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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Durham County, North Carolina, drawn from 10 qualifying public high schools. City of Medicine Academy leads the list at 90.5%, against a median of 47.3% 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

47.3%

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	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.2%	1,764	74.8%
4	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	98.6%	219	67.4%
5	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	98.9%	350	48.1%
6	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.9%	2,189	46.6%
7	Riverside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,900	34.2%
8	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,281	30.3%
9	Hillside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,433	29.0%
10	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,384	23.1%

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