Best Public Schools in Durham County, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Maureen Joy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	107 South Driver Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Maureen Joy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 908-1602	616	61	10.0	68.3%	12 (1.9%)	179 (29.1%)	387 (62.8%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	41.8	894^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.6%		39.2	948^th of 1502 public elementary schools	36.9%	54					43.3	57.6	75.7	60.0	51.5	56.7	32.4	40.9	43.5	43.1	31.8	50.7	55.7	68.2
Durham Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	807 West Chapel Hill Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 956-5599	643	50	12.8	99.1%	8 (1.2%)	172 (26.7%)	453 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)								(n/a)	59.3	43.4	48.1	50.9	92.4	82.1	80.6	63.3	50.0	41.0	43.9	58.9	59.7	40.5	43.8	47.5	84.7	83.3
Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Public, Charter	K-8	1955 West Cornwallis Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Community School of Digital and Visual A	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 797-2340	217	17	12.5	97.7%	5 (2.3%)	183 (84.3%)	22 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	21.9	1250^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.9%		32.8	1041^st of 1502 public elementary schools	30.7%	209					25.0	16.0	38.1	40.0	41.7	40.0	26.7	32.0	28.6	50.0	41.7	40.0	71.4	84.0
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	424	29	14.3	50.9%	43 (10.1%)	243 (57.3%)	76 (17.9%)	25 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.7%)	45.2	831^st of 1505 public elementary schools	44.8%		25.5	1163^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	22.6%	332					78.0	50.0	23.9	28.1	46.8	41.1	70.7	56.8	58.7	40.4	45.2	55.4	54.3	83.9
Research Triangle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2418 Ellis Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Research Triangle Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 957-7108	693	33	20.8	77.3%	16 (2.3%)	445 (64.2%)	152 (21.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.2%)	24.6	1199^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.3%		23.5	1201^st of 1502 public elementary schools	20.0%	2					55.1	28.7	24.3	28.6	38.9	46.1	47.4	49.4	43.2	32.5	54.2	53.9	35.1	71.1
Central Park School For Children	Public, Charter	K-8	724 Foster Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Central Park School For Children	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-1200	594	43	13.8	35.9%	268 (45.1%)	169 (28.5%)	99 (16.7%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.6%)	63.1	522^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	65.3%		59.3	592^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	60.6%	70					62.9	42.4	64.6	44.9	57.4	65.9	67.7	54.5	70.9	68.1	60.3	59.5	67.1	85.7
Voyager Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Hock Parc Drive	Durham	27704	Durham County	Voyager Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 433-3301	1,361	102	13.3	23.1%	735 (54.0%)	354 (26.0%)	133 (9.8%)	47 (3.5%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (6.1%)								(n/a)	60.9	67.0	74.1	76.6	74.3	69.3	65.0	67.3	83.2	73.7	54.5	75.2	63.1	63.5	81.2	77.8	68.9	98.0
Global Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	311 Dowd St	Durham	27701	Durham County	Global Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-5903	211	16	12.9	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	95 (45.0%)	113 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	10.4	1420^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.6%		12.7	1373^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	8.6%	47					24.0	35.0	31.8	20.0	39.1	40.9	16.0	30.0	31.8	35.7	34.8	54.5	45.5	86.4
Brogden Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Leon Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3906	742	51	14.5	99.6%	84 (11.3%)	305 (41.1%)	309 (41.6%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	17.2	686^th of 793 public middle schools	13.5%		18	664^th of 784 public middle schools	15.3%	22								32.1	37.1	32.9				25.2	26.1	33.0		45.9	$12,887	$1,406	$11,481
Burton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 Mathison Avenue	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3908	293	29	10.1	99.0%	20 (6.8%)	132 (45.1%)	127 (43.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	60.2	580^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.5%		61.4	556^th of 1502 public elementary schools	63.0%	24					71.1	44.7	71.4				53.3	36.2	77.1				80.0		$14,102	$1,610	$12,492
