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The public elementary schools with the most Black students in Durham County, North Carolina

Across Durham County, North Carolina, 41 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Research Triangle Charter leads the list at 459, against a median of 146 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 students

459

Median Black students

146

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Research Triangle Charter	Durham, NC	Research Triangle Charter	710	64.7%	459
2	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	589	52.6%	310
3	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	543	50.3%	273
4	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	765	35.6%	272
5	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	491	55.2%	271
6	Kestrel Heights School	Durham, NC	Kestrel Heights School	421	58.0%	244
7	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	440	48.9%	215
8	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Durham, NC	The Institute for the Development of You	419	51.1%	214
9	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	517	41.2%	213
10	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	442	47.3%	209
11	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	639	31.9%	204
12	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	586	31.6%	185
13	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	319	57.7%	184
14	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Durham, NC	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	380	47.4%	180
15	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	445	39.3%	175
16	Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Durham, NC	Community School of Digital and Visual A	204	83.3%	170
17	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	395	41.5%	164
18	Maureen Joy Charter School	Durham, NC	Maureen Joy Charter	631	25.0%	158
19	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	608	25.5%	155
20	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	662	22.5%	149
21	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	313	46.6%	146
22	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	358	40.5%	145
23	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	587	24.5%	144
24	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	293	46.4%	136
25	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	455	29.4%	134
26	Central Park School For Children	Durham, NC	Central Park School For Children	585	22.7%	133
27	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	331	38.7%	128
28	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	554	22.4%	124
29	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	439	27.1%	119
30	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	261	45.6%	119
31	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	539	19.5%	105
32	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	490	19.0%	93
33	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	247	35.6%	88
34	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	454	17.8%	81
35	Global Scholars Academy	Durham, NC	Global Scholars Academy	201	38.3%	77
36	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	326	22.7%	74
37	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	364	20.1%	73
38	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	358	15.4%	55
39	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	278	19.8%	55
40	Reaching All Minds Academy	Durham, NC	Reaching All Minds Academy	391	13.3%	52
41	Mangum Elementary	Bahama, NC	Durham Public Schools	315	9.5%	30

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