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C C Spaulding Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

C C Spaulding Elementary is a public elementary school located in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 223 students. The school is part of the Durham Public Schools district, which is ranked 163 out of 242 districts in the state.

C C Spaulding Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in North Carolina over the past several years, with a statewide ranking between 1406 and 1508 out of around 1500 elementary schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state. Its proficiency rates in 3rd grade math (27%), 4th grade reading (18.8%), and 5th grade science (59.4%) were all well below the state averages in the 2024-2025 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Lakewood Elementary, Morehead Montessori, and Fayetteville Street Elementary, generally perform better than C C Spaulding Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. Morehead Montessori, a public magnet school, stands out with significantly higher proficiency rates, ranking in the top 15% of North Carolina elementary schools.

247

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,448

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1531 S Roxboro Road
Durham, NC 27707-2359

(919) 560-3974

District: Durham Public Schools

Students who attend C C Spaulding Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brogden Middle
	Rogers-Herr Middle
High:	C E Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

African American:

35.6%

White:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Reading scores 26 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg57%

1,156^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	26.0	1156 of 1490	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1376 of 1505	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1455 of 1502	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1508 of 1514	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	1482 of 1489	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1446 of 1473	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1406 of 1434	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.4	1423 of 1429	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.9	1424 of 1425	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	1345 of 1440	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.8	1342 of 1390	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.3	1182 of 1403	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	1306 of 1388	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.8	1340 of 1381	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	1243 of 1363	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.2	1327 of 1354	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.5	1305 of 1324	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.9	1227 of 1293	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	42.7	828 of 1276	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	522 of 918	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	659 of 924	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	835 of 933	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	883 of 927	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	813 of 949	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	774 of 927	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	360 of 563	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1202 of 1451	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1368 of 1455	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1358 of 1459	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1455 of 1458	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1429 of 1440	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1417 of 1424	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1377 of 1405	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	800 of 961	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	828 of 843	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	981 of 1437	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1347 of 1450	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1394 of 1437	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1355 of 1366	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1314 of 1329	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1319 of 1361	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1264 of 1332	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1050 of 1450	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1189 of 1464	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1434 of 1461	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	1448 of 1464	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	1444 of 1444	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1393 of 1430	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	1385 of 1413	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science59%-3 vs state

Mathematics47%-14 vs state

Reading26%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

C.C. Spaulding does not respect a person's way of life. If they were Muslim or their individual religion was a Mormon, they do not respect you. I have the hardest time trying to get my daughter a hot lunch. I have not found any where in their provisions about a childs religion being ignored when it comes to her diet. It should be what the parents ask of them as long as we are following the nutritional guidelines as well, and I do. We just eat organic and all natural foods and snacks that have extra vitamins, calcium and other nutrients as well. We do not eat PORK, BEEF, and ARTIFICIALLY COLORED FOODS, with dyes in them. She also eats chicken, turkey and fish/Salmon. The school insist on putting this Pork on my daughters plate and they call that giving her a choice. Mind you she is 4 and a half, and she is Autistic. Yes, I wrote down what she can and can't eat as well as what she is allergic to. Do they respect it? Close Quote

Schools Near C C Spaulding 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	16.7	1330^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.7	1351^st of 1505 public elementary schools	10.2%	21	38.2	40.3	35.8				36.8	41.7	36.4				37.3		$14,031	$1,898	$12,133
Global Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	311 Dowd St	Durham	27701	Durham County	Global Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-5903	201	17	11.8	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	77 (38.3%)	121 (60.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	16.8	1328^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.9%		10.4	1420^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.6%	92	28.6	45.8	47.4	45.5	64.3	33.3	21.4	29.2	42.1	40.9	57.1	50.0	21.1	50.0

Frequently Asked Questions about C C Spaulding Elementary

How many students attend C C Spaulding Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended C C Spaulding Elementary.

Is C C Spaulding Elementary a good school?

C C Spaulding Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of C C Spaulding Elementary attend?

Students who attend C C Spaulding Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brogden Middle
Middle : Rogers-Herr Middle
High : C E Jordan High

What district is C C Spaulding Elementary in?

Durham Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of C C Spaulding Elementary?

Students at C C Spaulding Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 36% African American, 9% White, 8% Two or more races.

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