Best Public Schools in Durham County, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 S Roxboro St	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 560-3749	517	30	17.1	99.4%	129 (25.0%)	213 (41.2%)	111 (21.5%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.9%)								(n/a)					50.0	52.9	32.6				34.4	52.9	32.6				44.2
Lyons Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	906 Scott King Rd	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 560-3749	608	38	16.0	99.5%	292 (48.0%)	155 (25.5%)	66 (10.9%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.9%)	78.4	273^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.7%		79.1	257^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.9%	16					69.1	71.8	75.3				62.8	67.9	70.1				71.4
Ignite Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5321 Ephesus Church Rd.	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 972-4400	363	28	12.9	58.1%	60 (16.5%)	174 (47.9%)	81 (22.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.6%)								(n/a)	17.6	43.8		30.6	27.3	33.3	33.3	20.0	25.0	37.0	27.3	66.7	28.6	40.0	57.1	51.9	76.2	40.7
Lucas Middle	Public	6-8	923 Snow Hill Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3843	400	24	16.9	99.3%	47 (11.8%)	182 (45.5%)	150 (37.5%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	26.9	574^th of 773 public middle schools	25.7%		22.6	637^th of 793 public middle schools	19.7%	63								40.7	41.2	26.0				43.6	40.0	48.5		45.4	$11,258	$1,302	$9,956
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	309	20	15.2	99.0%	179 (57.9%)	51 (16.5%)	59 (19.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	95.7	31^st of 773 public middle schools	96.0%		93.4	42^nd of 793 public middle schools	94.7%	11								83.0	88.2	84.7				80.2	83.3	83.7		88.8	$14,182	$1,909	$12,273
Sandy Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1417 Old Oxford Highway	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-2695	589	33	17.8	99.5%	43 (7.3%)	310 (52.6%)	188 (31.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	30.3	1086^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.1%		69.7	411^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.7%	675					51.8	46.0	50.0				32.7	55.2	48.9				38.9		$11,793	$1,182	$10,611
Holton Career and Resource Center	Public	9-12	401 North Driver St	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2219	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	543	33	16.5	99.3%	81 (14.9%)	273 (50.3%)	134 (24.7%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	46	818^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.1%		35.3	1009^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.0%	191					70.7	47.0	50.0				56.0	55.4	46.8				53.8		$11,287	$1,274	$10,013
City of Medicine Academy	Public	9-12	301 Crutchfield Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2001	329	20	16.6	98.5%	24 (7.3%)	121 (36.8%)	157 (47.7%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	94.9	25^th of 641 public high schools	96.1%		85	112^th of 640 public high schools	82.5%	87	95.9	94.4	86.5	97.1															$12,056	$1,005	$11,051
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	122	17	7.3	90.2%	3 (2.5%)	61 (50.0%)	52 (42.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	3.6	628^th of 641 public high schools	2.0%		14.1	558^th of 640 public high schools	12.8%	70	11.9	8.3		23.5															$15,776	$849	$14,927
Durham School of Technology	Public	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9183	219	16	13.5	98.6%	13 (5.9%)	146 (66.7%)	49 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	78.9	139^th of 641 public high schools	78.3%		68.9	188^th of 640 public high schools	70.6%	49	63.4	72.7	66.0	91.5															$8,663	$236	$8,427
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	164	7	23.4	98.2%	53 (32.3%)	46 (28.0%)	46 (28.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.9%)								(n/a)				85.3															$8,584	$195	$8,389
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 Ephesus Church Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3919	554	35	15.9	99.5%	154 (27.8%)	124 (22.4%)	195 (35.2%)	31 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	18.6	1304^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.5%		27.5	1151^st of 1505 public elementary schools	23.5%	153					37.2	40.0	43.0				32.6	43.3	35.4				46.8		$9,865	$805	$9,060
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	380	14	26.2	99.2%	16 (4.2%)	214 (56.3%)	119 (31.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	94.8	26^th of 641 public high schools	95.9%		94.1	37^th of 640 public high schools	94.2%	11	89.7	97.7	85.7	98.9															$8,162	$393	$7,769