Club Boulevard Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	400 W Club Boulevard	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3918	387	37	10.4	41.3%	161 (41.6%)	78 (20.2%)	125 (32.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	75.5	320^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.7%		68.5	432^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	71.2%	112					67.2	65.6	68.8				59.7	64.1	68.8				76.6		$12,570	$1,172	$11,398
Hillside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3925	1,526	95	16.0	99.8%	40 (2.6%)	999 (65.5%)	414 (27.1%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (3.7%)	14	560^th of 640 public high schools	12.5%		25.8	471^st of 626 public high schools	24.8%	89	27.5	40.7	14.7	33.4															$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	381	32	12.0	75.6%	9 (2.4%)	235 (61.7%)	126 (33.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	47.7	416^th of 793 public middle schools	47.5%		50.2	378^th of 784 public middle schools	51.8%	38								48.4	39.0	62.2				47.6	48.5	46.2		62.2	$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	385	36	10.8	99.2%	47 (12.2%)	105 (27.3%)	183 (47.5%)	18 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.3%)	15.7	1351^st of 1505 public elementary schools	10.2%		14.5	1343^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	10.6%	8					41.8	32.4	43.1				32.4	38.0	22.4				43.1		$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	230	19	12.2	98.7%	10 (4.3%)	112 (48.7%)	99 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	26.9	1161^st of 1505 public elementary schools	22.9%		27.1	1136^th of 1502 public elementary schools	24.4%	25					63.8	57.9	48.6				27.7	25.6	24.3				42.1		$12,761	$2,103	$10,658
Bethesda Elementary	Public	K-5	2009 S Miami Boulevard	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3904	617	45	13.7	99.5%	37 (6.0%)	295 (47.8%)	227 (36.8%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	21	1269^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.7%		20.9	1245^th of 1502 public elementary schools	17.1%	24					43.9	42.6	32.3				37.4	42.7	29.2				49.0		$10,668	$1,389	$9,280
C E Jordan High	Public	9-12	6806 Garrett Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3912	2,040	114	17.9	42.2%	610 (29.9%)	581 (28.5%)	633 (31.0%)	84 (4.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (6.3%)	37.9	387^th of 640 public high schools	39.5%		38.2	369^th of 626 public high schools	41.1%	18	48.8	57.6	35.5	45.7															$9,868	$693	$9,175
Parkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5207 Revere Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3962	602	46	13.2	69.9%	97 (16.1%)	309 (51.3%)	134 (22.3%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.6%)	14.9	1363^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	9.4%		24.6	1179^th of 1502 public elementary schools	21.5%	184					45.1	37.1	23.0				34.1	37.1	28.0				43.3		$11,377	$1,372	$10,005
Pearsontown Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4915 Barbee Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3964	726	49	14.9	27.0%	306 (42.1%)	238 (32.8%)	69 (9.5%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (11.3%)	88.1	139^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.8%		92.8	82^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	94.5%	57					81.1	70.6	77.2				68.5	73.0	79.5				83.5		$11,050	$680	$10,370
Sherwood Githens Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Chapel Hill Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3966	763	52	14.8	57.1%	199 (26.1%)	232 (30.4%)	259 (33.9%)	25 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.2%)	42.8	463^rd of 793 public middle schools	41.6%		50.8	371^st of 784 public middle schools	52.7%	92								52.6	46.5	40.9				45.0	48.1	44.9		56.8	$10,235	$1,013	$9,222
Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Public, Magnet	9-12	800 Clayton Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3968	1,283	79	16.3	99.8%	34 (2.7%)	543 (42.3%)	643 (50.1%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (3.9%)	8.5	604^th of 640 public high schools	5.6%		12.5	555^th of 626 public high schools	11.3%	49	16.4	31.2	17.8	24.2															$11,432	$509	$10,923
Morehead Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	909 Cobb Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3954	227	19	11.8	35.7%	113 (49.8%)	46 (20.3%)	42 (18.5%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.3%)	81.2	223^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	85.2%		82.2	205^th of 1502 public elementary schools	86.4%	18					63.6	72.0	74.2				63.6	80.0	77.4				77.4		$16,804	$1,621	$15,183
E K Powe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	913 9th Street	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3963	383	32	11.9	47.3%	152 (39.7%)	92 (24.0%)	112 (29.2%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	50.5	736^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.1%		47.4	809^th of 1502 public elementary schools	46.1%	73					61.9	52.1	53.0				54.0	47.9	48.5				67.6		$12,287	$1,073	$11,214
