Kestrel Heights School

Summary:

Kestrel Heights School is the sole public charter school serving grades K-8 in the Kestrel Heights area, with 440 students enrolled. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, dropping from 831 out of 1,505 schools in 2023-2024 to 976 out of 1,490 in 2024-2025, it continues to face academic challenges, particularly in math proficiency.

Kestrel Heights School's math proficiency rates show a concerning downward trend from 3rd to 8th grade, with 8th grade math proficiency at just 35.7% compared to the state average of 48.7%. Reading proficiency is more mixed, with 3rd grade at 36.7% (below state) and 5th grade at 56.5% (above state). Science proficiency rates in 5th and 8th grade also fall below state averages. The school's 4-year graduation rate for 2024-2025 is 87.7%, which is lower than the state average.

The high free/reduced lunch rate of 53.86% in 2023-2024 indicates that Kestrel Heights School serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, which may contribute to some of the academic challenges the school is facing. The school's leadership and the Kestrel Heights School district should closely examine the data and implement targeted interventions to address the academic deficiencies and support the needs of the student population.

District Detail

4700 South Alston Ave.
Durham, NC 27713

(919) 484-1300

SchoolDigger Rank:
174^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 421

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	Total
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

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Durham Public Schools	0.45 mi	57	163^rd
Research Triangle High School	0.9 mi	1	28^th
NC Virtual Academy	1.11 mi	1
North Carolina Cyber Academy	1.23 mi	1
The Institute for the Development of You	2.18 mi	1	127^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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