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Eastway Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Eastway Elementary is a traditional public school in Durham, NC, serving 331 students in grades PK-5 through Durham Public Schools. The school serves an almost entirely low-income student body — 99% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch — and it has historically ranked near the bottom of North Carolina elementary schools. Eastway still holds a 1-star rating, sitting at the 18th percentile statewide (1,226 out of 1,492 schools). That said, recent trends show real momentum: the school spent years at the 1st percentile but climbed to the 18th–20th percentile range in recent years, a meaningful improvement.

Eastway's most distinctive pattern is the wide gap between math and reading. Third-grade math proficiency reached 73.2% — above both district and state averages — and 4th-grade math is essentially at the state average. Reading tells a different story: proficiency runs 24 to 31 points below state averages in every tested grade, and science scores trail badly as well. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 54.3% to 38.1% since 2020–2021 but remains about 1.6 times the state rate. There are positive subgroup findings too: African American students at Eastway now perform at the 51st percentile among African American students statewide, and English Language Learners are near the midpoint for their subgroup.

The comparison to nearby schools is revealing. Eastway shares nearly the same poverty profile as Morehead Montessori, George Watts Elementary, and Burton Elementary — all near 99% free/reduced lunch — yet those schools rank at the 69th to 79th percentile statewide while Eastway sits at the 18th. The 5th-grade reading gap is stark: 24.1% proficiency at Eastway versus 75.6% at Burton and 73.5% at Morehead. Poverty alone does not explain this pattern within this cluster of schools. Eastway's per-pupil spending ($13,790) is also the lowest among nearby district schools. The school's rising math scores suggest real capacity for growth; closing the literacy gap and reducing absenteeism are likely the keys to raising its overall standing.

331

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

610 North Alston Avenue
Durham, NC 27701

(919) 560-3910

District: Durham Public Schools

Students who attend Eastway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lucas Middle
High:	Northern High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

African American:

38.7%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg61%

1,226^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 18% (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	22.9	1226 of 1492	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	1327 of 1490	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1378 of 1505	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1195 of 1502	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1351 of 1514	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	1478 of 1489	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	1428 of 1473	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	1415 of 1434	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.2	1415 of 1429	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.3	1412 of 1425	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	1413 of 1440	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	1386 of 1390	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	1370 of 1403	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	1286 of 1388	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	1313 of 1381	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	1275 of 1363	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	1313 of 1354	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	1296 of 1324	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	1042 of 1293	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.9	1186 of 1276	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	439 of 903	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	508 of 918	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	666 of 924	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	566 of 933	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	700 of 927	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	860 of 949	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	904 of 927	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	267 of 519	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	406 of 563	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	305 of 533	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	214 of 514	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	331 of 485	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	234 of 385	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	461 of 497	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	414 of 421	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	1190 of 1447	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	1311 of 1451	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1372 of 1455	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1032 of 1459	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1249 of 1458	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1438 of 1440	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1367 of 1424	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	1379 of 1405	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	626 of 743	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	754 of 981	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	791 of 961	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	777 of 951	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	445 of 915	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	653 of 893	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	824 of 843	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	810 of 865	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	821 of 851	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	1041 of 1434	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	1073 of 1437	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1148 of 1450	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	912 of 1437	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1067 of 1366	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1294 of 1329	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1298 of 1361	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1298 of 1332	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	1155 of 1451	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	1265 of 1450	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1290 of 1464	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1240 of 1461	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1355 of 1464	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	1432 of 1444	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	1399 of 1430	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1394 of 1413	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)51st percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%-3 vs state

Science36%-31 vs state

Reading27%-29 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	—	12 (3.6%)	128 (38.7%)	173 (52.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	22.9	1226^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.8%		17.1	1327^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.9%	101	73.2	60.4	51.7				31.7	26.4	24.1				36.2		$13,790	$3,532	$10,259
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	—	9 (2.4%)	180 (47.4%)	183 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	10.7	1409^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.6%		19.2	1289^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.5%	120	57.9	28.9		36.1	66.1	52.4	21.1	24.4		22.2	33.9	38.1		57.5
Maureen Joy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	107 South Driver Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Maureen Joy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 908-1600	631	54	11.6	—	15 (2.4%)	158 (25.0%)	425 (67.4%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	38.6	931^st of 1492 public elementary schools	37.6%		37.2	959^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.6%	28	67.2	67.7	40.0	69.1	81.9	68.1	45.3	54.8	41.4	42.6	56.9	71.0	50.0	79.7
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	—	11 (3.1%)	145 (40.5%)	182 (50.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	9.1	1430^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.2%		3.4	1482^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	0.5%	52	58.1	39.1	19.1				30.2	34.8	8.5				14.9		$17,541	$3,182	$14,359
Global Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1305 W Club Blvd	Durham	27705	Durham County	Global Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-5903	201	17	11.8	—	0 (0.0%)	77 (38.3%)	121 (60.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	18.7	1302^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	12.7%		16.8	1328^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.9%	26	50.0	64.0	55.0	42.9	46.7	60.0	16.7	28.0	15.0	28.6	33.3	50.0	40.0	90.0
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	—	25 (8.5%)	136 (46.4%)	112 (38.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	67.6	459^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.2%		63.9	501^st of 1490 public elementary schools	66.4%	42	54.3	63.4	75.6				62.9	61.0	75.6				78.0		$14,102	$1,610	$12,492
Central Park School For Children	Public, Charter	K-8	724 Foster Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Central Park School For Children	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-1200	585	47	12.4	35.6%	284 (48.5%)	133 (22.7%)	108 (18.5%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	40.5	898^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.8%		55.6	642^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.9%	256	54.4	53.2	48.4	41.8	49.2	51.9	52.9	66.1	50.8	58.2	61.3	70.4	57.4	75.9
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	—	11 (3.5%)	146 (46.6%)	136 (43.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	37.4	954^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.1%		25.1	1183^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	20.6%	229	54.1	44.7	67.3				41.5	34.0	45.3				78.4		$14,110	$1,680	$12,430
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	—	22 (8.9%)	88 (35.6%)	117 (47.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)	33.9	1029^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.0%		26	1156^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.4%	127	59.5	48.5	80.8				40.5	24.2	38.5				69.2		$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	—	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastway Elementary

What district is Eastway Elementary in?

Durham Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Eastway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eastway Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lucas Middle
High : Northern High

How many students attend Eastway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Eastway Elementary.

Is Eastway Elementary a good school?

Eastway Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Eastway Elementary?

Students at Eastway Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 39% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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