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Community School of Digital & Visual Art

Q: Is Community School of Digital & Visual Art a good school?

Community School of Digital & Visual Art ranks in the bottom 12.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Community School of Digital & Visual Art?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Community School of Digital & Visual Art.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Community School of Digital & Visual Art?

Students at Community School of Digital & Visual Art are 83% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Community School of Digital & Visual Art is a very small K-8 school in Durham, NC, serving 204 students under its own district authority, Community School of Digital and Visual A, which ranks at the 4th percentile statewide compared with Durham Public Schools at the 37th percentile. Nearly all of its students (98.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that has stayed above 97% for years and mirrors the high-poverty levels at nearby Durham public elementary schools.

Academically, CSDVA has long struggled. Its most recent 2025-26 state ranking places it at the 13th percentile (1,299th of 1,492 schools), earning one star — an improvement from the prior year's 5th percentile but still far below the state median. In fact, CSDVA is the lowest-ranked school among its ten nearest Durham neighbors. While 3rd grade math is roughly in the middle of the local pack (56.3% proficient versus a state rate of 66.4%), by 4th grade math only 27.8% of students are proficient, and 5th grade scores in math, reading, and science trail every nearby school. The most serious challenges are in the middle grades: 8th grade math proficiency is just 6.3% and 8th grade reading is 18.8%, compared with state rates near 53-56%. Nearby schools prove poverty doesn't dictate results — Morehead Montessori (79th percentile) and George Watts Elementary (72nd percentile) serve similarly high-poverty populations yet perform in the top quartile statewide.

Chronic absenteeism affects 35% of students, about 11 points above the state average, though several nearby schools have even higher rates. The school's student-teacher ratio rose to 15.5 in 2024-25, notably higher than many peers. There are bright spots worth noting: 5th grade science reached 81% proficiency in 2022-23 and 8th grade science hit 84% in 2023-24, though those gains haven't been sustained. Because grade cohorts are tiny (~20 students), year-to-year swings can be dramatic, so recent data may overstate or understate the school's true trajectory.

204

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1955 West Cornwallis Road
Durham, NC 27705

(919) 797-2340

District: Community School of Digital and Visual A

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.3%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (29% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

1,299^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

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Middle school

728^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

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235^th of 246Community School of Digital and Visual A 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	1299 of 1492	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	1413 of 1490	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1250 of 1505	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1041 of 1502	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1123 of 1514	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1139 of 1489	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1362 of 1473	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1375 of 1434	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	1357 of 1429	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	1228 of 1425	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	1310 of 1440	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.2	1199 of 1390	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	1269 of 1403	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.4	1340 of 1388	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	1250 of 1381	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	1149 of 1363	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.3	761 of 1354	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	9.1	1256 of 1324	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.1	1265 of 1293	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	1164 of 1276	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	543 of 903	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.0	769 of 918	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.1	482 of 924	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	417 of 933	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	399 of 927	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	359 of 896	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.4	781 of 949	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	868 of 927	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1314 of 1451	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1061 of 1455	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1034 of 1459	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1146 of 1458	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1112 of 1440	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1320 of 1424	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1292 of 1405	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	1009 of 1434	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	1298 of 1437	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1052 of 1450	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	956 of 1437	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	835 of 1366	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1307 of 1361	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1219 of 1332	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1406 of 1450	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1254 of 1464	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	820 of 1461	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	997 of 1464	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	988 of 1444	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1315 of 1430	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1355 of 1413	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	728 of 778	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	571 of 773	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.6	433 of 793	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	599 of 784	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	617 of 786	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	686 of 741	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	613 of 737	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	599 of 691	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	553 of 694	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	569 of 692	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.5	497 of 705	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.6	413 of 627	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	18.3	568 of 673	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.2	436 of 662	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.0	262 of 648	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.2	365 of 640	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.1	223 of 630	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	23.8	499 of 620	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	533 of 606	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	546 of 598	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	464 of 553	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.3	222 of 546	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	142 of 560	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	43.5	295 of 559	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	327 of 550	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	442 of 533	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	388 of 519	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	397 of 494	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	1.3	728 of 731	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	550 of 733	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	463 of 738	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.3	650 of 731	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	558 of 733	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	579 of 706	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	632 of 684	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	648 of 656	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	665 of 725	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	47.7	368 of 729	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.0	246 of 743	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	481 of 735	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	500 of 689	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	555 of 639	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	502 of 604	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	64.8	231 of 751	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	518 of 747	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	606 of 748	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	690 of 711	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	478 of 697	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	437 of 665	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2026)40th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2024)69th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics33%-26 vs state

Reading26%-30 vs state

Science25%-44 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 11, 2018

I give the school a four (good) because I believe that the administration will work hard with the faculty to bring the scores to state requirements. My granddaughter gives this school a four. Administer, faculty and staff will continue to work together to make the dream come to pass. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	18.8	1299^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.9%		10.3	1413^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.2%	114	56.3	27.8		60.0	20.0	6.3	37.5	33.3		20.0	20.0	18.8		25.0
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%)	32.6	1045^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.0%		16.7	1330^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.7%	285	48.3	47.8	68.1				50.0	50.7	42.0				50.7		$14,031	$1,898	$12,133
Hope Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	26.1	1168^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.7%		28.3	1112^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.4%	56	47.4	53.7	44.2				51.1	49.5	42.4				42.4		$12,023	$1,391	$10,632
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%)	37.7	947^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.5%		34.8	1007^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.4%	60	59.3	56.6	49.5				43.0	48.5	57.1				61.5		$11,776	$1,086	$10,690
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%)	75.6	309^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.3	287^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.7%	22	81.8	55.0	67.6				81.8	65.0	73.5				80.0		$16,804	$1,621	$15,183
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%)	33.9	1029^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.0%		26	1156^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.4%	127	59.5	48.5	80.8				40.5	24.2	38.5				69.2		$16,448	$4,879	$11,568
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%)	43.1	858^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.5%		41.8	884^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.7%	26	51.7	58.3	60.7				43.3	62.5	54.1				59.0		$12,287	$1,073	$11,214
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%)	27.4	1151^st of 1492 public elementary schools	22.9%					(n/a)	58.0	36.3	50.0				45.4	41.2	48.3				63.8
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%)	22.5	1236^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.2%		19.8	1284^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.8%	48	45.5	41.5	50.0				36.4	31.7	47.6				61.9		$12,761	$2,103	$10,658
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%)	32.6	1047^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.8%		35.8	986^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.8%	61	68.4	34.9	48.6				63.2	41.9	48.6				45.7		$14,391	$3,740	$10,650

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Community School of Digital & Visual Art ranks in the bottom 12.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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Students at Community School of Digital & Visual Art are 83% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Community School of Digital & Visual Art?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Community School of Digital & Visual Art.

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