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (5.3%)								(n/a)	65.7	68.3	47.4	71.7	74.7	80.8	69.8	90.4	88.8	70.0	79.2	77.9	71.7	88.5	82.2	75.0	94.3
Global Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	311 Dowd St	Durham	27701	Durham County	Global Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-5903	218	17	13.1	81.2%	0 (0.0%)	119 (54.6%)	96 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	41.6	896^th of 1473 public elementary schools	39.2%		52.7	701^st of 1434 public elementary schools	51.1%	195					50.0	60.0	47.4	60.0	23.5	13.6	50.0	72.0	36.8	56.0	58.8	50.0	52.6	61.9
Hillandale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2730 Hillandale Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3924	610	43	14.1	64.6%	122 (20.0%)	273 (44.8%)	175 (28.7%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	25.5	1176^th of 1473 public elementary schools	20.2%		29.3	1084^th of 1434 public elementary schools	24.4%	92					48.3	46.1	45.1				51.7	42.2	38.9				61.1		$11,529	$1,010	$10,519
Holt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4019 Holt School Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3928	673	53	12.6	78.9%	39 (5.8%)	253 (37.6%)	353 (52.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	19.4	1275^th of 1473 public elementary schools	13.4%		29.3	1081^st of 1434 public elementary schools	24.6%	194					43.4	48.5	40.0				34.9	47.5	30.9				60.9		$11,913	$1,480	$10,433
Forest View Elementary	Public	K-5	3007 Mount Sinai Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3932	754	59	12.8	56.4%	231 (30.6%)	163 (21.6%)	273 (36.2%)	48 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	42.7	879^th of 1473 public elementary schools	40.3%		48.2	778^th of 1434 public elementary schools	45.7%	101					59.0	59.5	53.2				47.9	46.3	52.4				73.0		$11,776	$1,086	$10,690
George Watts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Watts Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3947	392	32	12.3	35.5%	196 (50.0%)	55 (14.0%)	118 (30.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	70.4	397^th of 1473 public elementary schools	73.0%		60.1	574^th of 1434 public elementary schools	60.0%	177					75.0	57.1	67.9				76.8	62.5	66.0				77.4		$15,158	$1,151	$14,007
Little River K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2315 Snow Hill Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3940	518	40	12.9	37.8%	244 (47.1%)	150 (29.0%)	101 (19.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	56.7	642^nd of 1473 public elementary schools	56.4%		48.5	773^rd of 1434 public elementary schools	46.1%	131					54.5	59.1	53.3	64.8	60.0	53.3	49.1	62.1	66.7	66.0	64.4	60.0	80.0	80.0	$12,393	$773	$11,620
Lowe's Grove Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4418 S Alston Avenue	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3946	627	44	14.4	80.4%	24 (3.8%)	357 (56.9%)	219 (34.9%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	15.7	643^rd of 737 public middle schools	12.8%		11.6	624^th of 691 public middle schools	9.7%	19								33.6	25.4	35.4				38.2	36.4	41.8		65.2	$11,779	$1,431	$10,349
Merrick-Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2325 Cheek Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3952	621	51	12.2	96.9%	24 (3.9%)	288 (46.4%)	298 (48.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	9.3	1391^st of 1473 public elementary schools	5.6%		7.8	1367^th of 1434 public elementary schools	4.7%	24					50.5	29.8	36.9				29.7	30.6	23.3				48.5		$13,272	$3,313	$9,959
Parkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5207 Revere Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3962	548	40	13.6	71.0%	61 (11.1%)	320 (58.4%)	125 (22.8%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.8%)	13.1	1336^th of 1473 public elementary schools	9.3%		28.6	1094^th of 1434 public elementary schools	23.7%	242					48.4	23.3	33.0				45.2	45.3	26.6				39.4		$11,377	$1,372	$10,005
Pearsontown Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4915 Barbee Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3964	816	53	15.3	29.8%	322 (39.5%)	307 (37.6%)	85 (10.4%)	35 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (7.8%)	86.9	142^nd of 1473 public elementary schools	90.4%		84.6	162^nd of 1434 public elementary schools	88.7%	20					77.0	72.9	81.8				75.4	72.9	79.5				92.4		$11,050	$680	$10,370
