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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 13.5% 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

1289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Durham College Preparatory is a public charter elementary and middle school serving 365 students in grades K-8 in Durham, North Carolina. The school is part of the KIPP Durham College Preparatory district, which is ranked 227 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

KIPP Durham College Preparatory consistently underperforms the state average in proficiency rates across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency rate was 39.6% compared to the state average of 64.1%, and its 8th grade Reading proficiency rate was 28.8% compared to the state's 54.2%. The school's performance is also significantly lower than nearby public schools like R.N. Harris Elementary, Reaching All Minds Academy, and Merrick-Moore Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates across the board.

The school serves a high-needs student population, with 99.18% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. While the school's student-teacher ratio of 15.9 is higher than nearby schools, its overall state ranking has declined over the past few years, from 1486 out of 1489 North Carolina elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1289 out of 1490 in 2024-2025. Addressing these systemic issues could be crucial in improving student outcomes at KIPP Durham College Preparatory.

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 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Reading scores 24 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

North Carolina avg54%

Elementary school

1,289^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 13 pts since 2021

From bottom 1% (2021) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

640^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 12% (2019) to bottom 17% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

227^th of 242KIPP 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
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
2025	37.5	600 of 918	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	221 of 563	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	1221 of 1451	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	720 of 961	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	882 of 1437	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)61st percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics40%-16 vs state

Science36%-24 vs state

Reading27%-24 vs state

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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	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%)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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Is KIPP Durham College Preparatory a good school?

KIPP Durham College Preparatory ranks in the bottom 13.5% 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.

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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