R N Harris Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 Cooper Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3967	291	28	10.5	99.0%	9 (3.1%)	140 (48.1%)	129 (44.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	47.8	783^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	48.0%		76	301^st of 1502 public elementary schools	80.0%	482					77.8	54.5	59.6				42.6	45.5	34.0				61.7		$14,110	$1,680	$12,430
Rogers-Herr Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	911 Cornwallis Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3970	643	42	15.2	46.2%	169 (26.3%)	260 (40.4%)	164 (25.5%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	79.7	134^th of 793 public middle schools	83.1%		82.6	115^th of 784 public middle schools	85.3%	19								70.6	69.5	57.3				68.0	67.3	58.9		78.1	$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	230	24	9.7	98.7%	14 (6.1%)	143 (62.2%)	63 (27.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	14.1	1376^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.6%		6.6	1455^th of 1502 public elementary schools	3.1%	79					33.3	30.3	25.7				23.3	39.4	31.4				54.3		$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	333	28	12.0	99.1%	10 (3.0%)	198 (59.5%)	106 (31.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	44.5	846^th of 1505 public elementary schools	43.8%		28.1	1123^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	25.2%	277					57.1	40.0	51.0				38.8	51.8	49.0				77.6		$14,391	$3,740	$10,650
Y E Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 E Main Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3900	286	27	10.5	99.0%	10 (3.5%)	118 (41.3%)	140 (49.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	6.2	1470^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.3%		7.5	1445^th of 1502 public elementary schools	3.8%	25					30.9	34.8	25.6				7.3	23.9	15.4				43.6		$17,541	$3,182	$14,359
Durham School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	401 North Duke Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3926	1,705	114	14.9	34.0%	603 (35.4%)	423 (24.8%)	520 (30.5%)	61 (3.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (5.6%)	80.5	132^nd of 640 public high schools	79.4%		81.6	118^th of 626 public high schools	81.2%	14	70.5	89.9	59.0	80.6				71.6	75.4	77.6				72.4	70.5	75.5		84.2	$10,260	$523	$9,737
Eastway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 North Alston Avenue	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3910	402	37	10.7	99.3%	14 (3.5%)	169 (42.0%)	203 (50.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	14	1378^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.4%		23.8	1195^th of 1502 public elementary schools	20.4%	183					35.4	42.9	50.0				21.5	23.4	24.3				37.8		$13,790	$3,532	$10,259
DPS Hospital School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	DUMC Room 3605	Durham	27710	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 684-5684	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$64,167	$195	$63,972
Easley Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	302 Lebanon Circle	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3913	450	36	12.5	35.8%	211 (46.9%)	101 (22.4%)	94 (20.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.2%)	87.3	148^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.2%		89.5	116^th of 1502 public elementary schools	92.3%	32					74.4	73.0	75.7				69.2	73.0	74.3				88.6		$12,062	$830	$11,231
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 Cook Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3972	663	51	13.0	53.5%	182 (27.5%)	252 (38.0%)	152 (22.9%)	21 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.3%)	62	544^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.9%		54.1	691^st of 1502 public elementary schools	54.0%	147					68.5	46.0	66.0				52.8	49.0	58.0				82.0		$11,711	$1,168	$10,542
Riverside High	Public	9-12	3218 Rose of Sharon Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3965	1,812	100	18.1	51.0%	473 (26.1%)	523 (28.9%)	694 (38.3%)	35 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	82 (4.5%)	25	484^th of 640 public high schools	24.4%		31.1	427^th of 626 public high schools	31.8%	57	42.8	49.2	19.9	39.7															$10,389	$739	$9,651
Hope Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3005 Dixon Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3980	627	50	12.4	62.7%	144 (23.0%)	165 (26.3%)	255 (40.7%)	20 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	27.9	1142^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	24.1%		31.6	1063^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	29.2%	79					47.0	41.2	42.4				32.0	38.9	47.5				57.6		$12,023	$1,391	$10,632
