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Holt Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1318^th

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of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Holt Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Durham Public Schools serving 587 students in a Durham neighborhood where 99.5% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school has been persistently low-performing by statewide standards, earning 1 star in every year of available history and ranking 1,318th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools (12th percentile) in the most recent year. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 31.0% is better than the district average of 36.1% but worse than the state average of 24.2%.

Among its immediate neighbors, Holt sits at the low end of the performance distribution, with only Hillandale Elementary posting lower math and reading proficiency. The most meaningful comparison, however, is to Easley Elementary and George Watts Elementary, which serve nearly identical low-income student populations yet produce dramatically higher results. Holt's 5th-grade reading proficiency is just 36.1%, compared with 78.6% at Easley and 69.0% at George Watts. Similarly, Holt's 3rd-grade math proficiency is 43.8% versus 71.8% at Easley. This shows that strong outcomes are achievable in this same district with similar demographics.

Holt also shows meaningful bright spots. Its Gifted and Talented students rank at the 82nd percentile statewide — proof that the school can produce high achievement for some groups. Third-grade reading has improved steadily from 24.5% to 41.3% over three years, and 4th-grade math is also trending upward. However, male students rank at just the 4th percentile statewide, special education students at the 9th percentile, and upper-elementary reading remains weak. The path forward involves improving attendance, closing the gender gap, strengthening 5th-grade reading and math, and extending gifted-program strategies to the whole student body.

587

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4019 Holt School Road
Durham, NC 27704-1739

(919) 560-3928

District: Durham Public Schools

Students who attend Holt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	George L Carrington Middle
High:	Riverside High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.6%

African American:

24.5%

Asian:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg61%

1,318^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 12% (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	17.9	1318 of 1492	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	1237 of 1490	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1318 of 1505	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1112 of 1502	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1230 of 1514	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1324 of 1489	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1275 of 1473	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1081 of 1434	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	1163 of 1429	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.0	1146 of 1425	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.3	1105 of 1440	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.2	884 of 1390	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.2	1019 of 1403	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	1036 of 1388	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.6	1330 of 1381	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.2	1178 of 1363	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.4	1263 of 1354	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.6	1240 of 1324	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.2	1141 of 1293	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.9	1129 of 1276	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	781 of 903	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.4	476 of 918	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	456 of 924	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	278 of 933	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	239 of 927	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	39.1	513 of 896	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	476 of 949	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	406 of 927	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	513 of 634	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	381 of 878	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	603 of 897	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	400 of 519	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	490 of 563	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	510 of 533	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	395 of 514	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	397 of 485	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	261 of 385	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	368 of 497	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	324 of 421	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	1070 of 1447	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	1144 of 1451	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1232 of 1455	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1074 of 1459	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1243 of 1458	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1303 of 1440	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1248 of 1424	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	965 of 1405	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	134 of 743	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	89 of 710	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	54 of 669	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	44.2	506 of 612	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	745 of 981	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	692 of 961	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	844 of 951	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	639 of 915	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	788 of 893	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	771 of 843	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	679 of 865	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	505 of 851	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	1095 of 1434	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	940 of 1437	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	926 of 1450	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	864 of 1437	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	850 of 1366	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1064 of 1329	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	914 of 1361	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	719 of 1332	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	1391 of 1451	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	1260 of 1450	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1329 of 1464	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1109 of 1461	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1158 of 1464	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1287 of 1444	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1212 of 1430	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1167 of 1413	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	741 of 815	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	530 of 801	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)82nd percentile+70 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile~ school

African American (2026)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science52%-16 vs state

Mathematics43%-21 vs state

Reading41%-15 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
Holt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4019 Holt School Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3928	587	42	13.8	99.5%	23 (3.9%)	144 (24.5%)	344 (58.6%)	42 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	17.9	1318^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.7%		22.4	1237^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.0%	81	43.8	44.3	40.2				41.3	46.6	36.1				51.5		$11,913	$1,480	$10,433
Hillandale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2730 Hillandale Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3924	586	40	14.7	99.5%	99 (16.9%)	185 (31.6%)	235 (40.1%)	21 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	13.9	1377^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.7%		13.4	1375^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.7%	2	51.1	30.6	40.9				34.1	32.9	37.0				53.8		$11,529	$1,010	$10,519
Easley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	302 Lebanon Circle	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3913	490	38	12.8	99.4%	202 (41.2%)	93 (19.0%)	153 (31.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	74.9	325^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.2%		83.5	194^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.0%	131	71.8	60.2	72.9				72.9	62.4	78.6				90.0		$12,062	$830	$11,231
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
Eno Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	117 Milton Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3915	440	34	13.0	99.3%	32 (7.3%)	215 (48.9%)	154 (35.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	36.5	970^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.0%		22.2	1240^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.8%	270	62.1	45.5	59.0				53.4	45.5	52.5				54.8		$11,447	$1,613	$9,835
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
E K Powe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	913 9th Street	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3963	454	36	12.7	99.3%	170 (37.4%)	81 (17.8%)	161 (35.5%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	43.1	858^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.5%		41.8	884^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.7%	26	51.7	58.3	60.7				43.3	62.5	54.1				59.0		$12,287	$1,073	$11,214
George Watts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Watts Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3947	358	25	14.2	99.2%	176 (49.2%)	55 (15.4%)	90 (25.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.4%)	69.8	421^st of 1492 public elementary schools	71.8%		76.9	299^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.9%	122	69.1	69.2	61.9				67.3	65.4	69.0				73.8		$15,158	$1,151	$14,007
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
Little River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2315 Snow Hill Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3940	326	29	11.3	99.1%	127 (39.0%)	74 (22.7%)	87 (26.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	48.9	747^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.9%		52.3	706^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.6%	41	56.1	60.0	53.1				53.7	67.5	53.1				65.6		$12,393	$773	$11,620

Frequently Asked Questions about Holt Elementary

What district is Holt Elementary in?

Durham Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Holt Elementary?

Students at Holt Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 25% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

How many students attend Holt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended Holt Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Holt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Holt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : George L Carrington Middle
High : Riverside High

Is Holt Elementary a good school?

Holt Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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