Lakeview School	Public	6-12	3507 Dearborn Drive	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2520	52	19	2.8	94.2%	3 (5.8%)	32 (61.5%)	8 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (17.3%)	1.1	641^st of 641 public high schools	0.0%		1.1	640^th of 640 public high schools	0.0%	1		5.9		15.8					5.0						20.0	6.3			$45,258	$734	$44,524
Hope Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3005 Dixon Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3980	539	49	11.1	99.4%	145 (26.9%)	105 (19.5%)	218 (40.4%)	25 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	28.3	1112^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.4%		27.9	1142^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	24.1%	30					64.5	41.4	48.9				35.8	44.9	39.4				40.9		$12,023	$1,391	$10,632
Riverside High	Public	9-12	3218 Rose of Sharon Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3965	1,900	94	20.3	99.8%	490 (25.8%)	534 (28.1%)	728 (38.3%)	50 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (5.0%)	25.2	492^nd of 641 public high schools	23.2%		25	484^th of 640 public high schools	24.4%	8	38.5	46.6	17.9	49.2															$10,389	$739	$9,651
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 Cook Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3972	639	45	14.2	99.5%	203 (31.8%)	204 (31.9%)	166 (26.0%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.3%)	64.4	491^st of 1490 public elementary schools	67.0%		62	544^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.9%	53					72.9	62.8	55.7				51.9	71.7	54.2				64.2		$11,711	$1,168	$10,542
Easley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	302 Lebanon Circle	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3913	490	38	12.8	99.4%	202 (41.2%)	93 (19.0%)	153 (31.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	83.5	194^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.0%		87.3	148^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.2%	46					66.7	75.0	76.7				64.4	84.7	69.9				82.2		$12,062	$830	$11,231
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	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$64,167	$195	$63,972
Eastway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 North Alston Avenue	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3910	331	31	10.5	99.1%	12 (3.6%)	128 (38.7%)	173 (52.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	17.1	1327^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.9%		14	1378^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.4%	51					50.8	53.1	49.1				19.0	26.6	23.6				29.1		$13,790	$3,532	$10,259
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	1,764	100	17.6	99.2%	612 (34.7%)	437 (24.8%)	542 (30.7%)	50 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (6.9%)	85.1	111^th of 641 public high schools	82.7%		80.5	132^nd of 640 public high schools	79.4%	21	77.0	87.9	59.2	86.9				66.2	78.2	83.2				70.0	74.7	78.2		78.6	$10,260	$523	$9,737
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	358	23	15.6	99.2%	11 (3.1%)	145 (40.5%)	182 (50.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	3.4	1482^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	0.5%		6.2	1470^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.3%	12					30.2	14.9	24.5				15.9	17.0	28.6				22.4		$17,541	$3,182	$14,359
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	319	32	9.9	97.2%	14 (4.4%)	184 (57.7%)	93 (29.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	35.8	986^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.8%		44.5	846^th of 1505 public elementary schools	43.8%	140					26.5	58.5	51.3				24.5	53.7	50.0				68.3		$14,391	$3,740	$10,650
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	247	24	10.2	98.8%	22 (8.9%)	88 (35.6%)	117 (47.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)	26	1156^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.4%		14.1	1376^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.6%	220					27.0	40.6	75.8				19.4	18.8	40.6				59.4		$16,448	$4,879	$11,568
Rogers-Herr Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	911 Cornwallis Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3970	660	40	16.6	99.5%	195 (29.5%)	250 (37.9%)	155 (23.5%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.2%)	83.8	104^th of 773 public middle schools	86.5%		79.7	134^th of 793 public middle schools	83.1%	30								68.6	77.7	63.9				70.5	71.0	73.4		72.4	$11,594	$781	$10,812
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	313	22	14.5	99.0%	11 (3.5%)	146 (46.6%)	136 (43.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	25.1	1183^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	20.6%		47.8	783^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	48.0%	400					30.8	45.8	57.1				23.1	44.1	40.8				55.1		$14,110	$1,680	$12,430
