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Durant Road Elementary

Q: Is Durant Road Elementary a good school?

Durant Road Elementary ranks 828 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

828^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Durant Road Elementary is a public elementary school in northeast Raleigh, North Carolina, that serves 577 students in Pre-K through Grade 5 as part of Wake County Schools; the school’s most recent state ranking places it in the 45th percentile with a 2-star rating, well below the district’s strong overall performance. About 59% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and more than one in five students was chronically absent in the latest school year.

Durant Road’s most striking comparison is with Abbotts Creek Elementary, a school located just 0.22 miles away. In the latest available results, only 44.3% of Durant Road fourth graders were proficient in reading, compared with 77.6% at Abbotts Creek, and the gap was similar in fifth grade math (58.7% versus 81.7%). Chronic absenteeism also tells part of the story: 23.4% of Durant Road students were chronically absent versus 10.3% at Abbotts Creek, while North Ridge Elementary (12.3%) and Endeavor Charter School also report far lower rates. Poverty alone does not explain the pattern: River Bend Elementary serves a student body with a much higher poverty rate (99.6% free/reduced lunch) yet surpassed Durant Road in fourth grade reading in the same year.

Durant Road’s clearest weakness is upper-elementary reading: third graders have recently scored at or above state averages in reading and math, but fourth and fifth grade scores fall well below state averages in most subjects. Test results also swing sharply from year to year, and outcomes are considerably stronger for some groups of students than for others, with low-income students, English learners, and students with disabilities scoring below their peers. The school does not appear to face an obvious resource shortage—its student-teacher ratio of 12.1 is among the lowest in the area—so improving attendance and supporting students through the upper grades will likely be central to helping Durant Road regain its earlier academic standing.

577

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

58.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9901 Durant Rd
Raleigh, NC 27614-9369

(919) 870-4220

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Durant Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Durant Road Middle
High:	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.6%

Hispanic:

30.0%

African American:

27.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2024 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 45th (2026) from a 33rd-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

828^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 40 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 246Wake County 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	44.9	828 of 1492	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	768 of 1490	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1004 of 1505	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	976 of 1502	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	860 of 1514	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	619 of 1489	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	935 of 1473	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	780 of 1434	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.6	600 of 1429	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	80.2	226 of 1425	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	309 of 1440	78.5%	★★★★☆
2014	81.5	219 of 1390	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.6	332 of 1403	76.3%	★★★★☆
2012	63.8	533 of 1388	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.8	690 of 1381	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.4	482 of 1363	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.5	642 of 1354	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.4	627 of 1324	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.9	508 of 1293	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.4	403 of 1276	68.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	719 of 903	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	696 of 918	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	623 of 924	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	722 of 933	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	485 of 927	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	269 of 896	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	22.9	823 of 949	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	669 of 927	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	40.6	72 of 99	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	547 of 634	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	630 of 646	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	497 of 878	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	417 of 897	53.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	376 of 519	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.0	326 of 563	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	481 of 533	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	420 of 514	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	345 of 485	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	159 of 385	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	298 of 497	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	274 of 421	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	1006 of 1447	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	808 of 1451	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	910 of 1455	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	878 of 1459	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	935 of 1458	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	597 of 1440	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	897 of 1424	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	812 of 1405	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	572 of 743	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	644 of 710	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	555 of 669	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	460 of 582	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	69.4	96 of 500	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	25.1	444 of 494	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.7	420 of 612	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	675 of 981	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	591 of 961	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	859 of 951	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	753 of 915	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	763 of 893	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	602 of 843	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	707 of 865	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	630 of 851	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	1071 of 1434	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	1119 of 1437	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1242 of 1450	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1250 of 1437	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1042 of 1366	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.9	499 of 1329	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.9	1191 of 1361	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1047 of 1332	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	630 of 1451	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	674 of 1450	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	1039 of 1464	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1000 of 1461	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	757 of 1464	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	610 of 1444	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	942 of 1430	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	754 of 1413	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	560 of 815	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	437 of 821	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	651 of 801	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	246 of 1146	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	231 of 1172	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	510 of 1166	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	357 of 1183	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	273 of 1194	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	290 of 1172	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	425 of 1183	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	263 of 1178	77.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)79th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2018)27th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile-21 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics62%~ state avg

