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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Durham County, North Carolina

Across Durham County, North Carolina, 51 public schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. City of Medicine Academy leads the list at 90.5%, against a median of 48.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Durham County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient

90.5%

Median % Proficient

48.1%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	98.5%	329	90.5%
2	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.2%	380	87.7%
3	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.0%	309	84.8%
4	Mangum Elementary	Bahama, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.0%	315	75.4%
5	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.2%	1,764	74.8%
6	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.4%	490	74.0%
7	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.6%	765	72.6%
8	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.5%	660	70.9%
9	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	98.9%	278	70.7%
10	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	608	69.5%
11	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	98.6%	219	67.4%
12	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.2%	358	66.9%
13	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.0%	293	63.4%
14	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	639	63.0%
15	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.2%	395	61.4%
16	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.2%	364	56.9%
17	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.1%	326	56.7%
18	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	543	53.5%
19	James E Shepard Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	98.6%	423	52.6%
20	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	454	51.0%
21	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	455	50.2%
22	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	445	50.0%
23	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	662	49.4%
24	Sherwood Githens Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.7%	878	49.3%
25	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	97.2%	319	48.7%
26	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	98.9%	350	48.1%
27	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.9%	2,189	46.6%
28	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	589	45.6%
29	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.4%	539	44.8%
30	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.0%	313	43.3%
31	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.4%	517	43.0%
32	George L Carrington Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.6%	771	42.5%
33	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	442	42.1%
34	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	587	42.0%
35	Lucas Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.3%	400	41.4%
36	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	98.8%	247	40.8%
37	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	554	40.2%
38	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	440	40.1%
39	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	97.3%	261	39.6%
40	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	98.9%	439	37.3%
41	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	586	35.9%
42	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.1%	331	35.5%
43	Neal Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.6%	706	35.1%
44	Riverside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,900	34.2%
45	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.4%	491	34.0%
46	Brogden Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.5%	753	33.7%
47	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,281	30.3%
48	Hillside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,433	29.0%
49	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.5%	564	24.2%
50	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,384	23.1%

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