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	454	36	12.7	99.3%	170 (37.4%)	81 (17.8%)	161 (35.5%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	41.8	884^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.7%		50.5	736^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.1%	148					61.3	54.2	40.8				50.0	51.7	47.2				54.8		$12,287	$1,073	$11,214
Morehead Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	909 Cobb Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3954	278	20	14.2	98.9%	136 (48.9%)	55 (19.8%)	46 (16.5%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	77.3	287^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.7%		81.2	223^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	85.2%	64					59.0	64.9	86.2				62.5	70.3	75.9				82.8		$16,804	$1,621	$15,183
Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Public, Magnet	9-12	800 Clayton Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3968	1,384	65	21.2	99.8%	32 (2.3%)	624 (45.1%)	668 (48.3%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	46 (3.3%)	10.4	596^th of 641 public high schools	7.0%		8.5	604^th of 640 public high schools	5.6%	8	16.3	35.1	16.4	30.6															$11,432	$509	$10,923
Sherwood Githens Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Chapel Hill Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3966	878	51	17.1	99.7%	235 (26.8%)	238 (27.1%)	305 (34.7%)	37 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.1%)	42.4	456^th of 773 public middle schools	41.0%		42.8	463^rd of 793 public middle schools	41.6%	7								50.7	52.1	43.3				49.5	49.0	49.4		48.5	$10,235	$1,013	$9,222
Pearsontown Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4915 Barbee Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3964	765	56	13.5	99.6%	276 (36.1%)	272 (35.6%)	112 (14.6%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.1%)	80.8	237^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.1%		88.1	139^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.8%	98					71.5	72.9	67.8				56.9	77.1	74.4				80.2		$11,050	$680	$10,370
Parkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5207 Revere Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3962	491	35	13.8	99.4%	57 (11.6%)	271 (55.2%)	98 (20.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.4%)	12.5	1383^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.2%		14.9	1363^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	9.4%	20					25.0	28.8	39.8				22.4	35.0	39.8				42.4		$11,377	$1,372	$10,005
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	395	34	11.6	99.2%	34 (8.6%)	164 (41.5%)	169 (42.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	59.1	580^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.1%		24.3	1202^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	20.1%	622					63.8	63.6	67.8				39.7	49.1	59.3				78.0		$12,244	$1,497	$10,747
Northern High	Public	9-12	4622 N Roxboro Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3956	1,281	70	18.3	99.8%	197 (15.4%)	498 (38.9%)	517 (40.4%)	23 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.4%)	23.5	502^nd of 641 public high schools	21.7%		10.9	586^th of 640 public high schools	8.4%	84	31.9	38.6	21.5	59.5															$10,719	$535	$10,184
Neal Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	201 Baptist Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3955	706	48	14.7	99.6%	22 (3.1%)	281 (39.8%)	363 (51.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.2%)	17.5	665^th of 773 public middle schools	14.0%		18	677^th of 793 public middle schools	14.6%	12								32.4	33.6	33.5				26.1	34.3	38.3		45.0	$12,097	$2,570	$9,527
Merrick-Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2325 Cheek Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3952	445	35	12.6	99.3%	17 (3.8%)	175 (39.3%)	232 (52.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	36.3	977^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.4%		38.7	960^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.2%	17					62.2	60.5	53.4				33.8	39.5	38.6				56.8		$13,272	$3,313	$9,959
Mangum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9008 Quail Roost Road	Bahama	27503	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3948	315	23	13.5	99.0%	194 (61.6%)	30 (9.5%)	62 (19.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	85.9	160^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.3%		83.7	190^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.4%	30					77.0	82.9	66.7				72.1	78.0	69.2				79.5		$12,453	$1,036	$11,417
