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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Durham County, North Carolina, drawn from 51 qualifying public schools. Y E Smith Elementary leads the list at 22.0%, against a median of 48.1% 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

Best % Proficient

22.0%

Median % Proficient

48.1%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.2%	358	22.0%
2	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,384	23.1%
3	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.5%	564	24.2%
4	Hillside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,433	29.0%
5	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,281	30.3%
6	Brogden Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.5%	753	33.7%
7	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.4%	491	34.0%
8	Riverside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,900	34.2%
9	Neal Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.6%	706	35.1%
10	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.1%	331	35.5%
11	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	586	35.9%
12	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	98.9%	439	37.3%
13	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	97.3%	261	39.6%
14	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	440	40.1%
15	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	554	40.2%
16	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	98.8%	247	40.8%
17	Lucas Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.3%	400	41.4%
18	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	587	42.0%
19	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	442	42.1%
20	George L Carrington Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.6%	771	42.5%
21	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.4%	517	43.0%
22	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.0%	313	43.3%
23	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.4%	539	44.8%
24	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	589	45.6%
25	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.9%	2,189	46.6%
26	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	98.9%	350	48.1%
27	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	97.2%	319	48.7%
28	Sherwood Githens Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.7%	878	49.3%
29	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	662	49.4%
30	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	445	50.0%
31	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	455	50.2%
32	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	454	51.0%
33	James E Shepard Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	98.6%	423	52.6%
34	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	543	53.5%
35	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.1%	326	56.7%
36	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.2%	364	56.9%
37	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.2%	395	61.4%
38	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	639	63.0%
39	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.0%	293	63.4%
40	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.2%	358	66.9%
41	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	98.6%	219	67.4%
42	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	608	69.5%
43	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	98.9%	278	70.7%
44	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.5%	660	70.9%
45	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.6%	765	72.6%
46	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.4%	490	74.0%
47	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.2%	1,764	74.8%
48	Mangum Elementary	Bahama, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.0%	315	75.4%
49	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.0%	309	84.8%
50	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.2%	380	87.7%

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