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Glenn Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
945th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 37% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Glenn Elementary is a public elementary school in Durham, North Carolina, serving 570 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Durham Public Schools district, which is ranked 163 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Glenn Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years. The school's student performance on state standardized tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 40.3% of 3rd graders at Glenn Elementary were proficient or better in reading, compared to 41.3% for the district and 46.7% for the state. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.47% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to these challenges.

However, Glenn Elementary's African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively better compared to their peers at other schools in the state. In the 2024-2025 school year, Glenn Elementary's African American students ranked 322 out of 918 African American students in North Carolina elementary schools, and its ELL students ranked 229 out of 563 ELL students. This suggests the school may be providing additional support or resources to these subgroups. Nearby Oak Grove Elementary and other district-run schools generally perform better than Glenn Elementary, but they also serve high-poverty communities.

455
Students ?
10.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,627
Per pupil spending ?
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 — 5th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 57% meeting standards)
!Reading scores 17 pts below the North Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg50%
North Carolina avg57%
945th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 37%▲ up 31 pts since 2015
From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
13th of 30Elementary Schools in the Durham Public Schools
163rd of 242Durham 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202538.5945 of 149036.6%★★☆☆☆
202432.91048 of 150530.4%★★☆☆☆
202335.31001 of 150233.4%★★☆☆☆
202225.71161 of 151423.3%★☆☆☆☆
20216.61450 of 14892.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.01409 of 14734.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.71278 of 143410.9%★☆☆☆☆
20176.91366 of 14294.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.41386 of 14252.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.91365 of 14405.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20148.81310 of 13905.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20138.91337 of 14034.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20125.11356 of 13882.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.71365 of 13811.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.01342 of 13631.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20095.61311 of 13543.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20086.21285 of 13242.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20077.21256 of 12932.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20067.91238 of 12763.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202556.5322 of 91864.9%★★★☆☆
202477.1135 of 92485.4%★★★★☆
202362.0284 of 93369.6%★★★☆☆
202243.3505 of 92745.5%★★☆☆☆
202124.5739 of 89617.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.3785 of 94917.3%★☆☆☆☆
201835.9640 of 92731.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202224.9535 of 63415.6%★☆☆☆☆
201928.7694 of 87821.0%★☆☆☆☆
201834.0629 of 89729.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202550.1229 of 56359.3%★★★☆☆
202435.1357 of 53333.0%★★☆☆☆
202345.4249 of 51451.6%★★★☆☆
202246.3226 of 48553.4%★★★☆☆
202119.8361 of 3856.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.2431 of 49713.3%★☆☆☆☆
201830.4330 of 42121.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202537.3943 of 145135.0%★★☆☆☆
202431.11072 of 145526.3%★☆☆☆☆
202331.81041 of 145928.6%★☆☆☆☆
202221.91223 of 145816.1%★☆☆☆☆
20216.31422 of 14401.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.91401 of 14241.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.81318 of 14056.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202570.5128 of 71082.0%★★★★☆
202442.9561 of 66916.1%★☆☆☆☆
202338.6514 of 58211.7%★☆☆☆☆
202219.6478 of 5004.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202557.5358 of 96162.7%★★★☆☆
202432.0702 of 95126.2%★☆☆☆☆
202345.4497 of 91545.7%★★☆☆☆
202240.8533 of 89340.3%★★☆☆☆
202115.2804 of 8434.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.3814 of 8655.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.9732 of 85114.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202549.1715 of 143750.2%★★★☆☆
202456.0581 of 145059.9%★★★☆☆
202357.1550 of 143761.7%★★★☆☆
202244.6761 of 136644.3%★★☆☆☆
20219.51311 of 13291.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.81267 of 13616.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.91153 of 133213.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202539.8898 of 145038.1%★★☆☆☆
202435.2988 of 146432.5%★★☆☆☆
202339.9920 of 146137.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.11030 of 146429.6%★☆☆☆☆
20218.01395 of 14443.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.01304 of 14308.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.31201 of 141315.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202543.0424 of 82148.4%★★☆☆☆
202446.5365 of 80154.4%★★★☆☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2025)82nd percentile+45 vs school
African American (2025)65th percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+26 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)38th percentile~ school
Female (2025)35th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)16th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics63%+3 vs state
Science53%-9 vs state
Reading35%-17 vs state

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Students who attend Glenn Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Northern High

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

Glenn Elementary ranks 945th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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