allk12 · Rankings · Most Black · North Carolina · Durham County

The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Durham County, North Carolina

Across Durham County, North Carolina, 65 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Community School of Digital & Visual Art leads the list at 83.3%, against a median of 37.7% 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 % Black

83.3%

Median % Black

37.7%

MOST BLACK · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Durham, NC	Community School of Digital and Visual A	204	170	83.3%
2	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	219	146	66.7%
3	Research Triangle Charter	Durham, NC	Research Triangle Charter	710	459	64.7%
4	James E Shepard Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	423	263	62.2%
5	Hillside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,433	859	59.9%
6	Kestrel Heights School	Durham, NC	Kestrel Heights School	421	244	58.0%
7	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	319	184	57.7%
8	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	380	214	56.3%
9	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	491	271	55.2%
10	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	589	310	52.6%
11	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Durham, NC	The Institute for the Development of You	419	214	51.1%
12	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	543	273	50.3%
13	Durham's Performance Learning Center	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	122	61	50.0%
14	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	350	171	48.9%
15	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	440	215	48.9%
16	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	564	269	47.7%
17	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Durham, NC	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	380	180	47.4%
18	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	442	209	47.3%
19	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	313	146	46.6%
20	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	293	136	46.4%
21	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	261	119	45.6%
22	Lucas Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	400	182	45.5%
23	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,384	624	45.1%
24	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	395	164	41.5%
25	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	517	213	41.2%
26	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	358	145	40.5%
27	Neal Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	706	281	39.8%
28	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	445	175	39.3%
29	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,281	498	38.9%
30	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	331	128	38.7%
31	Global Scholars Academy	Durham, NC	Global Scholars Academy	201	77	38.3%
32	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	660	250	37.9%
33	George L Carrington Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	771	291	37.7%
34	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	329	121	36.8%
35	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	247	88	35.6%
36	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	765	272	35.6%
37	Brogden Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	753	253	33.6%
38	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	639	204	31.9%
39	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	586	185	31.6%
40	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	2,189	653	29.8%
41	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	455	134	29.4%
42	Riverside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,900	534	28.1%
43	Middle College HS @ DTCC	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	164	46	28.1%
44	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	439	119	27.1%
45	Sherwood Githens Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	878	238	27.1%
46	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	608	155	25.5%
47	Discovery Charter	Bahama, NC	Discovery Charter School	453	114	25.2%
48	Maureen Joy Charter School	Durham, NC	Maureen Joy Charter	631	158	25.0%
49	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,764	437	24.8%
50	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	587	144	24.5%

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