Summary:
The Duke area has two schools: Duke Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8, and Duke High School, serving grades 9–12. The results show different strengths by subject, but the most important shared concern is mathematics: in 2025–2026, both schools were below the state rate, with Elementary at 16% versus 25% statewide and High at 13%.
High stands out in U.S. History: its 2025–2026 result was 50%, 9 percentage points above the state’s 41%; its 11th-grade result was also 50%, compared with 41% statewide. High also had a strong 2024–2025 graduation rate of 94%, compared with 78% statewide, a 16-point advantage. The schools’ other latest results split by subject: High led in ELA I, with 29% versus Elementary’s 22%, while Elementary led in mathematics, with 16% versus High’s 13%. Both were below the state in math, by 9 points and 12 points, respectively.
Results have shifted in different ways over time. ELA I fell from 32% to 22% at Elementary and from 32% to 29% at High between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026; the two-school average moved from 32% to 25.5%, just below the state’s 26%. High’s science result rose from 12% to 18%, while its history result eased from 52% to 50% and remained above the state. SchoolDigger’s High ranking improved from the 22nd statewide percentile in 2023–2024 to the 58th in 2025–2026, and its rating rose from 1 to 3 stars. As context, in 2024–2025, Elementary’s student–teacher ratio was 10.2 and 60% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; High’s ratio was 11.9 and 44% were free/reduced lunch eligible.
Thank you for your feedback!