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Forest View Elementary

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Forest View Elementary ranks 947 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

947^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Forest View Elementary is a public PK–5 school in Durham, NC, serving 662 students as part of Durham Public Schools, located in a community where nearby school outcomes vary widely depending on district boundaries. The school currently ranks #947 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it at the 37th percentile with two stars for 2025-2026 — essentially aligned with Durham Public Schools as a whole. Forest View's ranking has drifted over time, from a high near the 69th percentile in 2020-2021 to a low at the 28th percentile in 2023-2024, with the most recent data showing a partial recovery.

On the latest state tests, Forest View's clearest bright spot is 5th grade reading, where proficiency reached 57.1% — ahead of both the state average (55.3%) and the district average (51.7%). Fifth grade science has also trended upward to 61.5%. However, math is a consistent weakness: 5th grade math proficiency sits at 49.5%, well below the state average of 62.9%, and 3rd grade reading has hovered in the mid-to-high 30s to low 40s for several years. Nearby comparisons sharpen the picture. Estes Hills Elementary and Ephesus Elementary in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, just a few miles away, perform in the 88th–91st percentile statewide, while Durham peers Morehead Montessori and George Watts Elementary — which serve similarly high percentages of low-income families — rank in the 72nd–79th percentile and outperform Forest View by 10–20 points in several subjects.

What most differentiates Forest View is the variation in outcomes across different student groups. The school serves its special education students relatively well, ranking at the 64th percentile statewide for that group, and upper-grade reading has improved dramatically over two years, from roughly 38% to 57% proficiency. But students from low-income families and English learners rank in the bottom 15th percentile for their statewide peer groups, and math remains a persistent challenge across all grades. With a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.0 and chronic absenteeism below the district average, Forest View has real strengths to build on — but families should ask how the school plans to improve early literacy and math support, especially given that higher-performing nearby DPS schools demonstrate meaningful progress is possible.

662

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3007 Mount Sinai Road
Durham, NC 27705-7906

(919) 560-3932

District: Durham Public Schools

Students who attend Forest View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rogers-Herr Middle
	Sherwood Githens Middle
High:	C E Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.3%

White:

31.0%

African American:

22.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2024 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2026) from a 28th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (54% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg61%

947^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 37% (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	37.7	947 of 1492	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	1007 of 1490	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1081 of 1505	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1045 of 1502	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	838 of 1514	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.9	464 of 1489	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	879 of 1473	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	778 of 1434	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.7	526 of 1429	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	516 of 1425	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.6	506 of 1440	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.3	663 of 1390	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.4	407 of 1403	71.0%	★★★★☆
2012	54.0	707 of 1388	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.5	928 of 1381	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.4	913 of 1363	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.7	1058 of 1354	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.0	882 of 1324	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.0	820 of 1293	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.0	647 of 1276	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	833 of 903	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	813 of 918	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	660 of 924	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	721 of 933	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	703 of 927	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	542 of 896	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	554 of 949	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	512 of 927	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	58.3	179 of 634	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	238 of 878	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	284 of 897	68.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	443 of 519	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	502 of 563	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	484 of 533	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	490 of 514	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	455 of 485	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	367 of 385	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	396 of 497	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	337 of 421	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	862 of 1447	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	1019 of 1451	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1131 of 1455	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1151 of 1459	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	827 of 1458	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	567 of 1440	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	902 of 1424	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	851 of 1405	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	361 of 743	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	255 of 710	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	584 of 669	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	517 of 582	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	455 of 500	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	433 of 494	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	325 of 612	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	928 of 981	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	926 of 961	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	919 of 951	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	900 of 915	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	850 of 893	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	786 of 843	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	719 of 865	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	560 of 851	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	1386 of 1434	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	1403 of 1437	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1372 of 1450	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1387 of 1437	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1209 of 1366	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	844 of 1329	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1111 of 1361	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	900 of 1332	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	1018 of 1451	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	953 of 1450	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	994 of 1464	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	904 of 1461	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	814 of 1464	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.6	368 of 1444	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	815 of 1430	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	675 of 1413	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	91.8	9 of 133	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	3 of 97	96.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	295 of 815	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.0	168 of 821	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	157 of 801	80.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	221 of 1146	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.6	119 of 1172	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	140 of 1166	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	173 of 1183	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	114 of 1194	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	118 of 1172	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	162 of 1183	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	215 of 1178	81.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2022)93rd percentile+49 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile+44 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)51st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science62%-6 vs state

