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The most racially diverse public schools in Durham, North Carolina

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public schools in Durham, North Carolina, drawn from 61 qualifying public schools. Research Triangle High School leads the list at 76.7%, against a median of 63.2% 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, North Carolina

Top Diversity index

76.7%

Median Diversity index

63.2%

MOST DIVERSE · DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Research Triangle High School	Durham, NC	572	76.7%	35.1%(201)	15.7%(90)	14.7%(84)	22.0%(126)
2	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	554	73.8%	27.8%(154)	22.4%(124)	35.2%(195)	5.6%(31)
3	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	2,189	73.1%	28.7%(628)	29.8%(653)	30.1%(660)	4.1%(90)
4	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	662	72.9%	31.0%(205)	22.5%(149)	34.3%(227)	6.3%(42)
5	Sherwood Githens Middle	Durham, NC	878	72.7%	26.8%(235)	27.1%(238)	34.7%(305)	4.2%(37)
6	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	639	72.2%	31.8%(203)	31.9%(204)	26.0%(166)	1.9%(12)
7	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	1,764	71.8%	34.7%(612)	24.8%(437)	30.7%(542)	2.8%(50)
8	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	539	71.8%	26.9%(145)	19.5%(105)	40.5%(218)	4.6%(25)
9	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	326	71.4%	39.0%(127)	22.7%(74)	26.7%(87)	1.2%(4)
10	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	517	71.2%	24.9%(129)	41.2%(213)	21.5%(111)	2.3%(12)
11	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham, NC	660	71.0%	29.6%(195)	37.9%(250)	23.5%(155)	2.6%(17)
12	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	765	70.9%	36.1%(276)	35.6%(272)	14.6%(112)	2.5%(19)
13	Riverside High	Durham, NC	1,900	70.4%	25.8%(490)	28.1%(534)	38.3%(728)	2.6%(50)
14	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	586	70.4%	16.9%(99)	31.6%(185)	40.1%(235)	3.6%(21)
15	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	454	69.7%	37.4%(170)	17.8%(81)	35.5%(161)	2.2%(10)
16	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	439	69.6%	20.7%(91)	27.1%(119)	42.8%(188)	3.4%(15)
17	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	490	69.1%	41.2%(202)	19.0%(93)	31.2%(153)	1.2%(6)
18	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	364	68.3%	38.7%(141)	20.1%(73)	35.2%(128)	0.8%(3)
19	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	278	68.1%	48.9%(136)	19.8%(55)	16.6%(46)	4.3%(12)
20	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	608	68.0%	48.0%(292)	25.5%(155)	10.9%(66)	5.8%(35)
21	Central Park School For Children	Durham, NC	585	67.2%	48.5%(284)	22.7%(133)	18.5%(108)	2.2%(13)
22	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	358	66.4%	49.2%(176)	15.4%(55)	25.1%(90)	1.7%(6)
23	Northern High	Durham, NC	1,281	66.1%	15.4%(197)	38.9%(498)	40.4%(517)	1.8%(23)
24	George L Carrington Middle	Durham, NC	771	66.1%	12.1%(93)	37.7%(291)	42.3%(326)	2.3%(18)
25	Brogden Middle	Durham, NC	753	65.9%	12.5%(94)	33.6%(253)	45.7%(344)	2.8%(21)
26	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	543	65.8%	14.9%(81)	50.3%(273)	24.7%(134)	3.1%(17)
27	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	350	63.9%	13.1%(46)	48.9%(171)	32.0%(112)	0.0%(0)
28	Lucas Middle	Durham, NC	400	63.7%	11.8%(47)	45.5%(182)	37.5%(150)	2.0%(8)
29	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	247	63.5%	8.9%(22)	35.6%(88)	47.4%(117)	0.4%(1)
30	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	395	63.4%	8.6%(34)	41.5%(164)	42.8%(169)	1.8%(7)
31	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham, NC	564	63.2%	7.1%(40)	47.7%(269)	36.0%(203)	2.1%(12)
32	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	491	62.9%	11.6%(57)	55.2%(271)	20.0%(98)	1.8%(9)
33	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	440	62.8%	7.3%(32)	48.9%(215)	35.0%(154)	1.8%(8)
34	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	293	62.8%	8.5%(25)	46.4%(136)	38.2%(112)	1.0%(3)
35	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	329	62.8%	7.3%(24)	36.8%(121)	47.7%(157)	3.3%(11)
36	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	442	61.8%	7.5%(33)	47.3%(209)	38.7%(171)	0.7%(3)
37	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	589	61.0%	7.3%(43)	52.6%(310)	31.9%(188)	0.8%(5)
38	Kestrel Heights School	Durham, NC	421	60.7%	6.9%(29)	58.0%(244)	20.4%(86)	6.9%(29)
39	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	309	59.8%	57.9%(179)	16.5%(51)	19.1%(59)	1.6%(5)
40	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	313	59.0%	3.5%(11)	46.6%(146)	43.5%(136)	1.0%(3)
41	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	587	58.6%	3.9%(23)	24.5%(144)	58.6%(344)	7.2%(42)
42	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	380	58.0%	4.2%(16)	56.3%(214)	31.3%(119)	3.2%(12)
43	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	261	57.7%	0.8%(2)	45.6%(119)	46.0%(120)	6.1%(16)
44	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	358	57.5%	3.1%(11)	40.5%(145)	50.8%(182)	1.1%(4)
45	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	331	57.4%	3.6%(12)	38.7%(128)	52.3%(173)	1.8%(6)
46	Neal Middle	Durham, NC	706	57.4%	3.1%(22)	39.8%(281)	51.4%(363)	1.3%(9)
47	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	319	57.4%	4.4%(14)	57.7%(184)	29.1%(93)	0.9%(3)
48	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	445	57.1%	3.8%(17)	39.3%(175)	52.1%(232)	0.9%(4)
49	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	455	56.7%	6.6%(30)	29.4%(134)	58.2%(265)	0.7%(3)
50	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	1,384	56.2%	2.3%(32)	45.1%(624)	48.3%(668)	0.5%(7)

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