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Sherwood Githens Middle

Q: Is Sherwood Githens Middle a good school?

Sherwood Githens Middle ranks 456 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Sherwood Githens Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 878 students attended Sherwood Githens Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Githens Middle?

Students at Sherwood Githens Middle are 35% Hispanic, 27% African American, 27% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Sherwood Githens Middle attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Githens Middle usually go on to attend C E Jordan High

Public Grades 6-8

456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 41% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Sherwood Githens Middle is a public middle school located in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 811 students. The school is part of the Durham Public Schools district, which is ranked 163 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Sherwood Githens Middle's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG (End-of-Grade) tests, is generally lower than the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 8th-grade math proficiency rate was 43.3%, compared to 46.1% for the Durham Public Schools district and 48.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, with these subgroups ranking in the bottom 25% of North Carolina middle schools. In contrast, the school's White and Gifted and Talented student subgroups perform significantly better, ranking in the top 25% and top 50% of North Carolina middle schools, respectively.

Sherwood Githens Middle has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 55.12% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the nearby Alston Ridge Middle (20.17%) and McDougle Middle (31.91%), which are in more affluent districts. The school's per-student spending of $10,235 in the 2018-2019 school year is also lower than the nearby schools, which range from $13,223 to $14,182 per student.

878

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,235

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4800 Chapel Hill Road
Durham, NC 27707-5280

(919) 560-3966

District: Durham Public Schools

Students who attend Sherwood Githens Middle usually attend:

High:

C E Jordan High

Feeder schools for Sherwood Githens Middle:

Elementary:	Creekside Elementary
	Forest View Elementary
	Hope Valley Elementary
	Lyons Farm Elementary
	More...
	Southwest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.7%

African American:

27.1%

White:

26.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 57th percentile in 2021 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 57th-percentile peak (2021) to 41st (2025)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg54%

456^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Middle 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	42.4	456 of 773	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	463 of 793	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	371 of 784	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	398 of 786	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	322 of 741	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	514 of 737	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	510 of 691	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	537 of 694	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	583 of 692	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	571 of 705	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.9	558 of 627	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	514 of 673	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	559 of 662	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.9	582 of 648	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.1	586 of 640	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	558 of 630	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	511 of 620	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.5	541 of 606	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.2	528 of 598	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	267 of 546	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	295 of 560	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	177 of 559	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	214 of 550	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	279 of 533	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	310 of 519	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	315 of 494	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	111 of 111	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	106 of 110	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	94 of 110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	105 of 109	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.8	43 of 102	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	344 of 449	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.2	117 of 478	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	207 of 504	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.3	390 of 475	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	315 of 371	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	307 of 356	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	282 of 318	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	257 of 312	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	189 of 211	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	149 of 151	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	475 of 733	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	447 of 738	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	376 of 731	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	394 of 733	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	288 of 706	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	501 of 684	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	533 of 656	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	166 of 458	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	110 of 461	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	136 of 452	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	103 of 450	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	249 of 448	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	367 of 416	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.9	80 of 127	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	468 of 562	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	504 of 564	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	450 of 553	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	461 of 541	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	406 of 522	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	467 of 493	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	453 of 472	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	18.4	63 of 71	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	552 of 729	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	581 of 743	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	478 of 735	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	499 of 689	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	522 of 633	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	564 of 639	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	551 of 604	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	407 of 733	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	433 of 751	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	348 of 747	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	396 of 748	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	343 of 711	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	486 of 697	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	483 of 665	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	199 of 328	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	104 of 306	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	92 of 302	69.5%	★★★★☆
2022	38.6	178 of 283	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	52 of 237	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	46.9	115 of 221	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	137 of 478	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	31.4	329 of 473	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	60 of 649	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	61 of 652	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	54 of 656	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	46 of 658	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	67 of 632	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	108 of 624	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	181 of 596	69.6%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)64th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-26 vs school

Homeless (2019)11th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading49%-4 vs state

