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Hope Valley Elementary

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Hope Valley Elementary ranks 1112 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hope Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Durham, North Carolina, serving 626 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Durham Public Schools district, which is ranked 163 out of 242 districts in the state.

Hope Valley Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school's student performance on state standardized tests is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics was 64.5% at Hope Valley Elementary, compared to 55.2% for the district and 64.1% for the state.

Interestingly, the nearby Burton Elementary, Pearsontown Elementary, and Morehead Montessori schools, which are magnet schools in the Durham Public Schools district, generally outperform Hope Valley Elementary on state assessments and have higher SchoolDigger rankings. These magnet schools rank in the top 20-30% of North Carolina elementary schools, suggesting that Hope Valley Elementary may benefit from adopting some of the practices and strategies used by these higher-performing schools.

539

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,023

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3005 Dixon Road
Durham, NC 27707

(919) 560-3980

District: Durham Public Schools

Students who attend Hope Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rogers-Herr Middle
	Sherwood Githens Middle
High:	C E Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.4%

White:

26.9%

African American:

19.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg57%

1,112^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	28.3	1112 of 1490	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1142 of 1505	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1063 of 1502	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	940 of 1514	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1096 of 1489	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	844 of 1473	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	989 of 1434	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.1	1205 of 1429	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.8	990 of 1425	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.5	942 of 1440	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.9	802 of 1390	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	834 of 1403	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.2	1110 of 1388	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	1154 of 1381	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.7	1092 of 1363	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.7	944 of 1354	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.6	986 of 1324	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.0	807 of 1293	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.6	670 of 1276	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	451 of 918	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	457 of 924	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	431 of 933	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	404 of 927	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	536 of 896	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	247 of 949	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	303 of 927	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	37.3	375 of 634	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	504 of 646	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	443 of 878	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	532 of 897	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	494 of 563	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	415 of 533	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	418 of 514	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	416 of 485	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	384 of 385	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	297 of 497	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.6	385 of 421	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1191 of 1451	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1153 of 1455	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1053 of 1459	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	917 of 1458	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	1039 of 1440	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	803 of 1424	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	926 of 1405	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	96 of 710	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	44.1	546 of 669	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.9	347 of 582	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	177 of 500	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	245 of 612	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	895 of 961	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	806 of 951	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	692 of 915	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	700 of 893	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	722 of 843	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	520 of 865	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	629 of 851	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1300 of 1437	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1245 of 1450	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1151 of 1437	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	913 of 1366	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1017 of 1329	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	762 of 1361	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	924 of 1332	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	999 of 1450	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1057 of 1464	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1004 of 1461	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	894 of 1464	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1120 of 1444	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	847 of 1430	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1045 of 1413	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	560 of 821	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	545 of 801	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	198 of 1172	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	222 of 1166	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	159 of 1183	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	52 of 1194	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	59.4	446 of 1172	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	255 of 1183	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	396 of 1178	66.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)86th percentile+61 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile+58 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics52%-9 vs state

Science41%-21 vs state

Reading40%-13 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 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
Hope Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3005 Dixon Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3980	539	49	11.1	99.4%	145 (26.9%)	105 (19.5%)	218 (40.4%)	25 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	28.3	1112^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.4%		27.9	1142^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	24.1%	30	64.5	41.4	48.9				35.8	44.9	39.4				40.9		$12,023	$1,391	$10,632
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
Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Public, Charter	K-8	1955 West Cornwallis Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Community School of Digital and Visual A	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 797-2340	204	13	15.5	98.5%	5 (2.5%)	170 (83.3%)	20 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	10.3	1413^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.2%		21.9	1250^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.9%	163	24.0	17.6	20.8	56.0	33.3	50.0	20.0	35.3	17.4	32.0	23.8	41.7	16.7	50.0
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hope Valley Elementary

What district is Hope Valley Elementary in?

Durham Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hope Valley Elementary?

Students at Hope Valley Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 27% White, 19% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hope Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hope Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rogers-Herr Middle
Middle : Sherwood Githens Middle
High : C E Jordan High

How many students attend Hope Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Hope Valley Elementary.

Is Hope Valley Elementary a good school?

Hope Valley Elementary ranks 1112^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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