Sherwood Githens Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Chapel Hill Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3966	995	64	15.5	58.5%	236 (23.7%)	395 (39.7%)	281 (28.2%)	29 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.3%)	35.2	514^th of 737 public middle schools	30.3%		27.9	510^th of 691 public middle schools	26.2%	4								48.2	38.2	49.8				56.3	47.0	51.7		66.0	$10,235	$1,013	$9,222
Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Public	9-12	800 Clayton Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3968	1,248	83	15.0	61.0%	49 (3.9%)	681 (54.6%)	472 (37.8%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (2.6%)	14.5	444^th of 514 public high schools	13.6%		12.8	409^th of 469 public high schools	12.8%	35	33.4	30.9	25.1	25.0															$11,432	$509	$10,923
Morehead Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	909 Cobb Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3954	252	21	12.0	34.5%	122 (48.4%)	65 (25.8%)	49 (19.4%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	69.7	411^th of 1473 public elementary schools	72.1%		64.9	501^st of 1434 public elementary schools	65.1%	90					58.5	70.6	59.4				68.3	79.4	71.9				78.1		$16,804	$1,621	$15,183
E K Powe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	913 9th Street	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3963	492	34	14.3	50.6%	193 (39.2%)	161 (32.7%)	111 (22.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	39.7	921^st of 1473 public elementary schools	37.5%		38.9	940^th of 1434 public elementary schools	34.4%	19					47.0	58.8	42.1				49.4	60.0	47.4				73.7		$12,287	$1,073	$11,214
R N Harris Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 Cooper Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3967	343	30	11.5	99.1%	13 (3.8%)	157 (45.8%)	166 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	40.7	908^th of 1473 public elementary schools	38.4%		46.3	816^th of 1434 public elementary schools	43.1%	92					32.2	42.6	67.4				44.1	55.6	52.2				87.0		$14,110	$1,680	$12,430
Rogers-Herr Middle	Public	6-8	911 Cornwallis Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3970	637	45	14.0	45.4%	130 (20.4%)	307 (48.2%)	158 (24.8%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	69.5	205^th of 737 public middle schools	72.2%		69	205^th of 691 public middle schools	70.3%									66.1	60.2	61.5				68.3	61.2	66.8		88.5	$11,594	$781	$10,812
C C Spaulding Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1531 S Roxboro Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3974	258	27	9.7	98.8%	2 (0.8%)	212 (82.2%)	37 (14.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	3.9	1446^th of 1473 public elementary schools	1.8%		3.8	1406^th of 1434 public elementary schools	2.0%	40					31.5	20.0	15.0				22.2	22.5	35.0				40.0		$16,448	$4,879	$11,568
W G Pearson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3501 Fayettville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3988	460	36	12.6	99.3%	11 (2.4%)	276 (60.0%)	156 (33.9%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	18.2	1288^th of 1473 public elementary schools	12.6%		15.9	1264^th of 1434 public elementary schools	11.9%	24					59.4	37.3	26.6				39.1	36.8	34.6				61.3		$14,391	$3,740	$10,650
Y E Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 E Main Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3900	334	29	11.5	99.1%	5 (1.5%)	156 (46.7%)	155 (46.4%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	10	1377^th of 1473 public elementary schools	6.5%		3.2	1414^th of 1434 public elementary schools	1.4%	37					27.5	28.8	25.6				31.4	45.8	25.6				55.8		$17,541	$3,182	$14,359
Durham School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	401 North Duke Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3926	1,781	110	16.2	32.8%	658 (36.9%)	541 (30.4%)	428 (24.0%)	69 (3.9%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (4.4%)	84.4	43^rd of 514 public high schools	91.6%		86	34^th of 469 public high schools	92.8%	9	78.0	88.2	63.3	76.6				77.1	85.6	78.1				78.0	77.2	71.9		90.0	$10,260	$523	$9,737
Eastway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 North Alston Avenue	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3910	527	41	12.7	99.4%	13 (2.5%)	224 (42.5%)	273 (51.8%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	6.2	1428^th of 1473 public elementary schools	3.1%		3.1	1415^th of 1434 public elementary schools	1.3%	13					27.4	22.4	24.7				21.4	24.7	30.2				59.3		$13,790	$3,532	$10,259
DPS Hospital School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	DUMC Room 3605	Durham	27710	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 684-5684	7	18	.3		2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)																			$64,167	$195	$63,972
