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Lakewood Montessori Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 96% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Lakewood Montessori Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 303. This school consistently outperforms the Durham Public Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects, with 83% of 6th graders proficient or better in Math compared to 48.5% for the district and 57.2% for the state.

Lakewood Montessori Middle has been ranked among the top middle schools in North Carolina, reaching as high as 31st out of 773 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, often placing in the top 50 schools in the state for female, male, African American, White, special education, and gifted and talented students. Additionally, Lakewood Montessori Middle has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.1 to 14.9 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby schools in the Durham Public Schools district.

Compared to other middle schools in the Durham Public Schools district, such as Neal Middle, George L. Carrington Middle, and Lowe's Grove Middle, Lakewood Montessori Middle significantly outperforms them in terms of test scores, school rankings, and the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that Lakewood Montessori Middle has a strong and effective educational program that is consistently delivering positive outcomes for its students.

309

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,182

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2119 Chapel Hill Rd
Durham, NC 27707

(919) 560-2894

District: Durham Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.9%

Hispanic:

19.1%

African American:

16.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (85% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg54%

31^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	95.7	31 of 773	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	42 of 793	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	38 of 784	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	54 of 786	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	77 of 741	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	161 of 737	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	245 of 691	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.9	214 of 694	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.1	224 of 692	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.9	198 of 705	71.9%	★★★★☆
2014	44.1	342 of 627	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.9	286 of 673	57.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	38 of 546	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	31 of 560	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	49 of 559	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	48 of 550	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	75.2	75 of 533	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	154 of 519	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	46.2	260 of 494	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	99.2	1 of 449	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	44.5	254 of 504	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	264 of 475	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	280 of 356	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	26 of 733	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	42 of 738	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	32 of 731	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	52 of 733	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	73 of 706	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	136 of 684	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	223 of 656	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	17 of 458	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	21 of 452	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	17 of 450	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	51.0	277 of 448	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	109 of 416	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	61 of 562	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	166 of 564	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	109 of 553	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	138 of 541	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	45.0	277 of 522	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	390 of 493	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	426 of 472	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	89 of 729	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	284 of 743	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	121 of 735	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	189 of 689	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	237 of 633	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	369 of 639	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	526 of 604	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	30 of 733	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	39 of 751	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	47 of 747	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	50 of 748	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	93 of 711	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	194 of 697	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	260 of 665	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	2 of 478	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	14 of 473	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	3 of 649	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	6 of 652	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	6 of 656	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	6 of 658	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	3 of 632	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	14 of 624	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	19 of 596	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)100th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)100th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

African American (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science89%+29 vs state

Mathematics85%+32 vs state

Reading82%+30 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
George L Carrington Middle	Public	6-8	227 Milton Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3916	771	51	15.1	99.6%	93 (12.1%)	291 (37.7%)	326 (42.3%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	29	556^th of 773 public middle schools	28.1%		25.5	611^th of 793 public middle schools	23.0%	55	46.5	28.5	42.3	45.6	36.6	43.4	50.6	$10,263	$957	$9,306
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
Neal Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	201 Baptist Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3955	706	48	14.7	99.6%	22 (3.1%)	281 (39.8%)	363 (51.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.2%)	17.5	665^th of 773 public middle schools	14.0%		18	677^th of 793 public middle schools	14.6%	12	32.4	33.6	33.5	26.1	34.3	38.3	45.0	$12,097	$2,570	$9,527
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood Montessori Middle

What district is Lakewood Montessori Middle in?

Durham Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Montessori Middle?

Students at Lakewood Montessori Middle are 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Lakewood Montessori Middle a good school?

Yes! Lakewood Montessori Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 31^st of 773 North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Lakewood Montessori Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Lakewood Montessori Middle.

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