Lakeview School	Public	6-12	3507 Dearborn Drive	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2520	56	19	2.9	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	42 (75.0%)	10 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.1%)	1.1	640^th of 640 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)		8.0		6.7				9.1						18.2	6.3	8.7		13.0	$45,258	$734	$44,524
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	395	15	26.2	44.8%	14 (3.5%)	219 (55.4%)	133 (33.7%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	94.1	37^th of 640 public high schools	94.2%		89.7	73^rd of 626 public high schools	88.3%	36	85.1	99.1	95.8	94.0															$8,162	$393	$7,769
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	397	18	22.1		5 (1.3%)	230 (57.9%)	143 (36.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	30.9	1082^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	28.1%		28.8	1107^th of 1502 public elementary schools	26.3%	25					42.2	30.4	59.0	53.3	59.5	26.2	22.2	32.1	43.6	50.0	48.6	31.0	71.8	71.4
Reaching All Minds Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2703 Holloway St.	Durham	27703	Durham County	Reaching All Minds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 596-1899	400	33	12.0		1 (0.3%)	83 (20.8%)	313 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	46.9	802^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	46.7%		36.6	977^th of 1502 public elementary schools	35.0%	175					73.2	51.1	57.1	45.2	45.2	28.9	29.3	53.3	51.4	33.3	57.1	22.2	77.1	68.9
Excelsior Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4100 N Roxboro Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Excelsior Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 213-8585	987	41	24.2		468 (47.4%)	197 (20.0%)	217 (22.0%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (8.9%)								(n/a)	70.0	50.0	48.9	58.3	62.5	55.6	50.0	50.0	46.7	47.2	59.4	65.6	53.3	55.7	45.7	55.8	72.8	74.2
KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1107 Holloway Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 973-0285	311	21	14.5	96.8%	1 (0.3%)	132 (42.4%)	168 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)								(n/a)								10.9	10.8					19.6	13.8	16.5		23.8
North Carolina Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2800 Meridian Parkway	Durham	27713	Durham County	North Carolina Cyber Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(984) 262-9237	2,372	136	17.4		1,012 (42.7%)	711 (30.0%)	382 (16.1%)	58 (2.4%)	22 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	183 (7.7%)								(n/a)	49.2	68.8	29.5	48.9	39.8	34.2	40.0	43.0	31.5	28.2	36.4	49.1	46.4	51.7	47.8	54.5	61.0	63.5
NC Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4220 NC Highway 55	Durham	27713	Durham County	NC Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(919) 346-0121	3,047	141	21.5		1,297 (42.6%)	912 (29.9%)	394 (12.9%)	45 (1.5%)	49 (1.6%)	12 (0.4%)	338 (11.1%)								(n/a)	43.5	58.5	31.5	46.3	42.3	41.1	36.3	38.5	33.6	25.6	49.0	59.4	42.6	53.3	45.8	41.2	63.2	62.1
Hillandale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2730 Hillandale Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3924	537	42	12.7	66.9%	100 (18.6%)	216 (40.2%)	172 (32.0%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	15.5	1356^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.9%		26.1	1153^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	23.2%	203					38.4	28.6	37.9				26.7	32.5	33.7				53.7		$11,529	$1,010	$10,519
Holt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4019 Holt School Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3928	636	54	11.7	82.9%	39 (6.1%)	172 (27.0%)	376 (59.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.1%)	17.5	1318^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.4%		28.6	1112^th of 1502 public elementary schools	26.0%	206					39.3	36.2	37.5				24.5	32.3	42.3				51.5		$11,913	$1,480	$10,433
Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3007 Mount Sinai Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3932	640	52	12.4	55.0%	210 (32.8%)	127 (19.8%)	231 (36.1%)	32 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.8%)	31.1	1081^st of 1505 public elementary schools	28.2%		32.7	1045^th of 1502 public elementary schools	30.4%	36					56.7	42.7	44.8				36.1	43.6	37.9				59.4		$11,776	$1,086	$10,690
George Watts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Watts Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3947	315	29	10.9	29.8%	189 (60.0%)	39 (12.4%)	58 (18.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.9%)	83.4	196^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.0%		86	150^th of 1502 public elementary schools	90.0%	46					68.3	72.1	77.8				58.5	69.8	80.0				84.4		$15,158	$1,151	$14,007
