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Lyons Farm Elementary

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Lyons Farm Elementary ranks 273 rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lyons Farm Elementary is a public elementary school in Durham, North Carolina, serving 523 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Durham Public Schools district, which is ranked 163 out of 242 districts in the state.

Lyons Farm Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 75.3% of 5th-grade students at Lyons Farm Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 51.4% for the district and 59.3% for the state.

Compared to nearby schools in the Durham Public Schools district, such as Southwest Elementary and Parkwood Elementary, Lyons Farm Elementary stands out as the top-performing school, with significantly higher proficiency rates. The school's strong performance may be attributed to its lower student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.6 to 13.1 over the past three years, which is lower than the nearby schools in the district.

608

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

906 Scott King Rd
Durham, NC 27713

(919) 560-3749

District: Durham Public Schools

Students who attend Lyons Farm Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.0%

African American:

25.5%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2023 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg57%

273^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	78.4	273 of 1490	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	257 of 1505	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	256 of 1502	83.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	301 of 918	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	232 of 924	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	271 of 933	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	341 of 1451	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	337 of 1455	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	419 of 1459	71.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	371 of 710	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	493 of 669	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.4	272 of 582	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	315 of 961	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	851 of 1437	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	656 of 1450	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	887 of 1437	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	230 of 1450	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	230 of 1464	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	154 of 1461	89.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	23 of 821	97.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	79 of 1172	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	115 of 1166	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	56 of 1183	95.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)48th percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+11 vs state

Science71%+9 vs state

Reading67%+14 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
Lyons Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	906 Scott King Rd	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 560-3749	608	38	16.0	99.5%	292 (48.0%)	155 (25.5%)	66 (10.9%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.9%)	78.4	273^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.7%		79.1	257^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.9%	16	69.1	71.8	75.3				62.8	67.9	70.1				71.4
Parkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5207 Revere Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3962	491	35	13.8	99.4%	57 (11.6%)	271 (55.2%)	98 (20.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.4%)	12.5	1383^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.2%		14.9	1363^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	9.4%	20	25.0	28.8	39.8				22.4	35.0	39.8				42.4		$11,377	$1,372	$10,005
Alston Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11555 Green Level Church Rd.	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 544-2474	917	66	13.9	17.8%	171 (18.6%)	120 (13.1%)	81 (8.8%)	501 (54.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.3%)	84	190^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.2%		91.8	88^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.2%	102	82.7	75.3	72.7				60.3	75.9	73.2				72.7		$8,773	$530	$8,243
Hortons Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7615 O'Kelly Chapel Rd	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8660	739	47	15.6	11.5%	210 (28.4%)	78 (10.6%)	54 (7.3%)	372 (50.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	96.7	25^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.3	14^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.1%	11	84.8	89.5	92.3				78.1	91.0	94.6				93.0		$7,977	$280	$7,697
Kestrel Heights School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 South Alston Ave.	Durham	27713	Durham County	Kestrel Heights School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 484-1300	421	29	14.4	56.3%	29 (6.9%)	244 (58.0%)	86 (20.4%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	36.3	976^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.5%		45.2	831^st of 1505 public elementary schools	44.8%	145	66.7	52.1	43.5	42.6	32.7	35.7	36.7	54.2	56.5	43.5	55.8	44.6	45.7	57.1
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
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	332 Parkside Valley Dr	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-7888	730	51	14.3	21.9%	161 (22.1%)	91 (12.5%)	71 (9.7%)	364 (49.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.3%)	92	81^st of 1490 public elementary schools	94.6%		92.7	75^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.0%	6	82.6	86.2	78.5				78.3	79.7	79.2				82.3
Pearsontown Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4915 Barbee Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3964	765	56	13.5	99.6%	276 (36.1%)	272 (35.6%)	112 (14.6%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.1%)	80.8	237^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.1%		88.1	139^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.8%	98	71.5	72.9	67.8				56.9	77.1	74.4				80.2		$11,050	$680	$10,370
The Institute Development Young Leaders	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 S. Miami Blvd.	Durham	27703	Durham County	The Institute for the Development of You	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 308-9731	419	26	16.2		5 (1.2%)	214 (51.1%)	181 (43.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	39.3	930^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.6%		30.9	1082^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	28.1%	152	33.3	40.5	65.6	70.5	44.0	55.6	15.6	35.7	45.9	65.9	32.0	41.7	55.7	61.1
Mills Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Mills Park Dr	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-1466	594	42	14.2	17.7%	194 (32.7%)	28 (4.7%)	84 (14.1%)	278 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	96.8	23^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	98.5%		95.8	41^st of 1505 public elementary schools	97.3%	18	93.8	85.3	93.8				81.3	82.6	91.2				92.9		$8,738	$372	$8,366

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyons Farm Elementary

What district is Lyons Farm Elementary in?

Durham Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Lyons Farm Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lyons Farm Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Lyons Farm Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Lyons Farm Elementary.

Is Lyons Farm Elementary a good school?

Lyons Farm Elementary ranks 273^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lyons Farm Elementary?

Students at Lyons Farm Elementary are 48% White, 25% African American, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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