High Schools in Durham Public Schools

Summary:

The Durham Public Schools district in North Carolina is home to 13 diverse high schools, ranging from top-performing magnet and early college programs to schools struggling with academic challenges. The standout schools in the district include Durham School of the Arts, ranked 132nd out of 640 schools statewide, and J.D. Clement Early College High School, ranked 37th in the state. These high-achieving schools boast exceptional academic performance, with students scoring well above district and state averages on end-of-course and end-of-grade exams.

In contrast, several schools in the Durham Public Schools district struggle with low test scores and rankings, including Northern High, Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, and Durham's Performance Learning Center. These schools have high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance.

The data also reveals significant variation within the district, with student-teacher ratios ranging from 12.9 students per teacher at Durham School of the Arts to 26.2 students per teacher at J.D. Clement Early College High School. This underscores the importance of analyzing data at the individual school level rather than relying solely on district-level metrics, as the high schools in Durham Public Schools exhibit a wide range of performance and characteristics.

District Detail

511 Cleveland Street
Durham, NC 27701-3334

(919) 560-3749

SchoolDigger Rank:
163^rd of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 31,531

Primary Schools: 31
Middle Schools: 9
High Schools: 14
Alternative Schools: 2

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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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
NC Health and Human Services	1.28 mi	11
Central Park School For Children	1.47 mi	1	45^th
Voyager Academy	1.63 mi	1
Excelsior Classical Academy	1.66 mi	1
Global Scholars Academy	1.89 mi	1	209^th

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