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Lucas Middle

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Lucas Middle ranks 574 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 26% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Lucas Middle is a public middle school located in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 413 students. The school is part of the Durham Public Schools district, which is ranked 163 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lucas Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 26% to 41.2% of students proficient or better in EOG/Mathematics, compared to 46.1% and 49.9% for the district. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well but Hispanic students and English Language Learners struggling. Additionally, Lucas Middle has an extremely high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.27% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby magnet schools like Rogers-Herr Middle and Lakewood Montessori Middle, which consistently rank in the top 15% and top 5% of North Carolina middle schools, respectively, Lucas Middle's performance is significantly lower. The school's ranking and performance have also steadily declined over the past decade, dropping from a 2-star rating to a 1-star rating for most of the past 8 years, suggesting the school may be facing significant challenges in addressing the needs of its student population.

400

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,258

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

923 Snow Hill Road
Durham, NC 27704

(919) 560-3843

District: Durham Public Schools

Students who attend Lucas Middle usually attend:

High:

Northern High

Feeder schools for Lucas Middle:

Elementary:	Eastway Elementary
	Little River Elementary
	Mangum Elementary
	Sandy Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.5%

Hispanic:

37.5%

White:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg54%

574^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	26.9	574 of 773	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	637 of 793	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	630 of 784	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	602 of 786	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	644 of 741	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	573 of 737	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	582 of 691	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	589 of 694	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	550 of 692	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.0	461 of 705	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.5	497 of 627	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	269 of 546	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	387 of 560	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	379 of 559	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	383 of 550	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	360 of 533	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	281 of 519	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	408 of 494	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	45.4	189 of 449	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	244 of 504	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	279 of 475	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	302 of 371	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	301 of 356	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	195 of 318	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	214 of 312	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	209 of 211	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	551 of 733	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	571 of 738	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	552 of 731	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	601 of 733	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	596 of 706	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	549 of 684	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	578 of 656	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	269 of 458	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	365 of 461	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	385 of 452	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.2	208 of 450	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	318 of 416	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	99 of 127	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	398 of 562	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	436 of 564	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	489 of 553	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	442 of 541	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	510 of 522	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	447 of 493	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	429 of 472	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	483 of 729	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	558 of 743	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	574 of 735	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	518 of 689	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	537 of 633	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	527 of 639	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	567 of 604	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	559 of 733	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	633 of 751	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	636 of 747	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	541 of 748	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	621 of 711	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	562 of 697	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	580 of 665	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	199 of 478	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	251 of 473	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	364 of 649	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	381 of 652	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	280 of 656	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	209 of 658	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	352 of 632	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	240 of 624	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.7	107 of 596	82.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)41st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science45%-15 vs state

Reading44%-9 vs state

Mathematics36%-17 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
Lucas Middle	Public	6-8	923 Snow Hill Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3843	400	24	16.9	99.3%	47 (11.8%)	182 (45.5%)	150 (37.5%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	26.9	574^th of 773 public middle schools	25.7%		22.6	637^th of 793 public middle schools	19.7%	63	40.7	41.2	26.0	43.6	40.0	48.5	45.4	$11,258	$1,302	$9,956
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
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
Butner-Stem Middle	Public	6-8	501 East D St	Butner	27509	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 575-9429	391	23	17.0	99.2%	114 (29.2%)	83 (21.2%)	168 (43.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	32.5	525^th of 773 public middle schools	32.1%		30.6	560^th of 793 public middle schools	29.4%	35	42.0	38.5	36.2	39.5	35.9	60.3	51.1	$9,853	$996	$8,857
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
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
G. C. Hawley Middle	Public	6-8	305 East Wilton Avenue	Creedmoor	27522	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 528-2313	442	24	18.6	98.2%	194 (43.9%)	116 (26.2%)	106 (24.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	35.7	506^th of 773 public middle schools	34.5%		37.9	505^th of 793 public middle schools	36.3%	1	53.3	46.3	34.5	50.7	36.8	46.9	49.7	$8,177	$434	$7,743
Orange Middle	Public	6-8	308 Orange High Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6121	514	38	13.4	43.4%	300 (58.4%)	69 (13.4%)	104 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	68.2	219^th of 773 public middle schools	71.7%		65	249^th of 793 public middle schools	68.6%	30	60.8	75.6	49.4	62.9	62.8	57.1	64.1	$10,665	$408	$10,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucas Middle

What is the racial makeup of Lucas Middle?

Students at Lucas Middle are 46% African American, 38% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Lucas Middle a good school?

Lucas Middle ranks 574^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Lucas Middle attend?

Students who attend Lucas Middle usually go on to attend Northern High

What district is Lucas Middle in?

Durham Public Schools

How many students attend Lucas Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Lucas Middle.

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