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Schools in Zip Code 27707

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At a glance

Schools

11,660

Students

Districts

Top rankedJ D Clement Early College High School69^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Lakewood Elementary up 285 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

International Montessori School 6.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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13 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 27707 in Durham, North Carolina, is served by 16 schools — seven elementary, four middle, four high, and one alternative K-12 online academy — enrolling about 9,491 students across Durham Public Schools. Fifteen of those 16 schools report free/reduced lunch eligibility above 97%, making this a high-poverty community where performance nonetheless ranges from well above state averages to the lowest ranks in North Carolina.

The clearest standouts are the magnet, early-college, and technical programs. J D Clement Early College High School ranks in the 90th percentile statewide, with 98.8% Math III proficiency, while Durham School of Technology ranks in the 72nd percentile and posts the area's best graduation rate at 92.9%. Rogers-Herr Middle (83rd percentile) and Lakewood Montessori Middle (82nd percentile) are the top middle schools, and Morehead Montessori (79th percentile) leads the elementary schools. At the other end, Hillside High ranks in the 16th percentile with only 25.6% Math I proficiency, while Creekside Elementary (14th percentile) and Fayetteville Street Elementary (17th percentile) are the lowest elementary performers. Hillside High and Durham School of Technology share the same address, making their dramatically different results all the more striking.

