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The highest-performing public schools in math in Durham County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in math in Durham County, North Carolina, drawn from 51 qualifying public schools. City of Medicine Academy leads the list at 86.5%, against a median of 49.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Durham County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Math)

86.5%

Median % Proficient (Math)

49.4%

BEST IN MATH · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Math)
1	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	329	86.5%
2	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	380	85.7%
3	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	309	85.3%
4	Mangum Elementary	Bahama, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	315	75.9%
5	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	490	72.0%
6	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	608	71.8%
7	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	765	71.3%
8	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	660	69.7%
9	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	278	67.9%
10	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,764	66.8%
11	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	219	66.0%
12	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	639	65.3%
13	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358	65.2%
14	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	395	65.1%
15	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	293	64.1%
16	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	455	63.4%
17	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	445	58.7%
18	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	364	57.1%
19	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	326	54.7%
20	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	543	54.2%
21	James E Shepard Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	423	53.7%
22	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	539	51.8%
23	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	454	51.4%
24	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	331	51.1%
25	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	589	49.5%
26	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	662	49.4%
27	Sherwood Githens Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	878	49.3%
28	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	261	48.9%
29	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	442	47.2%
30	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	517	46.7%
31	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	247	45.7%
32	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	587	45.2%
33	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	313	44.4%
34	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	319	44.2%
35	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	440	43.3%
36	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	350	42.8%
37	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	554	40.0%
38	George L Carrington Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	771	39.1%
39	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	586	37.5%
40	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	439	37.4%
41	Brogden Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	753	36.6%
42	Lucas Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	400	36.0%
43	Neal Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	706	32.8%
44	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	491	31.9%
45	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	2,189	27.7%
46	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358	23.9%
47	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	564	23.4%
48	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,281	21.2%
49	Riverside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,900	17.7%
50	Hillside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,433	17.3%

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