Science60%-8 vs state

Reading51%-6 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Durant Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9901 Durant Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 870-4220	577	47	12.1	58.6%	194 (33.6%)	160 (27.7%)	173 (30.0%)	24 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.8%)	44.9	828^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.5%		48.4	768^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.5%	60	69.4	58.5	58.7				58.2	44.3	50.0				59.8		$10,142	$822	$9,320
Abbotts Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9900 Durant Road	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0555	805	56	14.4	37.5%	415 (51.6%)	204 (25.3%)	121 (15.0%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.8%)	83.5	197^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.8%		86.5	153^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	89.7%	44	79.1	80.8	81.7				66.4	77.6	71.8				75.4		$9,019	$705	$8,314
Wildwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Wildwood Forest Drive	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 713-0600	551	45	12.3	99.5%	53 (9.6%)	287 (52.1%)	163 (29.6%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	23.3	1218^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.4%		21.2	1256^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.7%	38	53.5	45.2	36.3				45.3	47.9	46.3				48.8		$10,167	$1,043	$9,125
Fox Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	7101 Fox Rd	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 850-8845	430	32	13.4	99.3%	65 (15.1%)	198 (46.0%)	134 (31.2%)	18 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	15.5	1356^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.1%		21.5	1252^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	16.0%	104	38.2	49.3	29.2				36.8	50.7	30.8				41.5		$12,594	$1,648	$10,946
Endeavor Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4879 One World Way	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Endeavor Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 848-0333	799	52	15.4		584 (73.1%)	67 (8.4%)	55 (6.9%)	35 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.3%)	97.2	12^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.5	33^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.8%	21	98.8	93.1	95.5	91.0	93.9	86.7	91.3	89.7	85.2	82.0	93.9	91.0	92.0	94.4
North Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7120 Harps Mill Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4100	730	51	14.2	35.5%	453 (62.1%)	130 (17.8%)	102 (14.0%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	82.9	205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.3%		79.3	256^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.8%	51	82.2	75.2	71.8				79.4	72.8	74.4				75.2		$9,055	$573	$8,482
Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10510 Star Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Casa Esperanza Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 855-9811	752	40	18.8		165 (21.9%)	123 (16.4%)	402 (53.5%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	56.7	632^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	57.6%		38.5	946^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.5%	314	57.3	65.4	57.3	62.3	62.1	59.3	54.7	63.0	69.3	58.0	70.7	92.6	64.0	85.2
Wakefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 562-3555	520	40	13.0	62.5%	139 (26.7%)	162 (31.2%)	180 (34.6%)	22 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	37.9	945^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.7%		44.4	843^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	43.4%	102	58.8	56.1	52.1				48.8	52.4	52.1				57.4		$10,379	$816	$9,563
River Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6710 Perry Creek Road	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 431-8010	709	50	14.0	99.6%	102 (14.4%)	301 (42.5%)	195 (27.5%)	64 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.2%)	49.9	734^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.8%		34	1018^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.7%	284	60.0	61.6	64.2				49.0	62.3	49.5				64.2		$9,613	$1,278	$8,335
Brassfield Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Brassfield Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4080	613	45	13.6	41.9%	301 (49.1%)	58 (9.5%)	198 (32.3%)	18 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	31.6	1065^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.6%		48.8	763^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	48.8%	302	44.8	61.8	49.5				34.3	57.3	48.5				53.5		$9,591	$407	$9,184

Frequently Asked Questions about Durant Road Elementary

Is Durant Road Elementary a good school?

Durant Road Elementary ranks 828^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Durant Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Durant Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Durant Road Middle
High : Wake Early College of Health and Science
High : Wake STEM Early College High School
High : Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
High : Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

What is the racial makeup of Durant Road Elementary?

Students at Durant Road Elementary are 34% White, 30% Hispanic, 28% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Durant Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Durant Road Elementary.

What district is Durant Road Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

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