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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Durham County, North Carolina, drawn from 32 qualifying public elementary schools. Mangum Elementary leads the list at 73.0%, against a median of 41.2% 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
32
Durham County, North Carolina
Top % Proficient (Reading)
73.0%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
41.2%
BEST IN READING · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Mangum ElementaryBahama, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary31573.0%
2Easley ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary49071.2%
3Pearsontown ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary76569.4%
4Morehead MontessoriDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary27867.3%
5Lyons Farm ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary60866.3%
6George Watts ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary35866.0%
7Burton ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary29363.5%
8Southwest ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary63960.5%
9Club Boulevard ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary36455.6%
10Spring Valley ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary54351.5%
11Little River ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary32649.6%
12Oak Grove ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary39549.4%
13E K Powe ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary45449.1%
14Forest View ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary66245.2%
15Sandy Ridge ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary58944.6%
16W G Pearson ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary31941.5%
17Bethesda ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary44240.9%
18Hope Valley ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary53939.9%
19Murray-Massenburg ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary51739.1%
20Eno Valley ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary44038.0%
21Merrick-Moore ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary44537.8%
22Lakewood ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary43937.6%
23Holt ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary58737.5%
24Creekside ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary55437.3%
25R N Harris ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary31336.3%
26Glenn ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary45535.1%
27Hillandale ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary58634.1%
28Parkwood ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary49132.7%
29Fayetteville Street ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary26130.1%
30C C Spaulding ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary24725.2%
31Eastway ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary33123.1%
32Y E Smith ElementaryDurham, NCDurham Public SchoolsElementary35820.1%
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