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

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