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KIPP Durham College Preparatory

Q: Is KIPP Durham College Preparatory a good school?

KIPP Durham College Preparatory ranks in the bottom 5.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend KIPP Durham College Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended KIPP Durham College Preparatory.

Q: What is the racial makeup of KIPP Durham College Preparatory?

Students at KIPP Durham College Preparatory are 48% Hispanic, 47% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Durham College Preparatory is a K-8 public charter school located on Holloway Street in east Durham, serving 380 students from a predominantly low-income community. The school runs as its own one-school charter district and ranked in the 6th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools for 2025-2026 with a 0-star rating — down from the 13th percentile the prior year and well behind Durham Public Schools' district-level 37th percentile ranking.

The clearest concern for parents is attendance: 51.3% of KIPP students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, more than double the state average of 24.2% and higher than any nearby school. C C Spaulding Elementary had the next-highest rate in the area at 45.8%, while Central Park School For Children was far lower at 15.9%. Academically, reading is the biggest weakness — proficiency ran between just 21% and 38% in every tested grade, far below the state's 55-58% range. Math results are uneven: 7th grade beat the state average (66.1% vs. 56.2%), and 8th grade roughly matched it, but only 28.9% of 4th graders were proficient. The gap is especially telling when compared with nearby schools serving equally high-poverty populations: Burton Elementary, barely a mile away, ranked in the 69th percentile this year, while Maureen Joy Charter School ranked in the 38th.

KIPP's subgroup rankings also fell sharply over the past year, with African American, female, low-income, and English-learner students all dropping by double digits in SchoolDigger's statewide percentile rankings; several of those groups now sit in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. There are some encouraging signs in the upper grades — 8th-grade math, reading, and science scores have all climbed substantially since 2022-2023, though each year's results reflect a different group of students rather than individual progress — and 6th-grade scores fell just as sharply this year. Overall, the data points to two urgent priorities: cutting chronic absenteeism in half and building a much stronger literacy program from kindergarten through 8th grade.

380

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1107 Holloway Street
Durham, NC 27701

(919) 973-0285

District: KIPP Durham College Preparatory

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.2%

African American:

47.4%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2021 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

1,409^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2021

From bottom 1% (2021) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

552^nd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 17 pts since 2019

From bottom 12% (2019) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

224^th of 246KIPP Durham College Preparatory 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	10.7	1409 of 1492	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	1289 of 1490	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	1486 of 1489	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	843 of 903	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	600 of 918	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	378 of 519	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.0	221 of 563	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	1422 of 1447	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	1221 of 1451	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	798 of 981	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	720 of 961	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	1353 of 1434	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	41.4	882 of 1437	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	1235 of 1451	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	1290 of 1450	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	552 of 778	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	640 of 773	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	778 of 793	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	748 of 784	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	707 of 786	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	735 of 741	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	651 of 737	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	398 of 553	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	415 of 546	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	532 of 560	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	540 of 559	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	495 of 550	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	510 of 533	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	451 of 519	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	457 of 494	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	16.2	485 of 504	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	370 of 475	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	55 of 363	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	54.6	104 of 371	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	29.1	246 of 312	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	151 of 211	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.0	18 of 151	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	551 of 731	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	626 of 733	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	730 of 738	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	720 of 731	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	658 of 733	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	703 of 706	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	610 of 684	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	628 of 656	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	229 of 566	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.3	350 of 562	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	5.7	559 of 564	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	528 of 553	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	424 of 541	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	512 of 522	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	384 of 493	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	439 of 472	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	402 of 725	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.7	433 of 729	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	6.6	725 of 743	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	701 of 735	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	574 of 689	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	628 of 633	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	517 of 639	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	578 of 604	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	464 of 736	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.1	604 of 733	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	745 of 751	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	716 of 747	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	689 of 748	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	695 of 711	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	652 of 697	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	629 of 665	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile+56 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science57%-11 vs state

Mathematics50%-9 vs state

Reading28%-28 vs state

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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
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%)	10.7	1409^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.6%		19.2	1289^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.5%	120	57.9	28.9		36.1	66.1	52.4	21.1	24.4		22.2	33.9	38.1		57.5
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%)	22.9	1226^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.8%		17.1	1327^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.9%	101	73.2	60.4	51.7				31.7	26.4	24.1				36.2		$13,790	$3,532	$10,259
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	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%)	38.6	931^st of 1492 public elementary schools	37.6%		37.2	959^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.6%	28	67.2	67.7	40.0	69.1	81.9	68.1	45.3	54.8	41.4	42.6	56.9	71.0	50.0	79.7
Global Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1305 W Club Blvd	Durham	27705	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%)	18.7	1302^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	12.7%		16.8	1328^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.9%	26	50.0	64.0	55.0	42.9	46.7	60.0	16.7	28.0	15.0	28.6	33.3	50.0	40.0	90.0
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%)	9.1	1430^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.2%		3.4	1482^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	0.5%	52	58.1	39.1	19.1				30.2	34.8	8.5				14.9		$17,541	$3,182	$14,359
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%)	67.6	459^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.2%		63.9	501^st of 1490 public elementary schools	66.4%	42	54.3	63.4	75.6				62.9	61.0	75.6				78.0		$14,102	$1,610	$12,492
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%)	40.5	898^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.8%		55.6	642^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.9%	256	54.4	53.2	48.4	41.8	49.2	51.9	52.9	66.1	50.8	58.2	61.3	70.4	57.4	75.9
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%)	37.4	954^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.1%		25.1	1183^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	20.6%	229	54.1	44.7	67.3				41.5	34.0	45.3				78.4		$14,110	$1,680	$12,430
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%)	45.7	809^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.8%		52.1	710^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.3%	99	70.0	62.5	72.7	35.3	48.8	46.3	34.0	57.5	54.5	41.2	46.5	41.5	77.3	36.6
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%)	41.7	884^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.8%		36.3	977^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.4%	93	60.0	63.1	62.3				36.4	40.0	48.1				71.4		$13,272	$3,313	$9,959

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Durham College Preparatory

How many students attend KIPP Durham College Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended KIPP Durham College Preparatory.

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Is KIPP Durham College Preparatory a good school?

KIPP Durham College Preparatory ranks in the bottom 5.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Durham College Preparatory?

Students at KIPP Durham College Preparatory are 48% Hispanic, 47% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

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