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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Durham County, North Carolina

41 public elementary schools in Durham County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. W G Pearson Elementary leads the list at 10.0:1, against a median of 13.6:1 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 Students/teacher

10.0:1

Median Students/teacher

13.6:1

LOWEST RATIO · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	319	10.0:1
2	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	247	10.3:1
3	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	455	10.3:1
4	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	331	10.5:1
5	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	293	10.8:1
6	Reaching All Minds Academy	Durham, NC	Reaching All Minds Academy	Elementary	391	11.0:1
7	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	539	11.1:1
8	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	439	11.3:1
9	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	326	11.4:1
10	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	395	11.6:1
11	Maureen Joy Charter School	Durham, NC	Maureen Joy Charter	Elementary	631	11.7:1
12	Global Scholars Academy	Durham, NC	Global Scholars Academy	Elementary	201	11.8:1
13	Central Park School For Children	Durham, NC	Central Park School For Children	Elementary	585	12.4:1
14	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	445	12.6:1
15	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	261	12.7:1
16	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	454	12.8:1
17	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	490	12.9:1
18	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	662	13.0:1
19	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	440	13.1:1
20	Mangum Elementary	Bahama, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	315	13.6:1
21	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	765	13.6:1
22	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	491	13.9:1
23	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	442	13.9:1
24	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	587	13.9:1
25	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	278	14.2:1
26	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358	14.3:1
27	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	639	14.3:1
28	Kestrel Heights School	Durham, NC	Kestrel Heights School	Elementary	421	14.4:1
29	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	313	14.6:1
30	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	364	14.7:1
31	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	586	14.8:1
32	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Durham, NC	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Elementary	380	14.9:1
33	Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Durham, NC	Community School of Digital and Visual A	Elementary	204	15.6:1
34	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358	15.7:1
35	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	554	15.9:1
36	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	608	16.0:1
37	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Durham, NC	The Institute for the Development of You	Elementary	419	16.3:1
38	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	543	16.5:1
39	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	517	17.1:1
40	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	589	17.9:1
41	Research Triangle Charter	Durham, NC	Research Triangle Charter	Elementary	710	21.8:1

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