Mathematics49%-4 vs state

Science48%-12 vs state

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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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sherwood Githens Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Chapel Hill Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3966	878	51	17.1	99.7%	235 (26.8%)	238 (27.1%)	305 (34.7%)	37 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.1%)	42.4	456^th of 773 public middle schools	41.0%		42.8	463^rd of 793 public middle schools	41.6%	7	50.7	52.1	43.3	49.5	49.0	49.4	48.5	$10,235	$1,013	$9,222
Rogers-Herr Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	911 Cornwallis Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3970	660	40	16.6	99.5%	195 (29.5%)	250 (37.9%)	155 (23.5%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.2%)	83.8	104^th of 773 public middle schools	86.5%		79.7	134^th of 793 public middle schools	83.1%	30	68.6	77.7	63.9	70.5	71.0	73.4	72.4	$11,594	$781	$10,812
Phillips Middle	Public	6-8	606 N Estes Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-2188	600	52	11.4	27.0%	272 (45.3%)	86 (14.3%)	59 (9.8%)	131 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.5%)	85	93^rd of 773 public middle schools	88.0%		83.3	107^th of 793 public middle schools	86.5%	14	77.7	70.4	67.9	72.1	64.6	71.3	78.1	$12,655	$480	$12,175
Lakewood Montessori Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2119 Chapel Hill Rd	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-2894	309	20	15.2	99.0%	179 (57.9%)	51 (16.5%)	59 (19.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	95.7	31^st of 773 public middle schools	96.0%		93.4	42^nd of 793 public middle schools	94.7%	11	83.0	88.2	84.7	80.2	83.3	83.7	88.8	$14,182	$1,909	$12,273
James E Shepard Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2401 Dakota Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3938	423	29	14.5	98.6%	10 (2.4%)	263 (62.2%)	129 (30.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	48.3	401^st of 773 public middle schools	48.1%		47.7	416^th of 793 public middle schools	47.5%	15	41.9	53.2	65.0	43.1	51.1	50.0	60.0	$11,998	$1,606	$10,392
Smith Middle	Public	6-8	9201 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2145	763	56	13.6	22.4%	322 (42.2%)	104 (13.6%)	98 (12.8%)	170 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.0%)	88.3	67^th of 773 public middle schools	91.3%		89.4	68^th of 793 public middle schools	91.4%	1	73.4	71.7	75.0	75.5	73.5	75.3	78.6	$11,562	$338	$11,224
Lowe's Grove Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4418 S Alston Avenue	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3946	564	29	19.7	99.5%	40 (7.1%)	269 (47.7%)	203 (36.0%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	6.7	737^th of 773 public middle schools	4.7%		9.1	743^rd of 793 public middle schools	6.3%	6	31.9	18.2	20.1	30.7	25.6	22.0	20.0	$11,779	$1,431	$10,349
Culbreth Middle	Public	6-8	225 Culbreth Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-7161	632	52	12.0	33.9%	287 (45.4%)	69 (10.9%)	190 (30.1%)	29 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.7%)	70.3	198^th of 773 public middle schools	74.4%		69.8	210^th of 793 public middle schools	73.5%	12	67.7	57.0	63.8	60.0	54.1	63.8	71.5	$12,195	$336	$11,860
McDougle Middle	Public	6-8	900 Old Fayetteville Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 933-1556	659	57	11.6	27.6%	359 (54.5%)	69 (10.5%)	167 (25.3%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.1%)	84.8	98^th of 773 public middle schools	87.3%		83	110^th of 793 public middle schools	86.1%	12	76.7	65.4	69.4	72.1	67.7	75.1	75.6	$13,223	$311	$12,913
Brogden Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Leon Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3906	753	45	16.8	99.5%	94 (12.5%)	253 (33.6%)	344 (45.7%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	17.1	671^st of 773 public middle schools	13.2%		17.2	686^th of 793 public middle schools	13.5%	15	35.0	52.4	25.4	33.1	27.7	31.3	32.3	$12,887	$1,406	$11,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherwood Githens Middle

Is Sherwood Githens Middle a good school?

Sherwood Githens Middle ranks 456^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sherwood Githens Middle in?

Durham Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Githens Middle?

Students at Sherwood Githens Middle are 35% Hispanic, 27% African American, 27% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Sherwood Githens Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 878 students attended Sherwood Githens Middle.

What high school do graduates of Sherwood Githens Middle attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Githens Middle usually go on to attend C E Jordan High

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