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Research Triangle High School

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Research Triangle High School ranks 194 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 71% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Research Triangle High School (RTHS) is a 572-student public charter high school in Durham, NC, serving grades 9-12 near Research Triangle Park on NC Highway 54. Because it is a charter school, RTHS is also its own district — Research Triangle High School — which ranks 41st of 246 districts statewide. The school holds a 4-star rating and ranks 194th of 662 NC high schools for 2025-26, down from its 5-star, 23rd-place standing in 2016-17. Fundamentals remain strong: a 94.3% graduation rate, low 13.1% chronic absenteeism, and a 13.3 student-teacher ratio.

Academically, RTHS still posts strong results in English II at 87.2% proficiency, Biology at 70.2%, and Math III at 78.5% — all above state averages. Math I is the clear weak spot at 41.5% proficiency, essentially the state average and far below nearby J D Clement Early College High School (79.5%), Durham School of Technology (54.8%), and Panther Creek High (51.9%). One true standout: RTHS has ranked in the top 4% of NC high schools for outcomes with students with disabilities for three straight years, earning a 5-star subgroup rating each year.

Compared with traditional Durham Public Schools neighbors like C E Jordan High, Hillside High, and Durham's Performance Learning Center, RTHS posts dramatically better graduation rates and attendance. But in the wider Triangle market, schools like Green Hope High and Panther Creek High have moved ahead in the rankings. The most recent report also shows a dip in outcomes for Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, while other subgroups remain strong. Parents should ask how RTHS supports incoming 9th graders in Math I, since students who persist to Math III perform well — supporting that transition may be the key to reversing the school's recent slide.

572

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

3106 East NC Highway 54
Durham, NC 27713

(919) 998-6757

District: Research Triangle High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.1%

Asian:

22.0%

African American:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (74% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)

✓Above the North Carolina median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

North Carolina avg60%

194^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 246Research Triangle High School 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	194 of 662	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	142 of 641	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	143 of 640	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	147 of 626	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	121 of 621	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	115 of 594	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	58 of 514	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	36 of 469	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	87.0	23 of 476	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	76.4	49 of 507	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	72.1	71 of 531	86.6%	★★★★☆
2014	73.6	56 of 451	87.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	143 of 450	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	123 of 440	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	114 of 437	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	176 of 434	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	102 of 430	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.0	124 of 364	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	57 of 369	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	46 of 359	87.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	36 of 103	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.1	31 of 106	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	23 of 101	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	21 of 98	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	18 of 91	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	26 of 83	68.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	17 of 89	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	10 of 77	87.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	85.4	16 of 364	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	27 of 349	92.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	85 of 262	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	194 of 629	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.9	142 of 610	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	156 of 602	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	162 of 588	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	116 of 594	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	53 of 475	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	65 of 475	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	39 of 449	91.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	250 of 474	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.2	154 of 462	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	174 of 454	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	134 of 449	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	143 of 436	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	97 of 370	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	50 of 354	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	63 of 340	81.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	214 of 620	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	153 of 606	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	170 of 613	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	46.2	267 of 597	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	115 of 544	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	186 of 624	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	138 of 601	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	141 of 607	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	140 of 602	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	118 of 585	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	53 of 481	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	53 of 488	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	38 of 463	91.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	30 of 265	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	91.0	16 of 253	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	11 of 261	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	13 of 249	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	7 of 226	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	4 of 199	98.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	14 of 372	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.7	4 of 352	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	2 of 349	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	111 of 551	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	117 of 542	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	109 of 553	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	107 of 537	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	71 of 534	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	18 of 439	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	20 of 444	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	21 of 427	95.1%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)96th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2019)96th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

Female (2026)69th percentile~ school

African American (2026)68th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)65th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II87%+23 vs state

Math III78%+10 vs state

Biology70%+12 vs state

Math I42%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Research Triangle High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3106 East NC Highway 54	Durham	27713	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%)	68.9	194^th of 662 public high schools	70.7%		78	142^nd of 641 public high schools	77.8%	52	70.2	87.2	41.5	78.5
Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Public	9-12	6333 Little Drive	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 335-1350	260	16	15.8	16.5%	88 (33.8%)	55 (21.2%)	19 (7.3%)	86 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	96.4	1^st of 662 public high schools	99.8%		95.5	18^th of 641 public high schools	97.2%	17	99.9	564.2	100.0	567.6
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	—	13 (5.9%)	146 (66.7%)	49 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	69.9	188^th of 662 public high schools	71.6%		78.9	139^th of 641 public high schools	78.3%	49	77.8	81.3	54.8	75.4	$8,663	$236	$8,427
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	—	27 (1.9%)	859 (59.9%)	460 (32.1%)	19 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.3%)	19.6	556^th of 662 public high schools	16.0%		15.3	558^th of 641 public high schools	12.9%	2	43.6	46.3	25.6	43.9	$11,407	$967	$10,441
Panther Creek High	Public	9-12	6770 McCrimmon Parkway	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 463-8656	2,609	128	20.3	14.8%	624 (23.9%)	396 (15.2%)	204 (7.8%)	1,251 (47.9%)	13 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (4.6%)	79.7	141^st of 662 public high schools	78.7%		85.1	110^th of 641 public high schools	82.8%	31	84.8	88.7	51.9	84.2	$7,426	$339	$7,087
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	—	628 (28.7%)	653 (29.8%)	660 (30.2%)	90 (4.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	154 (7.0%)	44.4	373^rd of 662 public high schools	43.7%		45.9	331^st of 641 public high schools	48.4%	42	54.4	62.4	36.0	71.2	$9,868	$693	$9,175
Durham Early College of Health Sciences	Public	9-12	41 Moore Drive	Durham	27709	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 536-7203	164	7	23.4	—	53 (32.3%)	46 (28.0%)	46 (28.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.9%)	66.3	211^th of 662 public high schools	68.1%					(n/a)	81.8	69.8	50.0	100.0	$8,584	$195	$8,389
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	—	16 (4.2%)	214 (56.3%)	119 (31.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	90.5	69^th of 662 public high schools	89.6%		94.8	26^th of 641 public high schools	95.9%	43	92.2	91.8	79.5	98.8	$8,162	$393	$7,769
Green Hope High	Public	9-12	2500 Carpenter Upchurch Road	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 380-3700	2,304	112	20.5	12.5%	1,036 (45.0%)	149 (6.5%)	179 (7.8%)	852 (37.0%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	77 (3.3%)	83	124^th of 662 public high schools	81.3%		87.6	93^rd of 641 public high schools	85.5%	31	86.0	87.4	60.0	89.3	$7,421	$399	$7,021
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%)	8	613^th of 662 public high schools	7.4%		3.6	628^th of 641 public high schools	2.0%	15	25.0	26.7		43.3	$15,776	$849	$14,927

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Research Triangle High School ranks 194^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Research Triangle High School.

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Students at Research Triangle High School are 35% White, 22% Asian, 16% African American, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

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