Little River K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2315 Snow Hill Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3940	374	39	9.5	48.1%	173 (46.3%)	100 (26.7%)	83 (22.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	41.7	898^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.3%		60.2	578^th of 1502 public elementary schools	61.5%	320					50.0	72.1	44.9			20.0	36.7	58.1	39.1			40.0	60.9	60.0	$12,393	$773	$11,620
Lowe's Grove Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4418 S Alston Avenue	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3946	700	47	15.0	74.9%	35 (5.0%)	376 (53.7%)	236 (33.7%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.3%)	9.1	743^rd of 793 public middle schools	6.3%		15	692^nd of 784 public middle schools	11.7%	51								18.0	28.6	16.1				17.8	26.7	28.6		41.3	$11,779	$1,431	$10,349
Eno Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	117 Milton Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3915	572	41	14.1	99.5%	39 (6.8%)	352 (61.5%)	139 (24.3%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.4%)	19.2	1300^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.6%		26.2	1151^st of 1502 public elementary schools	23.4%	149					48.2	31.5	42.9				28.6	26.4	42.3				48.7		$11,447	$1,613	$9,835
George L Carrington Middle	Public	6-8	227 Milton Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3916	755	60	12.6	73.2%	91 (12.1%)	312 (41.3%)	304 (40.3%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.8%)	25.5	611^th of 793 public middle schools	23.0%		35.7	501^st of 784 public middle schools	36.1%	110								37.5	36.7	38.1				32.0	34.3	38.1		55.1	$10,263	$957	$9,306
Merrick-Moore Elementary	Public	K-5	2325 Cheek Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3952	540	48	11.3	99.4%	24 (4.4%)	211 (39.1%)	277 (51.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	38.7	960^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.2%		40.2	927^th of 1502 public elementary schools	38.3%	33					54.8	39.8	71.7				35.5	35.2	40.2				68.5		$13,272	$3,313	$9,959
Middle College High School @ DTCC	Public	11-12	1637 Lawson Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 536-7203	106	6	16.4	19.8%	33 (31.1%)	36 (34.0%)	27 (25.5%)	5 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)								(n/a)				73.0															$8,584	$195	$8,389
Durham School of Technology	Public	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9183	251	16	15.6	98.8%	9 (3.6%)	184 (73.3%)	49 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	68.9	188^th of 640 public high schools	70.6%		72.5	163^rd of 626 public high schools	74.0%	25	54.3	59.6	85.7	84.7															$8,663	$236	$8,427
Durham's Performance Learning Center	Public	9-12	401 North Driver Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9190	155	18	8.5	98.1%	10 (6.5%)	69 (44.5%)	67 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.2%)	14.1	558^th of 640 public high schools	12.8%		1.9	624^th of 626 public high schools	0.3%	66	33.3	27.3																	$15,776	$849	$14,927
City of Medicine Academy	Public	9-12	301 Crutchfield Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2001	349	22	15.6	59.3%	25 (7.2%)	140 (40.1%)	165 (47.3%)	12 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	85	112^th of 640 public high schools	82.5%		69.8	180^th of 626 public high schools	71.2%	68	89.0	87.0	76.3	70.9															$12,056	$1,005	$11,051
Northern High	Public	9-12	4622 N Roxboro Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3956	1,308	86	15.1	64.1%	241 (18.4%)	529 (40.4%)	462 (35.3%)	20 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (4.1%)	10.9	586^th of 640 public high schools	8.4%		10.7	575^th of 626 public high schools	8.1%	11	27.8	35.4	14.4	22.7															$10,719	$535	$10,184
Holton Career and Resource Center	Public	9-12	401 North Driver St	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2219	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	303	20	14.9	29.4%	155 (51.2%)	64 (21.1%)	66 (21.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	93.4	42^nd of 793 public middle schools	94.7%		93.4	38^th of 784 public middle schools	95.2%	4								81.7	85.7	72.8				79.8	84.9	76.9		84.6	$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	467	39	11.9	15.2%	67 (14.3%)	256 (54.8%)	89 (19.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.1%)								(n/a)	19.4	60.5	23.7	11.4	28.6	17.4	34.6	42.4	33.3	20.0	35.7	34.8	61.5	42.4	46.7	40.0	76.9	57.5
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3810 Wake Forest Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3960	472	40	11.8	80.5%	29 (6.1%)	214 (45.3%)	201 (42.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	24.3	1202^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	20.1%		32.4	1049^th of 1502 public elementary schools	30.2%	153					44.6	56.0	29.9				31.3	47.1	33.3				40.3		$12,244	$1,497	$10,747
