Lowe's Grove Middle

Summary:

Lowe's Grove Middle is a public magnet middle school in Durham, North Carolina, serving around 700 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Durham Public Schools district, which is ranked 163 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Lowe's Grove Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 16.1% to 28.6% in Mathematics and 17.8% to 28.6% in Reading, while the district and state averages are significantly higher. The school has been ranked in the bottom quartile of North Carolina middle schools for several years, earning a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively better, while African American, Hispanic, and low-income students consistently perform in the bottom quartile.

When compared to other middle schools in the Durham Public Schools district and nearby schools in the Wake County Schools district, Lowe's Grove Middle significantly underperforms. For example, schools like Lakewood Montessori Middle, Rogers-Herr Middle, and Alston Ridge Middle in Wake County outperform Lowe's Grove Middle on academic measures. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and the school's low statewide ranking suggest that Lowe's Grove Middle may face challenges related to resource allocation, teacher quality, and student support that could be impacting academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 4418 S Alston Avenue
       Durham, NC  27713-2222


(919) 560-3946

District: Durham Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
743rd of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,779 Help


Students who attend Lowe's Grove Middle usually attend:

High:    Hillside High

Feeder schools for Lowe's Grove Middle:

Elementary:    Bethesda Elementary
    Parkwood Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  700

Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.7%
Hispanic:
33.7%
Two or more races:
6.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lowe's Grove Middle ranks worse than 93.7% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 9 ranked middle schools in the Durham Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.06. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (53.7%), Hispanic (33.7%), two or more races (6.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lowe's Grove Middle is 15. 7 middle schools in the Durham Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lowe's Grove Middle is $11,779. 4 middle schools in the Durham Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lowe's Grove Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Lowe's Grove Middle 743rd of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Lowe's Grove Middle in the ranking list.)

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Durham Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Durham Public Schools 163rd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lowe's Grove Middle

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Rank History for all students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 28.24 479th 598 19.9%
2007 27.88 493rd 606 18.6%
2008 11.27 566th 620 8.7%
2009 8.09 583rd 630 7.5%
2010 8.95 596th 640 6.9%
2011 15.27 589th 648 9.1%
2012 16.96 589th 662 11.0%
2013 16.43 580th 673 13.8%
2014 5.59 609th 627 2.9%
2015 12.27 624th 705 11.5%
2016 11.83 627th 692 9.4%
2017 15.48 595th 694 14.3%
2018 11.62 624th 691 9.7%
2019 15.68 643rd 737 12.8%
2021 9.34 693rd 741 6.5%
2022 13.80 706th 786 10.2%
2023 14.95 692nd 784 11.7%
2024 9.06 743rd 793 6.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 30.10 214th 283 24.4%
2023 18.40 270th 302 10.6%
2024 26.13 253rd 306 17.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.46 79th 151 47.7%
2019 34.03 147th 211 30.3%
2021 33.87 160th 236 32.2%
2022 28.79 249th 312 20.2%
2023 32.94 226th 318 28.9%
2024 24.93 306th 356 14.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 26.58 380th 473 19.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.35 525th 604 13.1%
2019 25.59 525th 639 17.8%
2021 13.01 596th 633 5.8%
2022 29.03 520th 689 24.5%
2023 22.25 611th 735 16.9%
2024 11.82 705th 743 5.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.76 31st 71 56.3%
2022 27.27 33rd 37 10.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.87 610th 656 7.0%
2019 16.46 611th 684 10.7%
2021 9.19 671st 706 5.0%
2022 13.66 669th 733 8.7%
2023 16.23 651st 731 10.9%
2024 9.27 705th 738 4.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.12 454th 475 4.4%
2019 17.91 480th 504 4.8%
2021 57.88 120th 478 74.9%
2022 15.83 436th 449 2.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.62 113th 127 11.0%
2019 15.83 406th 416 2.4%
2022 27.11 419th 450 6.9%
2023 33.02 394th 452 12.8%
2024 36.02 387th 461 16.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.60 612th 665 8.0%
2019 12.71 631st 697 9.5%
2021 12.28 645th 711 9.3%
2022 13.46 675th 748 9.8%
2023 13.04 676th 747 9.5%
2024 8.38 714th 751 4.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.51 371st 494 24.9%
2019 35.21 363rd 519 30.1%
2021 17.80 494th 533 7.3%
2022 29.88 413th 550 24.9%
2023 30.12 419th 559 25.0%
2024 20.33 488th 560 12.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.88 437th 472 7.4%
2019 19.48 444th 493 9.9%
2021 11.87 506th 522 3.1%
2022 16.34 500th 541 7.6%
2023 20.15 484th 553 12.5%
2024 10.72 545th 564 3.4%
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Rank History for White students at Lowe's Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.84 362nd 656 44.8%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, February 6, 2017