Easley Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	302 Lebanon Circle	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3913	503	37	13.7	30.0%	253 (50.3%)	94 (18.7%)	107 (21.3%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	72	368^th of 1473 public elementary schools	75.0%		66.2	478^th of 1434 public elementary schools	66.7%	110					75.6	56.6	64.4				68.3	61.8	69.3				88.1		$12,062	$830	$11,231
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 Cook Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3972	614	46	13.2	58.0%	119 (19.4%)	298 (48.5%)	142 (23.1%)	28 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	39.8	919^th of 1473 public elementary schools	37.6%		51.3	724^th of 1434 public elementary schools	49.5%	195					40.4	48.1	53.3				40.4	54.6	54.3				81.9		$11,711	$1,168	$10,542
Riverside High	Public	9-12	3218 Rose of Sharon Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3965	1,734	107	16.1	52.7%	423 (24.4%)	640 (36.9%)	570 (32.9%)	48 (2.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (2.7%)	31	339^th of 514 public high schools	34.0%		36.5	288^th of 469 public high schools	38.6%	51	44.7	51.6	29.0	39.1															$10,389	$739	$9,651
Hope Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3005 Dixon Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3980	652	49	13.2	69.2%	158 (24.2%)	219 (33.6%)	238 (36.5%)	13 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	44.9	844^th of 1473 public elementary schools	42.7%		36	989^th of 1434 public elementary schools	31.0%	145					60.4	63.8	58.9				42.7	55.2	45.5				71.4		$12,023	$1,391	$10,632
Lakeview School	Public	6-12	3507 Dearborn Drive	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2520	11	19	.5	72.7%	0 (0.0%)	9 (81.8%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)		0.0							11.8	6.3					5.6	6.7		25.0	$45,258	$734	$44,524
J D Clement Early College High School	Public	9-12	1801 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2696	393	13	30.4	51.9%	22 (5.6%)	251 (63.9%)	97 (24.7%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	96.9	5^th of 514 public high schools	99.0%					(n/a)	100.0	98.2	98.1	94.7															$8,162	$393	$7,769
Eno Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	117 Milton Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3915	484	35	13.6	99.4%	30 (6.2%)	310 (64.0%)	117 (24.2%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	12.4	1345^th of 1473 public elementary schools	8.7%		3.4	1411^th of 1434 public elementary schools	1.6%	66					50.7	41.7	29.1				37.3	32.9	25.7				54.3		$11,447	$1,613	$9,835
George L Carrington Middle	Public	6-8	227 Milton Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3916	921	57	16.2	68.1%	153 (16.6%)	418 (45.4%)	297 (32.2%)	27 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.4%)	25.8	584^th of 737 public middle schools	20.8%		21.3	556^th of 691 public middle schools	19.5%	28								47.6	47.6	33.2				47.3	46.3	37.5		64.2	$10,263	$957	$9,306
Northern High	Public	9-12	117 Tom Wilkinson Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3956	1,490	92	16.2	56.8%	312 (20.9%)	711 (47.7%)	394 (26.4%)	23 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.2%)	18.9	416^th of 514 public high schools	19.1%		18.3	380^th of 469 public high schools	19.0%	36	41.6	34.3	26.2	27.9															$10,719	$535	$10,184
Middle College High School @ DTCC	Public	11-12	1637 Lawson Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 536-7203	189	6	29.1	25.9%	66 (34.9%)	59 (31.2%)	51 (27.0%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	63.5	127^th of 514 public high schools	75.3%					(n/a)	70.0			56.9															$8,584	$195	$8,389
Hillside New Technical High	Public	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9183	340	18	19.0	50.9%	10 (2.9%)	268 (78.8%)	52 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	23.3	384^th of 514 public high schools	25.3%		32.8	310^th of 469 public high schools	33.9%	74	42.1	46.4	31.8	20.9															$8,663	$236	$8,427
Durham's Performance Learning Center	Public	9-12	401 North Driver Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9190	186	16	11.8	71.0%	9 (4.8%)	118 (63.4%)	54 (29.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	2.6	500^th of 514 public high schools	2.7%		1.5	465^th of 469 public high schools	0.9%	35	13.6	11.1		9.5															$15,776	$849	$14,927