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	564	29	19.7	99.5%	40 (7.1%)	269 (47.7%)	203 (36.0%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	6.7	737^th of 773 public middle schools	4.7%		9.1	743^rd of 793 public middle schools	6.3%	6								31.9	18.2	20.1				30.7	25.6	22.0		20.0	$11,779	$1,431	$10,349
Little River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2315 Snow Hill Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3940	326	29	11.3	99.1%	127 (39.0%)	74 (22.7%)	87 (26.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	52.3	706^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.6%		41.7	898^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.3%	192					45.2	50.0	69.0				47.6	46.7	57.1				76.2		$12,393	$773	$11,620
George Watts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Watts Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3947	358	25	14.2	99.2%	176 (49.2%)	55 (15.4%)	90 (25.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.4%)	76.9	299^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.9%		83.4	196^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.0%	103					72.0	60.0	68.2				62.0	70.0	75.0				75.0		$15,158	$1,151	$14,007
Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3007 Mount Sinai Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3932	662	51	13.0	99.5%	205 (31.0%)	149 (22.5%)	227 (34.3%)	42 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	34.8	1007^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.4%		31.1	1081^st of 1505 public elementary schools	28.2%	74					52.5	51.0	43.3				36.6	51.0	48.1				57.7		$11,776	$1,086	$10,690
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	587	42	13.8	99.5%	23 (3.9%)	144 (24.5%)	344 (58.6%)	42 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	22.4	1237^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.0%		17.5	1318^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.4%	81					51.5	43.0	41.2				36.6	35.5	42.4				44.7		$11,913	$1,480	$10,433
Hillandale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2730 Hillandale Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3924	586	40	14.7	99.5%	99 (16.9%)	185 (31.6%)	235 (40.1%)	21 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	13.4	1375^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.7%		15.5	1356^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.9%	19					45.7	35.4	32.9				25.9	41.7	34.1				36.5		$11,529	$1,010	$10,519
Glenn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2415 E Geer Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3920	455	44	10.3	99.3%	30 (6.6%)	134 (29.5%)	265 (58.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	38.5	945^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.6%		32.9	1048^th of 1505 public elementary schools	30.4%	103					77.6	63.1	51.3				40.3	31.8	34.2				52.6		$12,627	$1,574	$11,053
George L Carrington Middle	Public	6-8	227 Milton Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3916	771	51	15.1	99.6%	93 (12.1%)	291 (37.7%)	326 (42.3%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	29	556^th of 773 public middle schools	28.1%		25.5	611^th of 793 public middle schools	23.0%	55								46.5	28.5	42.3				45.6	36.6	43.4		50.6	$10,263	$957	$9,306
Eno Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	117 Milton Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3915	440	34	13.0	99.3%	32 (7.3%)	215 (48.9%)	154 (35.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	22.2	1240^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.8%		19.2	1300^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.6%	60					49.4	52.3	27.1				34.6	47.7	35.0				38.3		$11,447	$1,613	$9,835
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	350	34	10.2	98.9%	46 (13.1%)	171 (48.9%)	112 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	30.2	444^th of 641 public high schools	30.7%		35	405^th of 640 public high schools	36.7%	39	62.5	42.0	39.4	39.5				50.9	39.5	45.8				43.6	36.8	52.5		62.7	$12,022	$1,332	$10,689
C E Jordan High	Public	9-12	6806 Garrett Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3912	2,189	105	20.9	99.9%	628 (28.7%)	653 (29.8%)	660 (30.2%)	90 (4.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	154 (7.0%)	45.9	331^st of 641 public high schools	48.4%		37.9	387^th of 640 public high schools	39.5%	56	50.0	61.9	27.8	64.9															$9,868	$693	$9,175
Bethesda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2009 S Miami Boulevard	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3904	442	32	13.8	99.3%	33 (7.5%)	209 (47.3%)	171 (38.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	25.5	1169^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.5%		21	1269^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.7%	100					61.0	49.4	32.6				40.2	39.5	42.7				33.7		$10,668	$1,389	$9,280
