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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Durham County, North Carolina

Across Durham County, North Carolina, 39 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Pearsontown Elementary leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 99.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Durham County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.6%

Median % FRL

99.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	765	99.6%
2	Research Triangle Charter	Durham, NC	Research Triangle Charter	Elementary	710	99.6%
3	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	662	99.5%
4	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	639	99.5%
5	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	608	99.5%
6	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	589	99.5%
7	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	587	99.5%
8	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	586	99.5%
9	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	554	99.5%
10	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	539	99.4%
11	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	517	99.4%
12	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	491	99.4%
13	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	490	99.4%
14	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	455	99.3%
15	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	454	99.3%
16	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	445	99.3%
17	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	442	99.3%
18	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	440	99.3%
19	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	543	99.3%
20	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	395	99.2%
21	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Durham, NC	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Elementary	380	99.2%
22	Maureen Joy Charter School	Durham, NC	Maureen Joy Charter	Elementary	631	99.2%
23	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	364	99.2%
24	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358	99.2%
25	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358	99.2%
26	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	331	99.1%
27	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	326	99.1%
28	Mangum Elementary	Bahama, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	315	99.0%
29	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	313	99.0%
30	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	293	99.0%
31	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	278	98.9%
32	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	439	98.9%
33	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	247	98.8%
34	Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Durham, NC	Community School of Digital and Visual A	Elementary	204	98.5%
35	Global Scholars Academy	Durham, NC	Global Scholars Academy	Elementary	201	98.5%
36	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	261	97.3%
37	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	319	97.2%
38	Kestrel Heights School	Durham, NC	Kestrel Heights School	Elementary	421	56.3%
39	Central Park School For Children	Durham, NC	Central Park School For Children	Elementary	585	35.6%

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