Mathematics55%-8 vs state

Reading50%-7 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
Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3007 Mount Sinai Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3932	662	51	13.0	99.5%	205 (31.0%)	149 (22.5%)	227 (34.3%)	42 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	37.7	947^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.5%		34.8	1007^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.4%	60	59.3	56.6	49.5				43.0	48.5	57.1				61.5		$11,776	$1,086	$10,690
Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Public, Charter	K-8	1955 West Cornwallis Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Community School of Digital and Visual A	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 797-2340	204	13	15.5	98.5%	5 (2.5%)	170 (83.3%)	20 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	18.8	1299^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.9%		10.3	1413^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.2%	114	56.3	27.8		60.0	20.0	6.3	37.5	33.3		20.0	20.0	18.8		25.0
Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 Vesson Avenue	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3939	439	39	11.2	98.9%	91 (20.7%)	119 (27.1%)	188 (42.8%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	32.6	1045^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.0%		16.7	1330^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.7%	285	48.3	47.8	68.1				50.0	50.7	42.0				50.7		$14,031	$1,898	$12,133
Hope Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3005 Dixon Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3980	539	49	11.1	99.4%	145 (26.9%)	105 (19.5%)	218 (40.4%)	25 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	26.1	1168^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.7%		28.3	1112^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.4%	56	47.4	53.7	44.2				51.1	49.5	42.4				42.4		$12,023	$1,391	$10,632
Ephesus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1495 Ephesus Church Rd	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 929-8715	410	33	12.5	30.0%	203 (49.5%)	72 (17.6%)	57 (13.9%)	55 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.4%)	84.9	182^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	87.8%		78.9	265^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.2%	83	79.1	76.8	80.8				76.1	71.4	76.9				76.9		$13,810	$557	$13,253
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 Ephesus Church Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3919	554	35	15.9	99.5%	154 (27.8%)	124 (22.4%)	195 (35.2%)	31 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	19.7	1284^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.6	1304^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.5%	20	47.2	41.2	41.2				44.9	34.1	46.3				54.2		$9,865	$805	$9,060
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
Morehead Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	909 Cobb Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3954	278	20	14.2	98.9%	136 (48.9%)	55 (19.8%)	46 (16.5%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	75.6	309^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.3	287^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.7%	22	81.8	55.0	67.6				81.8	65.0	73.5				80.0		$16,804	$1,621	$15,183
Estes Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Estes Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-4753	336	31	10.9	26.5%	191 (56.8%)	39 (11.6%)	39 (11.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.5%)	88.7	136^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.8	141^st of 1490 public elementary schools	90.5%	5	77.4	84.2	86.0				71.7	82.5	79.1				81.4		$14,515	$862	$13,653
Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 S Roxboro St	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 560-3749	517	30	17.1	99.4%	129 (25.0%)	213 (41.2%)	111 (21.5%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.9%)	27.4	1151^st of 1492 public elementary schools	22.9%					(n/a)	58.0	36.3	50.0				45.4	41.2	48.3				63.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest View Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Forest View Elementary?

Students at Forest View Elementary are 34% Hispanic, 31% White, 23% African American, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Forest View Elementary a good school?

Forest View Elementary ranks 947^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Forest View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Forest View Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Forest View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Forest View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rogers-Herr Middle
Middle : Sherwood Githens Middle
High : C E Jordan High

What district is Forest View Elementary in?

Durham Public Schools

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