Fayetteville Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3944	261	21	12.6	97.3%	2 (0.8%)	119 (45.6%)	120 (46.0%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19.8	1284^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.8%		26.9	1161^st of 1505 public elementary schools	22.9%	123					40.0	51.1	56.1				26.7	34.0	29.3				40.0		$12,761	$2,103	$10,658
Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 Vesson Avenue	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3939	439	39	11.2	98.9%	91 (20.7%)	119 (27.1%)	188 (42.8%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	16.7	1330^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.7	1351^st of 1505 public elementary schools	10.2%	21					38.2	40.3	35.8				36.8	41.7	36.4				37.3		$14,031	$1,898	$12,133
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	423	29	14.5	98.6%	10 (2.4%)	263 (62.2%)	129 (30.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	48.3	401^st of 773 public middle schools	48.1%		47.7	416^th of 793 public middle schools	47.5%	15								41.9	53.2	65.0				43.1	51.1	50.0		60.0	$11,998	$1,606	$10,392
Hillside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3925	1,433	82	17.3	99.8%	27 (1.9%)	859 (59.9%)	460 (32.1%)	19 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.3%)	15.3	558^th of 641 public high schools	12.9%		14	560^th of 640 public high schools	12.5%	2	31.2	38.9	17.1	32.1															$11,407	$967	$10,441
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	364	25	14.6	99.2%	141 (38.7%)	73 (20.1%)	128 (35.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	51.6	717^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.9%		75.5	320^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.7%	397					57.9	48.1	66.7				57.9	50.6	59.4				58.0		$12,570	$1,172	$11,398
Burton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 Mathison Avenue	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3908	293	27	10.7	99.0%	25 (8.5%)	136 (46.4%)	112 (38.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	63.9	501^st of 1490 public elementary schools	66.4%		60.2	580^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.5%	79					62.0	66.0	58.3				52.0	70.0	62.5				62.5		$14,102	$1,610	$12,492
Brogden Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Leon Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3906	753	45	16.8	99.5%	94 (12.5%)	253 (33.6%)	344 (45.7%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	17.1	671^st of 773 public middle schools	13.2%		17.2	686^th of 793 public middle schools	13.5%	15								35.0	52.4	25.4				33.1	27.7	31.3		32.3	$12,887	$1,406	$11,481
Discovery Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	501 Orange Factory Road	Bahama	27503	Durham County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(984) 888-5504	453	29	15.4		230 (50.8%)	114 (25.2%)	58 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.2%)								(n/a)	37.8	43.9	36.5	52.9				62.4	50.0	52.4				60.4	58.3	62.1		56.3
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	3,482	186	18.7		1,480 (42.5%)	1,021 (29.3%)	497 (14.3%)	59 (1.7%)	45 (1.3%)	5 (0.1%)	375 (10.8%)								(n/a)	44.1	56.3	28.8	50.8	45.3	29.2	47.3	36.4	36.8	28.1	49.2	47.9	54.6	46.9	52.9	48.6	61.0	47.3
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	2,461	144	17.0		1,071 (43.5%)	688 (28.0%)	401 (16.3%)	71 (2.9%)	28 (1.1%)	7 (0.3%)	195 (7.9%)								(n/a)	42.2	71.1	20.8	58.1	46.0	37.8	36.2	35.0	40.1	25.8	37.6	53.0	50.0	43.3	52.4	53.8	54.3	43.9
KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1107 Holloway Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 973-0285	380	26	14.9	99.2%	9 (2.4%)	180 (47.4%)	183 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	19.2	1289^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.5%					(n/a)					39.6			51.9	32.6	36.5	16.7			36.5	26.1	28.8		36.5
Excelsior Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4100 N Roxboro Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Excelsior Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 213-8585	1,032	42	24.7		410 (39.7%)	216 (20.9%)	304 (29.5%)	22 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.8%)								(n/a)	23.8	53.1		67.2	60.9	48.9	54.3	48.9	44.4	44.2	53.3	61.7	58.7	48.9	60.0	65.1	65.2	60.5
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	391	36	10.9		45 (11.5%)	52 (13.3%)	289 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	52.1	710^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.3%		46.9	802^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	46.7%	92					74.3	64.4	62.8	47.9	28.2	78.0	48.6	64.4	44.2	41.7	30.8	70.7	60.5	82.9
