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

65 public schools in Durham County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of female students, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. City of Medicine Academy leads the list at 79.3%, against a median of 49.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Durham County, North Carolina

Top % Female

79.3%

Median % Female

49.2%

MOST FEMALE · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Female students	% Female
1	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	329	261	79.3%
2	Middle College HS @ DTCC	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	164	108	65.8%
3	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,764	1,084	61.5%
4	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	380	220	57.9%
5	Durham's Performance Learning Center	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	122	65	53.3%
6	Global Scholars Academy	Durham, NC	Global Scholars Academy	201	107	53.2%
7	Central Park School For Children	Durham, NC	Central Park School For Children	585	310	53.0%
8	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	490	258	52.6%
9	Lucas Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	400	210	52.5%
10	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	278	145	52.2%
11	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	543	283	52.1%
12	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	589	303	51.4%
13	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	639	327	51.2%
14	Neal Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	706	360	51.0%
15	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	660	334	50.6%
16	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Durham, NC	The Institute for the Development of You	419	212	50.6%
17	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	350	177	50.6%
18	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	539	272	50.5%
19	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	454	229	50.4%
20	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	395	199	50.4%
21	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	261	131	50.2%
22	Mangum Elementary	Bahama, NC	Durham Public Schools	315	158	50.2%
23	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	765	381	49.8%
24	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	442	220	49.8%
25	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	517	257	49.7%
26	Research Triangle Charter	Durham, NC	Research Triangle Charter	710	352	49.6%
27	Durham Charter School	Durham, NC	Durham Charter School	1,010	500	49.5%
28	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	586	290	49.5%
29	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	364	180	49.5%
30	George L Carrington Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	771	381	49.4%
31	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	309	152	49.2%
32	Kestrel Heights School	Durham, NC	Kestrel Heights School	421	207	49.2%
33	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	358	176	49.2%
34	Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Durham, NC	Community School of Digital and Visual A	204	100	49.0%
35	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	331	162	48.9%
36	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	313	153	48.9%
37	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	326	159	48.8%
38	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	445	216	48.5%
39	Maureen Joy Charter School	Durham, NC	Maureen Joy Charter	631	304	48.2%
40	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,281	614	47.9%
41	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	662	317	47.9%
42	Hillside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,433	683	47.7%
43	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	554	264	47.6%
44	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	2,189	1,039	47.5%
45	Sherwood Githens Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	878	412	46.9%
46	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	564	264	46.8%
47	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	439	205	46.7%
48	Brogden Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	753	351	46.6%
49	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	247	115	46.6%
50	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Durham, NC	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	380	176	46.3%

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