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R N Harris Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

R N Harris Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Durham, North Carolina, serving 301 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Durham Public Schools district, which is ranked 163 out of 242 districts in the state.

R N Harris Elementary has faced challenges in student performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 301 and 1183 out of 1490-1514 North Carolina elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates in reading and mathematics are generally below the district and state averages. However, the school has shown strengths in supporting the academic achievement of specific student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, ranking among the top 43-203 elementary schools in the state for these subgroups. The school's per-student spending is relatively high, and it has a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the district average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as W G Pearson Elementary, Morehead Montessori, and Burton Elementary, R N Harris Elementary generally performs worse on standardized tests, with lower proficiency rates in both mathematics and reading. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students from low-income backgrounds. Morehead Montessori, in particular, stands out with its consistently high performance, ranking among the top 205-287 elementary schools in North Carolina.

313

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,110

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1520 Cooper Street
Durham, NC 27703-5016

(919) 560-3967

District: Durham Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.6%

Hispanic:

43.5%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg57%

1,183^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	25.1	1183 of 1490	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.8	783 of 1505	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.0	301 of 1502	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	48.6	763 of 1514	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1086 of 1489	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	908 of 1473	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	816 of 1434	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.5	918 of 1429	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.5	932 of 1425	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.4	1011 of 1440	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.5	876 of 1390	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.2	1125 of 1403	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	63.9	531 of 1388	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.0	649 of 1381	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.0	960 of 1363	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.9	989 of 1354	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.0	1037 of 1324	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.4	1016 of 1293	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.6	999 of 1276	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	458 of 918	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	203 of 924	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	43 of 933	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	67.7	208 of 927	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	252 of 896	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	315 of 949	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	344 of 927	62.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	305 of 563	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	79.2	58 of 533	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	176 of 485	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	124 of 385	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	89 of 497	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	50 of 421	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1120 of 1451	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.1	698 of 1455	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.2	197 of 1459	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	700 of 1458	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.9	1061 of 1440	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1032 of 1424	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	873 of 1405	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	601 of 961	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.8	242 of 951	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	48 of 915	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	60.4	272 of 893	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	551 of 843	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	233 of 865	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	71 of 851	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1234 of 1437	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.6	427 of 1450	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	121 of 1437	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	55.3	561 of 1366	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.1	966 of 1329	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	684 of 1361	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	529 of 1332	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1183 of 1450	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	840 of 1464	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	587 of 1461	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	811 of 1464	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1119 of 1444	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	774 of 1430	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	770 of 1413	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)50th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science55%-7 vs state

Mathematics44%-16 vs state

Reading36%-16 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, August 6, 2012

First elementary school in NC to win the Urban School of Excellence Award. Based on the 2012 preliminary testing results 80.87 of the students are proficiency. Top notched magnet program "Core Knowledge/Integrated Arts. Last but not least a model A+ and PBIS school. Way to go Harris. Keep doing what you are doing for the best interest of the students. Close Quote

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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
R N Harris Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 Cooper Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3967	313	22	14.5	99.0%	11 (3.5%)	146 (46.6%)	136 (43.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	25.1	1183^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	20.6%		47.8	783^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	48.0%	400	30.8	45.8	57.1				23.1	44.1	40.8				55.1		$14,110	$1,680	$12,430
Burton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 Mathison Avenue	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3908	293	27	10.7	99.0%	25 (8.5%)	136 (46.4%)	112 (38.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	63.9	501^st of 1490 public elementary schools	66.4%		60.2	580^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.5%	79	62.0	66.0	58.3				52.0	70.0	62.5				62.5		$14,102	$1,610	$12,492
Maureen Joy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	107 South Driver Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Maureen Joy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 908-1602	631	54	11.6	99.2%	15 (2.4%)	158 (25.0%)	425 (67.4%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	37.2	959^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.6%		41.8	894^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.6%	65	52.3	57.4	44.6	65.8	65.2	53.0	47.7	45.6	32.4	53.4	46.4	40.9	39.2	56.1
Y E Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 E Main Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3900	358	23	15.6	99.2%	11 (3.1%)	145 (40.5%)	182 (50.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	3.4	1482^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	0.5%		6.2	1470^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.3%	12	30.2	14.9	24.5				15.9	17.0	28.6				22.4		$17,541	$3,182	$14,359
Fayetteville Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3944	261	21	12.6	97.3%	2 (0.8%)	119 (45.6%)	120 (46.0%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19.8	1284^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.8%		26.9	1161^st of 1505 public elementary schools	22.9%	123	40.0	51.1	56.1				26.7	34.0	29.3				40.0		$12,761	$2,103	$10,658
C C Spaulding Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1531 S Roxboro Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3974	247	24	10.2	98.8%	22 (8.9%)	88 (35.6%)	117 (47.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)	26	1156^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.4%		14.1	1376^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.6%	220	27.0	40.6	75.8				19.4	18.8	40.6				59.4		$16,448	$4,879	$11,568
Eastway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 North Alston Avenue	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3910	331	31	10.5	99.1%	12 (3.6%)	128 (38.7%)	173 (52.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	17.1	1327^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.9%		14	1378^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.4%	51	50.8	53.1	49.1				19.0	26.6	23.6				29.1		$13,790	$3,532	$10,259
W G Pearson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3501 Fayettville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3988	319	32	9.9	97.2%	14 (4.4%)	184 (57.7%)	93 (29.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	35.8	986^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.8%		44.5	846^th of 1505 public elementary schools	43.8%	140	26.5	58.5	51.3				24.5	53.7	50.0				68.3		$14,391	$3,740	$10,650
KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1107 Holloway Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 973-0285	380	26	14.9	99.2%	9 (2.4%)	180 (47.4%)	183 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	19.2	1289^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.5%					(n/a)	39.6			51.9	32.6	36.5	16.7			36.5	26.1	28.8		36.5
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%)	77.3	287^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.7%		81.2	223^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	85.2%	64	59.0	64.9	86.2				62.5	70.3	75.9				82.8		$16,804	$1,621	$15,183

Frequently Asked Questions about R N Harris Elementary

What is the racial makeup of R N Harris Elementary?

Students at R N Harris Elementary are 47% African American, 43% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

How many students attend R N Harris Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended R N Harris Elementary.

What district is R N Harris Elementary in?

Durham Public Schools

Is R N Harris Elementary a good school?

R N Harris Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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