Open Quote The school is starting to get good at looking good on paper, but the culture there has not changed. If you are in line with the current principal's intimidating and noninclusive community, then your involvement isn't welcome. Even parents have felt bullied at Lowe's Grove Middle School. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Lowe's Grove Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 475 332 12 0 0 n/a n/a 1 820
1989 425 233 12 2 2 n/a n/a 0 674
1990 455 246 15 4 0 n/a n/a 0 720
1991 436 264 16 5 1 n/a n/a 0 722
1992 418 267 10 6 1 n/a n/a 0 702
1993 415 252 15 7 1 n/a n/a 0 690
1994 385 287 11 12 3 n/a n/a 0 698
1995 328 462 13 13 3 n/a n/a 0 819
1996 328 462 13 13 3 n/a n/a 0 819
1997 295 524 16 10 3 n/a n/a 0 848
1998 264 591 14 12 4 n/a n/a 0 885
1999 194 586 19 10 4 n/a n/a 0 813
2000 179 589 20 13 4 n/a n/a 0 805
2001 141 515 28 12 2 n/a n/a 0 698
2002 125 524 18 27 2 n/a n/a 0 696
2003 125 524 18 27 2 n/a n/a 0 696
2004 119 608 20 46 2 n/a n/a 0 795
2005 89 558 24 60 1 n/a n/a 0 732
2006 81 508 23 79 3 n/a n/a 0 694
2007 64 461 26 88 3 n/a n/a 28 670
2008 55 434 16 104 0 n/a n/a 22 631
2009 41 438 15 116 0 n/a n/a 0 610
2010 34 450 16 129 0 n/a n/a 0 629
2011 49 425 16 136 0 1 13 0 640
2012 41 435 10 143 0 0 12 0 641
2013 42 434 12 151 1 1 15 0 656
2014 45 477 6 149 2 1 14 0 694
2015 44 466 9 172 2 1 14 0 708
2016 35 432 7 178 1 1 17 0 671
2017 29 373 9 173 2 0 15 0 601
2018 24 351 5 192 2 0 14 0 588
2019 24 357 9 219 1 0 17 0 627
2020 34 396 9 236 1 0 19 0 695
2021 34 379 8 234 0 1 23 0 679
2022 40 354 6 231 2 1 31 0 665
2023 35 376 6 236 2 1 44 0 700

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lowe's Grove Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 820 59.0 13.8 14.5
1989 674 56.0 12.0 20
1990 720 62.0 11.6 22.1
1991 722 65.0 11.1 22
1992 702 63.0 11.1 6.1
1993 690 55.0 12.5 8
1994 698 55.0 12.7 13.2
1995 819 64.0 12.8 17
1996 819 64.0 12.8 17
1997 848 64.0 13.3 28.5
1998 885 71.0 12.5 26.2
1999 813 71.0 11.5 45.4
2000 805 71.0 11.3 52.7
2001 698 71.0 9.8 53.9
2002 696 71.0 9.8 0
2003 696 71.0 9.8 0
2004 795 71.0 11.2 67.2
2005 732 71.0 10.3 68
2006 694 71.0 9.8 66.4
2007 670 51.9 12.9 57.2
2008 631 50.5 12.5 78.7
2009 610 50.9 12.0 56.1
2010 629 44.4 14.1 79.7
2011 640 41.2 15.5 80.5
2012 641 41.3 15.4 79.3
2013 656 42.2 15.5 81.3
2014 694 47.8 14.5 78.2
2015 708 48.0 14.7 79.5
2016 671 48.0 13.9 79.7
2017 601 46.3 12.9 83.4
2018 588 42.5 13.8 82.1
2019 627 43.5 14.4 80.4
2020 695 40.6 17.0 74.1
2021 679 45.0 15.0 55.5
2022 665 50.0 13.3 57.4
2023 700 46.5 15.0 74.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lowe's Grove Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 820 59.0 13.8 14.5
1989 674 56.0 12.0 20
1990 720 62.0 11.6 22.1
1991 722 65.0 11.1 22
1992 702 63.0 11.1 6.1
1993 690 55.0 12.5 8
1994 698 55.0 12.7 13.2
1995 819 64.0 12.8 17
1996 819 64.0 12.8 17
1997 848 64.0 13.3 28.5
1998 885 71.0 12.5 26.2
1999 813 71.0 11.5 45.4
2000 805 71.0 11.3 52.7
2001 698 71.0 9.8 53.9
2002 696 71.0 9.8 0
2003 696 71.0 9.8 0
2004 795 71.0 11.2 67.2
2005 732 71.0 10.3 68
2006 694 71.0 9.8 66.4
2007 670 51.9 12.9 57.2
2008 631 50.5 12.5 78.7
2009 610 50.9 12.0 56.1
2010 629 44.4 14.1 79.7
2011 640 41.2 15.5 80.5
2012 641 41.3 15.4 79.3
2013 656 42.2 15.5 81.3
2014 694 47.8 14.5 78.2
2015 708 48.0 14.7 79.5
2016 671 48.0 13.9 79.7
2017 601 46.3 12.9 83.4
2018 588 42.5 13.8 82.1
2019 627 43.5 14.4 80.4
2020 695 40.6 17.0 74.1
2021 679 45.0 15.0 55.5
2022 665 50.0 13.3 57.4
2023 700 46.5 15.0 74.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lowe's Grove Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,431 (12.1%) $10,349 (87.9%) $11,779

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lowe's Grove Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 643rd of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 692nd of 784 Middle schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Lowe's Grove Middle)33.625.6
 8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools)48.645
 3.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Lowe's Grove Middle)38.231
 7.2%
   6th Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools)51.846.3
 5.5%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lowe's Grove Middle)25.429.2
 3.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools)45.743.9
 1.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Lowe's Grove Middle)36.432.7
 3.7%
   7th Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools)49.445.7
 3.7%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lowe's Grove Middle)35.418.1
 17.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools)43.937.4
 6.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Lowe's Grove Middle)41.834.4
 7.4%
   8th Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools)47.647.4
 0.2%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Lowe's Grove Middle)65.246.3
 18.9%
   8th Grade Science (Durham Public Schools)68.563.6
 4.9%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students627700
 11.6%
African American357376
 5.3%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian96
 33.3%
Hispanic219236
 7.8%
Pacific Islander01
White2435
 45.8%
Two or More Races1744
 158.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.4%74.9%
 5.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Lowe's Grove Middle

Students who attend Lowe's Grove Middle usually go on to attend Hillside High

Lowe's Grove Middle ranks in the bottom 6.3% of North Carolina middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 700 students attended Lowe's Grove Middle.

Students at Lowe's Grove Middle are 54% African American, 34% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% White.


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