C C Spaulding Elementary

Summary:

C C Spaulding Elementary is a public elementary school in Durham, North Carolina, serving around 230 students in grades PK-5. 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.

C C Spaulding Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of African American (62.17%) and Hispanic (27.39%) students compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 20.26% to 59.46% African American and 3% to 12.21% white students. The school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in North Carolina, with proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science significantly lower than district and state averages. Over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools.

In comparison, the nearby Lakewood Elementary, Morehead Montessori, and Fayetteville Street Elementary generally perform better academically, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. Morehead Montessori, a public magnet school, stands out with significantly higher academic performance, ranking in the top 15% of North Carolina elementary schools. The racial and socioeconomic makeup of the nearby schools varies, with some having a more diverse student population and lower percentages of students receiving free/reduced lunch.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1531 S Roxboro Road
       Durham, NC  27707-2359


(919) 560-3974

District: Durham Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1376th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,448 Help


Students who attend C C Spaulding Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Brogden Middle
    Rogers-Herr Middle
High:    C E Jordan High

Student/teacher ratio:  9.1 Help
Number of students:  223

Racial breakdown:

African American:
58.3%
Hispanic:
30.5%
White:
6.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.7% Help


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Compare Details C C Spaulding Elementary ranks worse than 91.4% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 28th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Durham Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.1. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details C C Spaulding Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Durham Public Schools District. Racial makeup is: African American (58.3%), Hispanic (30.5%), White (6.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at C C Spaulding Elementary is 9.1, which is the 2nd best among 30 elementary schools in the Durham Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at C C Spaulding Elementary is $16,448, which is the 3rd highest among 30 elementary schools in the Durham Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

C C Spaulding Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks C C Spaulding Elementary 1376th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See C C Spaulding Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 C C Spaulding Elementary

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Rank History for all students at C C Spaulding Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 42.71 828th 1276 35.1%
2007 9.93 1227th 1293 5.1%
2008 3.53 1305th 1324 1.4%
2009 4.16 1327th 1354 2.0%
2010 13.52 1243rd 1363 8.8%
2011 6.84 1340th 1381 3.0%
2012 11.87 1306th 1388 5.9%
2013 20.26 1182nd 1403 15.8%
2014 5.82 1342nd 1390 3.5%
2015 9.34 1345th 1440 6.6%
2016 0.86 1424th 1425 0.1%
2017 1.38 1423rd 1429 0.4%
2018 3.83 1406th 1434 2.0%
2019 3.86 1446th 1473 1.8%
2021 3.86 1482nd 1489 0.5%
2022 3.23 1508th 1514 0.4%
2023 6.64 1455th 1502 3.1%
2024 14.10 1376th 1505 8.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at C C Spaulding Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.39 1264th 1332 5.1%
2019 10.17 1319th 1361 3.1%
2021 9.34 1314th 1329 1.1%
2022 7.57 1355th 1366 0.8%
2023 10.69 1394th 1437 3.0%
2024 15.48 1347th 1450 7.1%
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Rank History for Female students at C C Spaulding Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.51 1377th 1405 2.0%
2019 3.29 1417th 1424 0.5%
2021 5.72 1429th 1440 0.8%
2022 3.41 1455th 1458 0.2%
2023 12.63 1358th 1459 6.9%
2024 12.25 1368th 1455 6.0%
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Rank History for Male students at C C Spaulding Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.55 1385th 1413 2.0%
2019 6.66 1393rd 1430 2.6%
2021 2.57 1444th 1444 0.0%
2022 4.88 1448th 1464 1.1%
2023 5.71 1434th 1461 1.8%
2024 23.60 1189th 1464 18.8%
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Rank History for African American students at C C Spaulding Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.10 774th 927 16.5%
2019 23.49 813th 949 14.3%
2022 14.51 883rd 927 4.7%
2023 19.48 835th 933 10.5%
2024 33.96 659th 924 28.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at C C Spaulding Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 11.38 828th 843 1.8%
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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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by a parent
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Open Quote C.C. Spaulding does not respect a person's way of life. If they were Muslim or their individual religion was a Mormon, they do not respect you. I have the hardest time trying to get my daughter a hot lunch. I have not found any where in their provisions about a childs religion being ignored when it comes to her diet. It should be what the parents ask of them as long as we are following the nutritional guidelines as well, and I do. We just eat organic and all natural foods and snacks that have extra vitamins, calcium and other nutrients as well. We do not eat PORK, BEEF, and ARTIFICIALLY COLORED FOODS, with dyes in them. She also eats chicken, turkey and fish/Salmon. The school insist on putting this Pork on my daughters plate and they call that giving her a choice. Mind you she is 4 and a half, and she is Autistic. Yes, I wrote down what she can and can't eat as well as what she is allergic to. Do they respect it? Close Quote