Chronic absenteeism closely tracks performance. Hillside High has a 63.6% chronic absenteeism rate, Fayetteville Street Elementary 52.9%, and C E Jordan High 49.6%, while Lakewood Montessori Middle posts just 6.8%. School size may play a role as well: C E Jordan High serves 2,189 students with a 20.9 student-teacher ratio, compared with Durham School of Technology's 219 students and 13.5 ratio. There are also signs of improvement. C C Spaulding Elementary climbed from the 9th to the 31st percentile, and Lakewood Elementary jumped from the 11th to the 30th percentile. For parents, the big picture is that high-poverty schools can and do achieve strong outcomes, particularly Montessori, early-college, and career-focused magnet programs, but chronic absenteeism is a serious barrier in this ZIP's traditional schools.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
Hillside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3925	1,433	82	17.3	99.8%	27 (1.9%)	859 (59.9%)	460 (32.1%)	19 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.3%)	19.6	556^th of 662 public high schools	16.0%		15.3	558^th of 641 public high schools	12.9%	2	43.6	46.3	25.6	43.9															$11,407	$967	$10,441
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%)	40.8	472^nd of 778 public middle schools	39.3%		48.3	401^st of 773 public middle schools	48.1%	71								43.7	50.3	62.9				43.0	49.7	44.7		69.2	$11,998	$1,606	$10,392
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%)	32.6	1045^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.0%		16.7	1330^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.7%	285					48.3	47.8	68.1				50.0	50.7	42.0				50.7		$14,031	$1,898	$12,133
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%)	22.5	1236^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.2%		19.8	1284^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.8%	48					45.5	41.5	50.0				36.4	31.7	47.6				61.9		$12,761	$2,103	$10,658
C E Jordan High	Public	9-12	6806 Garrett Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3912	2,189	105	20.9	99.9%	628 (28.7%)	653 (29.8%)	660 (30.2%)	90 (4.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	154 (7.0%)	44.4	373^rd of 662 public high schools	43.7%		45.9	331^st of 641 public high schools	48.4%	42	54.4	62.4	36.0	71.2															$9,868	$693	$9,175
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%)	43	453^rd of 778 public middle schools	41.8%		42.4	456^th of 773 public middle schools	41.0%	3								50.2	52.3	54.5				48.8	55.6	54.2		54.5	$10,235	$1,013	$9,222
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%)	75.6	309^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.3	287^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.7%	22					81.8	55.0	67.6				81.8	65.0	73.5				80.0		$16,804	$1,621	$15,183
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%)	79.5	135^th of 778 public middle schools	82.6%		83.8	104^th of 773 public middle schools	86.5%	31								65.9	68.7	67.6				66.4	72.5	72.1		83.6	$11,594	$781	$10,812
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%)	33.9	1029^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.0%		26	1156^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.4%	127					59.5	48.5	80.8				40.5	24.2	38.5				69.2		$16,448	$4,879	$11,568
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%)	32.6	1047^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.8%		35.8	986^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.8%	61					68.4	34.9	48.6				63.2	41.9	48.6				45.7		$14,391	$3,740	$10,650
Hope Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	26.1	1168^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.7%		28.3	1112^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.4%	56					47.4	53.7	44.2				51.1	49.5	42.4				42.4		$12,023	$1,391	$10,632
J D Clement Early College High School	Public	9-12	1801 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2696	380	14	26.2	99.2%	16 (4.2%)	214 (56.3%)	119 (31.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	90.5	69^th of 662 public high schools	89.6%		94.8	26^th of 641 public high schools	95.9%	43	92.2	91.8	79.5	98.8															$8,162	$393	$7,769
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 Ephesus Church Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3919	554	35	15.9	99.5%	154 (27.8%)	124 (22.4%)	195 (35.2%)	31 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	19.7	1284^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.6	1304^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.5%	20					47.2	41.2	41.2				44.9	34.1	46.3				54.2		$9,865	$805	$9,060
Durham School of Technology	Public	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9183	219	16	13.5	98.6%	13 (5.9%)	146 (66.7%)	49 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	69.9	188^th of 662 public high schools	71.6%		78.9	139^th of 641 public high schools	78.3%	49	77.8	81.3	54.8	75.4															$8,663	$236	$8,427
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%)	78.8	139^th of 778 public middle schools	82.1%		95.7	31^st of 773 public middle schools	96.0%	108								57.3	75.4	87.7				51.8	76.9	79.2		87.7	$14,182	$1,909	$12,273
Ignite Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5321 Ephesus Church Rd.	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 972-4400	363	28	12.9	58.1%	60 (16.5%)	174 (47.9%)	81 (22.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.6%)								(n/a)	19.1	35.3	9.7	35.0	25.0	15.4	42.9	46.2	20.7	28.6	16.7	30.8	66.7	53.8	44.8	53.6	60.0	53.6
Carolina Collegiate High School	Public, Charter		100 Capitola Dr	Durham	27707	Durham County	Carolina Collegiate High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 807-3300																			(n/a)
Cresset Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	3707 Garrett Rd	Durham	27707	Durham County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 354-8002	231	15	11.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Faith Assembly Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-12	3120 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 687-2763	31	6	5.5		1 (3.2%)	27 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.7%)								(n/a)
Five Oaks Seventh-Day Adventist Christian School	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	K-8	4124 Farrington Rd	Durham	27707	Durham County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 493-5555	22	2	11.0		1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (90.9%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mount Zion Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-12	3519 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 683-2599	182	12	14.7		3 (1.6%)	145 (79.7%)	18 (9.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)								(n/a)
Quality Education Institute Of Durham	Private, Church of Christ	PK, KG-4	800 Elmira Ave	Durham	27707	Durham County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(191) 968-0654	36	4	5.0		0 (0.0%)	21 (58.3%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
International Montessori School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-6	3001 Academy Rd Ste 300	Durham	27707	Durham County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 401-4343	166	15	6.3		43 (25.9%)	7 (4.2%)	24 (14.5%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.0%)								(n/a)
Durham Academy Middle School Div	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-12	3116 Academy Rd	Durham	27707	Durham County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 451-3894	1,247	264	4.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Our Playhouse Preschool & Kindergart	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	2400 University Dr	Durham	27707	Durham County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 967-2700																			(n/a)
St Sya Academy II	Private, Nonsectarian	K-11	3102 Cedarwood Dr	Durham	27707	Durham County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 768-7421																			(n/a)
Montessori Community School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	4512 Pope Rd	Durham	27707	Durham County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 493-8541	230	18	8.7		122 (53.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.9%)								(n/a)
Insight Colearning Center	Private, Nonsectarian	9-12	2020 Chapel Hill Road, Ste 33	Durham	27707	Durham County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(984) 888-0578	24	6	4.2		16 (66.7%)	4 (16.7%)	2 (8.3%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 27707

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Durham	0.25 mi	74	322^nd
Chapel Hill	4.75 mi	22	59^th
Cary	7.62 mi	34	50^th
Carrboro	8.46 mi	3	103^rd
Morrisville	8.58 mi	6	31^st

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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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