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) 308-9731	419	26	16.2		5 (1.2%)	214 (51.1%)	181 (43.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	39.3	930^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.6%		30.9	1082^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	28.1%	152					33.3	40.5	65.6	70.5	44.0	55.6	15.6	35.7	45.9	65.9	32.0	41.7	55.7	61.1
Research Triangle High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3106 East NC Highway 54	Durham	27709	Durham County	Research Triangle High School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 998-6757	572	43	13.3		201 (35.1%)	90 (15.7%)	84 (14.7%)	126 (22.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.2%)	78	142^nd of 641 public high schools	77.8%		77.5	143^rd of 640 public high schools	77.7%	1	67.7	82.2	46.0	85.1
Global Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	311 Dowd St	Durham	27701	Durham County	Global Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-5903	201	17	11.8	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	77 (38.3%)	121 (60.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	16.8	1328^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.9%		10.4	1420^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.6%	92					28.6	45.8	47.4	45.5	64.3	33.3	21.4	29.2	42.1	40.9	57.1	50.0	21.1	50.0
Voyager Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Hock Parc Drive	Durham	27704	Durham County	Voyager Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 433-3301	1,360	101	13.4	20.4%	714 (52.5%)	348 (25.6%)	156 (11.5%)	43 (3.2%)	15 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (6.1%)								(n/a)	74.8	74.0	55.6	76.5	80.6	67.6	67.6	73.3	71.3	60.0	56.1	71.6	75.5	70.5	71.3	81.0	81.4	91.0
Central Park School For Children	Public, Charter	K-8	724 Foster Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Central Park School For Children	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-1200	585	47	12.4	35.6%	284 (48.5%)	133 (22.7%)	108 (18.5%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	55.6	642^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.9%		63.1	522^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	65.3%	120					63.5	55.2	47.1	61.8	53.4	61.1	50.8	72.4	48.5	67.6	72.4	61.1	54.4	61.1
Research Triangle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2418 Ellis Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Research Triangle Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 957-7108	710	33	21.8	99.6%	23 (3.2%)	459 (64.6%)	170 (23.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.2%)	18.1	1314^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.8%		24.6	1199^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.3%	115					37.5	40.5	26.8	38.7	35.2	43.8	35.8	52.7	28.0	41.3	39.4	49.3	37.8	43.8
Kestrel Heights School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 South Alston Ave.	Durham	27713	Durham County	Kestrel Heights School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 484-1300	421	29	14.4	56.3%	29 (6.9%)	244 (58.0%)	86 (20.4%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	36.3	976^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.5%		45.2	831^st of 1505 public elementary schools	44.8%	145					66.7	52.1	43.5	42.6	32.7	35.7	36.7	54.2	56.5	43.5	55.8	44.6	45.7	57.1
Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Public, Charter	K-8	1955 West Cornwallis Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Community School of Digital and Visual A	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 797-2340	204	13	15.5	98.5%	5 (2.5%)	170 (83.3%)	20 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	10.3	1413^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.2%		21.9	1250^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.9%	163					24.0	17.6	20.8	56.0	33.3	50.0	20.0	35.3	17.4	32.0	23.8	41.7	16.7	50.0
Durham Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	807 West Chapel Hill Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 956-5599	1,010	73	13.8	99.0%	17 (1.7%)	185 (18.3%)	783 (77.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.1%)								(n/a)	44.9	56.5	50.0	82.4	80.0	71.8	84.4	76.0	44.8	53.7	51.4	52.1	46.9	61.0	51.7	58.5	89.1	86.6
Maureen Joy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	107 South Driver Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Maureen Joy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 908-1602	631	54	11.6	99.2%	15 (2.4%)	158 (25.0%)	425 (67.4%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	37.2	959^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.6%		41.8	894^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.6%	65					52.3	57.4	44.6	65.8	65.2	53.0	47.7	45.6	32.4	53.4	46.4	40.9	39.2	56.1

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