Glenn Elementary	Public	K-5	2415 E Geer Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3920	563	48	11.8	99.5%	21 (3.7%)	204 (36.2%)	311 (55.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	32.9	1048^th of 1505 public elementary schools	30.4%		35.3	1001^st of 1502 public elementary schools	33.4%	47					70.1	52.1	50.5				27.6	28.7	31.0				60.4		$12,627	$1,574	$11,053
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 Ephesus Church Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3919	543	45	12.1	49.9%	190 (35.0%)	112 (20.6%)	167 (30.8%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.8%)	27.5	1151^st of 1505 public elementary schools	23.5%		34.7	1012^th of 1502 public elementary schools	32.6%	139					50.6	35.1	44.8				31.1	46.8	41.1				56.3		$9,865	$805	$9,060
The School for Creative Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	5001 Red Mill Rd	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3535	540	42	12.9	54.8%	78 (14.4%)	258 (47.8%)	181 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	35	405^th of 640 public high schools	36.7%		31	428^th of 626 public high schools	31.6%	23	45.3	53.1	35.4	49.1				45.1	41.2	41.2				41.2	52.9	57.4		72.1	$12,022	$1,332	$10,689
Research Triangle High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3106 East NC Highway 54	Durham	27709	Durham County	Research Triangle High School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 998-6757	582	39	14.9		244 (41.9%)	85 (14.6%)	78 (13.4%)	102 (17.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.9%)	77.5	143^rd of 640 public high schools	77.7%		76.1	147^th of 626 public high schools	76.5%	4	68.1	87.3	43.1	84.2
Neal Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	201 Baptist Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3955	789	57	13.9	99.6%	35 (4.4%)	316 (40.1%)	398 (50.4%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.4%)	18	677^th of 793 public middle schools	14.6%		14.3	697^th of 784 public middle schools	11.1%	20								27.0	35.2	23.0				30.5	37.3	33.5		49.5	$12,097	$2,570	$9,527
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2051 Northern Durham Prky	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-2890	534	41	13.1	57.3%	82 (15.4%)	243 (45.5%)	151 (28.3%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	35.3	1009^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.0%		45.4	840^th of 1502 public elementary schools	44.1%	169					56.8	53.1	42.6				40.5	46.9	41.5				54.3		$11,287	$1,274	$10,013
Mangum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9008 Quail Roost Road	Bahama	27503	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3948	301	25	12.0	44.5%	193 (64.1%)	29 (9.6%)	48 (15.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.0%)	83.7	190^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.4%		79	253^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	83.2%	63					88.6	68.4	72.2				61.4	68.4	61.1				90.7		$12,453	$1,036	$11,417
Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	6-10	501 Orange Factory Road	Bahama	27503	Durham County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(984) 888-5504	332	23	14.1		162 (48.8%)	110 (33.1%)	34 (10.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	55.9	323^rd of 793 public middle schools	59.3%		57.3	311^th of 784 public middle schools	60.3%	12	36.8	50.0	8.2					54.3	42.6	32.7				58.7	56.4	58.4		73.3
Sandy Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1417 Old Oxford Highway	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-2695	484	39	12.3	68.2%	32 (6.6%)	237 (49.0%)	198 (40.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	69.7	411^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.7%		58.8	603^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	59.9%	192					66.7	63.0	64.1				56.0	50.7	65.4				84.6		$11,793	$1,182	$10,611
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	448	35	12.6	28.6%	231 (51.6%)	110 (24.6%)	40 (8.9%)	33 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	79.1	257^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.9%		78.8	256^th of 1502 public elementary schools	83.0%	1					70.1	75.0	77.0				54.5	65.3	60.7				90.2
Lucas Middle	Public	6-8	923 Snow Hill Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3843	371	36	10.2	69.8%	49 (13.2%)	177 (47.7%)	124 (33.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	22.6	637^th of 793 public middle schools	19.7%		23.4	630^th of 784 public middle schools	19.6%	7								40.6	37.1	24.0				42.0	33.3	33.6		42.4	$11,258	$1,302	$9,956

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