Enrollment information for C C Spaulding Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 3 271 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 277
1994 1 271 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 276
1995 10 289 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 301
1996 10 289 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 301
1997 4 268 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 274
1998 11 277 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 290
1999 10 309 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 321
2000 7 305 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 315
2001 4 273 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 280
2002 0 236 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 248
2003 0 236 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 248
2004 1 228 1 14 0 n/a n/a 0 244
2005 0 203 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 222
2006 1 198 0 29 0 n/a n/a 0 228
2007 3 217 2 20 0 n/a n/a 6 248
2008 3 281 2 22 0 n/a n/a 11 319
2009 1 245 2 27 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2010 3 214 3 33 0 n/a n/a 0 253
2011 3 231 8 28 0 0 3 0 273
2012 5 201 9 70 0 0 2 0 287
2013 6 209 4 52 0 0 3 0 274
2014 3 220 3 38 0 0 1 0 265
2015 3 256 5 48 0 0 7 0 319
2016 3 241 5 44 0 0 4 0 297
2017 5 226 5 44 0 0 5 0 285
2018 3 205 6 46 0 0 3 0 263
2019 2 212 3 37 0 0 4 0 258
2020 5 226 3 52 0 0 10 0 296
2021 10 195 3 57 0 0 4 0 269
2022 10 175 1 49 0 0 5 0 240
2023 14 143 3 63 0 0 7 0 230
2024 14 130 1 68 1 0 9 0 223

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 C C Spaulding Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 277 20.0 13.9 82.3
1994 276 21.0 13.1 81.2
1995 301 23.0 13.1 76.4
1996 301 23.0 13.1 76.4
1997 274 23.0 11.9 73
1998 290 26.0 11.2 70.7
1999 321 26.0 12.3 81.9
2000 315 26.0 12.1 77.1
2001 280 26.0 10.8 85.7
2002 248 26.0 9.5 0
2003 248 26.0 9.5 0
2004 244 26.0 9.4 90.2
2005 222 26.0 8.5 82.4
2006 228 26.0 8.8 82.9
2007 248 n/a n/a 64.9
2008 319 22.7 14.1 96.8
2009 275 26.1 10.5 86.5
2010 253 22.4 11.2 94.1
2011 273 20.5 13.3 97.4
2012 287 23.0 12.4 85.7
2013 274 23.9 11.4 98.9
2014 265 22.3 11.8 98.9
2015 319 25.0 12.7 99.1
2016 297 22.0 13.5 99
2017 285 23.0 12.3 98.9
2018 263 25.5 10.3 98.9
2019 258 26.5 9.7 98.8
2020 296 25.5 11.5 99
2021 269 24.0 11.2 98.9
2022 240 22.5 10.6 98.8
2023 230 23.5 9.7 98.7
2024 223 24.2 9.1 98.7

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 C C Spaulding Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 277 20.0 13.9 82.3
1994 276 21.0 13.1 81.2
1995 301 23.0 13.1 76.4
1996 301 23.0 13.1 76.4
1997 274 23.0 11.9 73
1998 290 26.0 11.2 70.7
1999 321 26.0 12.3 81.9
2000 315 26.0 12.1 77.1
2001 280 26.0 10.8 85.7
2002 248 26.0 9.5 0
2003 248 26.0 9.5 0
2004 244 26.0 9.4 90.2
2005 222 26.0 8.5 82.4
2006 228 26.0 8.8 82.9
2007 248 n/a n/a 64.9
2008 319 22.7 14.1 96.8
2009 275 26.1 10.5 86.5
2010 253 22.4 11.2 94.1
2011 273 20.5 13.3 97.4
2012 287 23.0 12.4 85.7
2013 274 23.9 11.4 98.9
2014 265 22.3 11.8 98.9
2015 319 25.0 12.7 99.1
2016 297 22.0 13.5 99
2017 285 23.0 12.3 98.9
2018 263 25.5 10.3 98.9
2019 258 26.5 9.7 98.8
2020 296 25.5 11.5 99
2021 269 24.0 11.2 98.9
2022 240 22.5 10.6 98.8
2023 230 23.5 9.7 98.7
2024 223 24.2 9.1 98.7

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 C C Spaulding Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $4,879 (29.7%) $11,568 (70.3%) $16,448

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

Impact of COVID-19 on C C Spaulding Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1446th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1455th of 1502 Elementary schools
 1.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (C C Spaulding Elementary)31.527.8
 3.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools)5256.5
 4.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (C C Spaulding Elementary)22.28.3
 13.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools)44.739.3
 5.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (C C Spaulding Elementary)2014.3
 5.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools)47.151.1
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (C C Spaulding Elementary)22.523.8
 1.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools)48.549.9
 1.4%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (C C Spaulding Elementary)1520.7
 5.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools)46.651.5
 4.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (C C Spaulding Elementary)3514.3
 20.7%
   5th Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools)44.643.1
 1.5%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (C C Spaulding Elementary)4055.2
 15.2%
   5th Grade Science (Durham Public Schools)68.865.9
 2.9%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students258230
 10.9%
African American212143
 32.5%
American Indian00
Asian33
Hispanic3763
 70.3%
Pacific Islander00
White214
 600%
Two or More Races47
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.8%98.7%
 0.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about C C Spaulding Elementary

C C Spaulding Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students at C C Spaulding Elementary are 58% African American, 30% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 223 students attended C C Spaulding Elementary.

Students who attend C C Spaulding Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brogden Middle
Middle : Rogers-Herr Middle
High : C E Jordan High


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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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