City of Medicine Academy	Public	9-12	301 Crutchfield Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2001	345	21	16.0	54.2%	19 (5.5%)	153 (44.3%)	149 (43.2%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	88.3	34^th of 514 public high schools	93.4%		90.3	17^th of 469 public high schools	96.4%	17	96.2	92.8	77.3	67.0															$12,056	$1,005	$11,051
Lakewood Montessori Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2119 Chapel Hill Rd	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-2894	292	21	14.2	35.3%	116 (39.7%)	73 (25.0%)	76 (26.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	74.8	161^st of 737 public middle schools	78.2%		64.6	245^th of 691 public middle schools	64.5%	84								66.3	67.3	58.4				81.2	74.5	68.5		79.8	$14,182	$1,909	$12,273
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3810 Wake Forest Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3960	574	47	12.2	79.6%	40 (7.0%)	308 (53.7%)	209 (36.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	20.3	1258^th of 1473 public elementary schools	14.6%		41.9	893^rd of 1434 public elementary schools	37.7%	365					47.5	40.0	42.9				41.4	33.7	44.9				61.2		$12,244	$1,497	$10,747
Glenn Elementary	Public	K-5	2415 E Geer Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3920	637	45	14.3	99.5%	22 (3.5%)	291 (45.7%)	297 (46.6%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	8	1409^th of 1473 public elementary schools	4.3%		14.7	1278^th of 1434 public elementary schools	10.9%	131					43.9	22.9	25.9				25.2	38.1	20.4				55.6		$12,627	$1,574	$11,053
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	5321 Ephesus Church Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3919	857	57	14.9	43.1%	359 (41.9%)	201 (23.5%)	205 (23.9%)	40 (4.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.5%)	46.7	825^th of 1473 public elementary schools	44.0%		58.5	604^th of 1434 public elementary schools	57.9%	221					54.1	61.4	56.5				50.6	61.4	51.4				71.0		$9,865	$805	$9,060
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2051 Northern Durham Prky	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-2890	623	42	14.8	61.3%	70 (11.2%)	336 (53.9%)	173 (27.8%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.0%)	28.5	1119^th of 1473 public elementary schools	24.0%		36.6	981^st of 1434 public elementary schools	31.6%	138					43.4	48.6	41.5				40.6	46.7	40.4				78.7		$11,287	$1,274	$10,013
Sandy Ridge Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1417 Old Oxford Highway	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-2695	578	42	13.7	68.7%	39 (6.7%)	330 (57.1%)	184 (31.8%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	32.7	1056^th of 1473 public elementary schools	28.3%		38.9	939^th of 1434 public elementary schools	34.5%	117					54.7	49.5	38.5				53.5	51.6	50.5				59.3		$11,793	$1,182	$10,611
Lucas Middle	Public	6-8	923 Snow Hill Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3843	512	35	14.8	61.9%	99 (19.3%)	242 (47.3%)	150 (29.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	27.6	573^rd of 737 public middle schools	22.3%		18.3	582^nd of 691 public middle schools	15.8%	9								36.0	50.0	35.3				40.7	52.2	47.0		67.5	$11,258	$1,302	$9,956
Neal Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	201 Baptist Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3955	789	56	14.0	75.9%	35 (4.4%)	362 (45.9%)	362 (45.9%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.2%)	12.4	665^th of 737 public middle schools	9.8%		12.7	616^th of 691 public middle schools	10.9%	49								34.5	33.1	26.0				34.1	41.5	34.7		55.2	$12,097	$2,570	$9,527
Research Triangle High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3106 East NC Highway 54	Durham	27709	Durham County	Research Triangle High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 998-6757	556	36	15.4	5.2%	287 (51.6%)	98 (17.6%)	54 (9.7%)	80 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.3%)	78.3	58^th of 514 public high schools	88.7%		85.8	36^th of 469 public high schools	92.3%	22	78.7	85.6	38.9	75.9
The School for Creative Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	5001 Red Mill Rd	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3535	605	43	14.0	49.4%	127 (21.0%)	264 (43.6%)	186 (30.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	30	345^th of 514 public high schools	32.9%		42.3	256^th of 469 public high schools	45.4%	89	50.6	49.4	25.8	36.9				49.5	47.9	44.9				55.3	58.5	51.0		80.6	$12,022	$1,332	$10,689

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chapel Hill	7.77 mi	23	60^th
Raleigh	8.55 mi	108	239^th
Morrisville	8.89 mi	5	33^rd
Cary	9.63 mi	33	65^th
Hillsborough	10.2 mi	12	128^th

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