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Parkwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Parkwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Durham, North Carolina, serving 576 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Durham Public Schools district, which is ranked 163 out of 242 districts in the state.

Parkwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating below-average performance. 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 25% of 3rd graders at Parkwood were proficient or better in Math, compared to 55.2% for the district and 64.1% for the state. Parkwood also has extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, reaching nearly 100% in recent years, indicating a predominantly low-income student population.

While Parkwood's overall performance is concerning, the school's White and English Language Learner students show relatively stronger performance compared to their peers statewide. This suggests that the school may have some effective practices or resources in place that could be leveraged to improve outcomes for other student subgroups. However, Parkwood's performance lags significantly behind nearby schools like Southwest Elementary, Pearsontown Elementary, and Lyons Farm Elementary, which are all ranked in the top 50% of North Carolina elementary schools and serve student populations with lower rates of free and reduced-price lunch.

491

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,377

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5207 Revere Road
Durham, NC 27713-2506

(919) 560-3962

District: Durham Public Schools

Students who attend Parkwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lowe's Grove Middle
	Rogers-Herr Middle
High:	Hillside High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.2%

Hispanic:

20.0%

White:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg57%

1,383^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Durham Public Schools

163^rd 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1383 of 1490	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1363 of 1505	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1179 of 1502	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1258 of 1514	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1193 of 1489	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1336 of 1473	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1094 of 1434	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.8	1082 of 1429	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.7	957 of 1425	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.7	1127 of 1440	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	1213 of 1390	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	1155 of 1403	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	1245 of 1388	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	1289 of 1381	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	1100 of 1363	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	1199 of 1354	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	1172 of 1324	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	1123 of 1293	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.6	885 of 1276	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	828 of 918	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	853 of 924	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	570 of 933	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	741 of 927	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	429 of 896	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	701 of 949	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	420 of 927	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	374 of 634	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	708 of 878	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	571 of 897	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	559 of 563	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.7	259 of 533	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.9	386 of 514	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	269 of 485	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	331 of 385	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	375 of 497	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.5	180 of 421	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1398 of 1451	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1342 of 1455	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1250 of 1459	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1068 of 1458	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1120 of 1440	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1344 of 1424	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1029 of 1405	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	687 of 710	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	613 of 669	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	541 of 582	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	481 of 500	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	592 of 612	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	945 of 961	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	758 of 951	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	715 of 915	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	659 of 893	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	745 of 843	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	798 of 865	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.5	485 of 851	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1368 of 1437	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1362 of 1450	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1153 of 1437	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1340 of 1366	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1160 of 1329	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1215 of 1361	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	747 of 1332	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1269 of 1450	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1271 of 1464	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1077 of 1461	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1315 of 1464	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1132 of 1444	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1252 of 1430	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1124 of 1413	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	122 of 175	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	724 of 821	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	736 of 801	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	308 of 1172	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	447 of 1166	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.6	124 of 1183	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	224 of 1194	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	10.3	1139 of 1183	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)74th percentile+67 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science42%-20 vs state

Reading33%-20 vs state

Mathematics32%-29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, October 10, 2019

Definitely not for students with special needs Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, August 3, 2014

We feel our son had an excellent start through Parkwood. Other than a bit of personality clash with the first grade teacher, we found the teachers supportive and quick to communicate with parents. Close Quote

Schools Near Parkwood Elementary

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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
Parkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5207 Revere Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3962	491	35	13.8	99.4%	57 (11.6%)	271 (55.2%)	98 (20.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.4%)	12.5	1383^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.2%		14.9	1363^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	9.4%	20	25.0	28.8	39.8				22.4	35.0	39.8				42.4		$11,377	$1,372	$10,005
Kestrel Heights School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 South Alston Ave.	Durham	27713	Durham County	Kestrel Heights School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 484-1300	421	29	14.4	56.3%	29 (6.9%)	244 (58.0%)	86 (20.4%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	36.3	976^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.5%		45.2	831^st of 1505 public elementary schools	44.8%	145	66.7	52.1	43.5	42.6	32.7	35.7	36.7	54.2	56.5	43.5	55.8	44.6	45.7	57.1
Lyons Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	906 Scott King Rd	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 560-3749	608	38	16.0	99.5%	292 (48.0%)	155 (25.5%)	66 (10.9%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.9%)	78.4	273^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.7%		79.1	257^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.9%	16	69.1	71.8	75.3				62.8	67.9	70.1				71.4
Alston Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11555 Green Level Church Rd.	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 544-2474	917	66	13.9	17.8%	171 (18.6%)	120 (13.1%)	81 (8.8%)	501 (54.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.3%)	84	190^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.2%		91.8	88^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.2%	102	82.7	75.3	72.7				60.3	75.9	73.2				72.7		$8,773	$530	$8,243
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 Cook Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3972	639	45	14.2	99.5%	203 (31.8%)	204 (31.9%)	166 (26.0%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.3%)	64.4	491^st of 1490 public elementary schools	67.0%		62	544^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.9%	53	72.9	62.8	55.7				51.9	71.7	54.2				64.2		$11,711	$1,168	$10,542
Pearsontown Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4915 Barbee Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3964	765	56	13.5	99.6%	276 (36.1%)	272 (35.6%)	112 (14.6%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.1%)	80.8	237^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.1%		88.1	139^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.8%	98	71.5	72.9	67.8				56.9	77.1	74.4				80.2		$11,050	$680	$10,370
The Institute Development Young Leaders	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 S. Miami Blvd.	Durham	27703	Durham County	The Institute for the Development of You	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 308-9731	419	26	16.2		5 (1.2%)	214 (51.1%)	181 (43.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	39.3	930^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.6%		30.9	1082^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	28.1%	152	33.3	40.5	65.6	70.5	44.0	55.6	15.6	35.7	45.9	65.9	32.0	41.7	55.7	61.1
Hortons Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7615 O'Kelly Chapel Rd	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8660	739	47	15.6	11.5%	210 (28.4%)	78 (10.6%)	54 (7.3%)	372 (50.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	96.7	25^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.3	14^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.1%	11	84.8	89.5	92.3				78.1	91.0	94.6				93.0		$7,977	$280	$7,697
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%)								(n/a)	50.0	52.9	32.6				34.4	52.9	32.6				44.2
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	332 Parkside Valley Dr	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-7888	730	51	14.3	21.9%	161 (22.1%)	91 (12.5%)	71 (9.7%)	364 (49.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.3%)	92	81^st of 1490 public elementary schools	94.6%		92.7	75^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.0%	6	82.6	86.2	78.5				78.3	79.7	79.2				82.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Parkwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parkwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lowe's Grove Middle
Middle : Rogers-Herr Middle
High : Hillside High

What is the racial makeup of Parkwood Elementary?

Students at Parkwood Elementary are 55% African American, 20% Hispanic, 12% White, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Parkwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Parkwood Elementary.

What district is Parkwood Elementary in?

Durham Public Schools

Is Parkwood Elementary a good school?

Parkwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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