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Glenn Elementary

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Glenn Elementary ranks 567 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Glenn Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Durham, NC, serving 455 students in the Durham Public Schools district, where roughly 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. After years of struggling at the bottom of North Carolina's rankings, Glenn has staged a dramatic turnaround. The school jumped from the 37th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 62nd percentile in 2025–2026—a 3-star rating that places it 567th among 1,492 elementary schools statewide. That makes Glenn the highest-ranked school in its local area, outperforming nearby Oak Grove Elementary (60th percentile), Sandy Ridge Elementary (44th), Merrick-Moore Elementary (41st), Club Boulevard Elementary (28th), Eastway Elementary (18th), and Y E Smith Elementary (4th), along with several nearby charter schools.

Math is a clear strength at Glenn. Proficiency exceeds district and state averages in every tested grade, with 3rd-grade math at 87.7%—roughly 27 points above the district. The school also earns exceptional statewide marks for how well it serves high-need students, with African American students ranking in the 90th percentile and low-income students in the 89th percentile among comparable schools across North Carolina. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 56.2% in 2020–2021 to 28.0% in 2024–2025, now below the district average of 36.1%. A favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.3 also means more individual attention than at most nearby schools.

The main remaining challenge is upper-elementary reading. Fifth-grade reading proficiency sits at 41.5%, about 14 points below the state average, even as 3rd- and 4th-grade reading now hover near state levels. Reading scores have climbed steadily in every grade, however, and the school's gains are broad-based across all student groups. For families looking at elementary options in this part of Durham, Glenn stands out as a school in the middle of a genuine turnaround—with particular strength in math and early grades, and upper-grade literacy as the clear next frontier.

455

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2415 E Geer Street
Durham, NC 27704-3717

(919) 560-3920

District: Durham Public Schools

Students who attend Glenn Elementary usually attend:

High:

Northern High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.2%

African American:

29.5%

White:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 59 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (62nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg61%

567^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 59 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

155^th of 246Durham Public Schools 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	60.8	567 of 1492	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.5	945 of 1490	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1048 of 1505	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1001 of 1502	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1161 of 1514	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1450 of 1489	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	1409 of 1473	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1278 of 1434	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	1366 of 1429	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.4	1386 of 1425	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	1365 of 1440	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.8	1310 of 1390	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	1337 of 1403	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.1	1356 of 1388	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	1365 of 1381	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	1342 of 1363	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.6	1311 of 1354	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.2	1285 of 1324	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	1256 of 1293	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.9	1238 of 1276	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	89 of 903	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	56.5	322 of 918	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.1	135 of 924	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	284 of 933	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	505 of 927	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	739 of 896	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	785 of 949	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	640 of 927	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	535 of 634	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	694 of 878	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	629 of 897	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	109 of 519	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	50.1	229 of 563	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	357 of 533	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	249 of 514	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	226 of 485	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.8	361 of 385	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	431 of 497	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	330 of 421	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	432 of 1447	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	37.3	943 of 1451	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1072 of 1455	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1041 of 1459	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1223 of 1458	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1422 of 1440	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1401 of 1424	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1318 of 1405	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	128 of 710	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	42.9	561 of 669	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	514 of 582	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	478 of 500	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	208 of 981	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	57.5	358 of 961	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	702 of 951	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	497 of 915	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	533 of 893	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.2	804 of 843	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	814 of 865	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	732 of 851	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	153 of 1434	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	49.1	715 of 1437	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	581 of 1450	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	550 of 1437	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	761 of 1366	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1311 of 1329	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1267 of 1361	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1153 of 1332	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	645 of 1451	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.8	898 of 1450	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	988 of 1464	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	920 of 1461	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1030 of 1464	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1395 of 1444	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1304 of 1430	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1201 of 1413	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	169 of 815	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	43.0	424 of 821	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	365 of 801	54.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)90th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)82nd percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics76%+12 vs state

Science72%+4 vs state

Reading51%-5 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
Glenn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2415 E Geer Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3920	455	44	10.3	99.3%	30 (6.6%)	134 (29.5%)	265 (58.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	60.8	567^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.0%		38.5	945^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.6%	378	87.7	71.4	68.3				54.8	58.7	41.5				72.0		$12,627	$1,574	$11,053
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
Sandy Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1417 Old Oxford Highway	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-2695	589	33	17.8	99.5%	43 (7.3%)	310 (52.6%)	188 (31.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	44.5	835^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.0%		30.3	1086^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.1%	251	62.2	48.6	62.0				47.6	47.6	60.8				72.2		$11,793	$1,182	$10,611
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
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
Club Boulevard Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	400 W Club Boulevard	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3918	364	25	14.6	99.2%	141 (38.7%)	73 (20.1%)	128 (35.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	31.1	1072^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	28.2%		51.6	717^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.9%	355	50.8	51.8	47.0				41.5	64.3	48.2				53.0		$12,570	$1,172	$11,398
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3810 Wake Forest Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3960	395	34	11.6	99.2%	34 (8.6%)	164 (41.5%)	169 (42.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	59.1	599^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.9%		59.1	580^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.1%	19	68.9	70.6	56.1				63.9	52.9	52.6				77.2		$12,244	$1,497	$10,747
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenn Elementary

Is Glenn Elementary a good school?

Glenn Elementary ranks 567^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Glenn Elementary in?

Durham Public Schools

How many students attend Glenn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Glenn Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Glenn Elementary?

Students at Glenn Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 29% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Glenn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Glenn Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Northern High

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