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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. C E Jordan High leads the list at 30.1%, against a median of 48.0% 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

Best Largest group

30.1%

Median Largest group

48.0%

MOST DIVERSE · DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	2,189	30.1% Hispanic (660)	28.7%(628)	29.8%(653)	30.1%(660)	4.1%(90)
2	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	639	31.9% Black (204)	31.8%(203)	31.9%(204)	26.0%(166)	1.9%(12)
3	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	662	34.3% Hispanic (227)	31.0%(205)	22.5%(149)	34.3%(227)	6.3%(42)
4	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	1,764	34.7% White (612)	34.7%(612)	24.8%(437)	30.7%(542)	2.8%(50)
5	Sherwood Githens Middle	Durham, NC	878	34.7% Hispanic (305)	26.8%(235)	27.1%(238)	34.7%(305)	4.2%(37)
6	Research Triangle High School	Durham, NC	572	35.1% White (201)	35.1%(201)	15.7%(90)	14.7%(84)	22.0%(126)
7	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	554	35.2% Hispanic (195)	27.8%(154)	22.4%(124)	35.2%(195)	5.6%(31)
8	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	765	36.1% White (276)	36.1%(276)	35.6%(272)	14.6%(112)	2.5%(19)
9	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	454	37.4% White (170)	37.4%(170)	17.8%(81)	35.5%(161)	2.2%(10)
10	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham, NC	660	37.9% Black (250)	29.6%(195)	37.9%(250)	23.5%(155)	2.6%(17)
11	Riverside High	Durham, NC	1,900	38.3% Hispanic (728)	25.8%(490)	28.1%(534)	38.3%(728)	2.6%(50)
12	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	364	38.7% White (141)	38.7%(141)	20.1%(73)	35.2%(128)	0.8%(3)
13	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	326	39.0% White (127)	39.0%(127)	22.7%(74)	26.7%(87)	1.2%(4)
14	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	586	40.1% Hispanic (235)	16.9%(99)	31.6%(185)	40.1%(235)	3.6%(21)
15	Northern High	Durham, NC	1,281	40.4% Hispanic (517)	15.4%(197)	38.9%(498)	40.4%(517)	1.8%(23)
16	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	539	40.5% Hispanic (218)	26.9%(145)	19.5%(105)	40.5%(218)	4.6%(25)
17	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	517	41.2% Black (213)	24.9%(129)	41.2%(213)	21.5%(111)	2.3%(12)
18	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	490	41.2% White (202)	41.2%(202)	19.0%(93)	31.2%(153)	1.2%(6)
19	George L Carrington Middle	Durham, NC	771	42.3% Hispanic (326)	12.1%(93)	37.7%(291)	42.3%(326)	2.3%(18)
20	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	395	42.8% Hispanic (169)	8.6%(34)	41.5%(164)	42.8%(169)	1.8%(7)
21	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	439	42.8% Hispanic (188)	20.7%(91)	27.1%(119)	42.8%(188)	3.4%(15)
22	Lucas Middle	Durham, NC	400	45.5% Black (182)	11.8%(47)	45.5%(182)	37.5%(150)	2.0%(8)
23	Brogden Middle	Durham, NC	753	45.7% Hispanic (344)	12.5%(94)	33.6%(253)	45.7%(344)	2.8%(21)
24	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	261	46.0% Hispanic (120)	0.8%(2)	45.6%(119)	46.0%(120)	6.1%(16)
25	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	293	46.4% Black (136)	8.5%(25)	46.4%(136)	38.2%(112)	1.0%(3)
26	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	313	46.6% Black (146)	3.5%(11)	46.6%(146)	43.5%(136)	1.0%(3)
27	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	442	47.3% Black (209)	7.5%(33)	47.3%(209)	38.7%(171)	0.7%(3)
28	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	247	47.4% Hispanic (117)	8.9%(22)	35.6%(88)	47.4%(117)	0.4%(1)
29	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham, NC	564	47.7% Black (269)	7.1%(40)	47.7%(269)	36.0%(203)	2.1%(12)
30	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	329	47.7% Hispanic (157)	7.3%(24)	36.8%(121)	47.7%(157)	3.3%(11)
31	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	608	48.0% White (292)	48.0%(292)	25.5%(155)	10.9%(66)	5.8%(35)
32	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Durham, NC	380	48.2% Hispanic (183)	2.4%(9)	47.4%(180)	48.2%(183)	0.0%(0)
33	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	1,384	48.3% Hispanic (668)	2.3%(32)	45.1%(624)	48.3%(668)	0.5%(7)
34	Central Park School For Children	Durham, NC	585	48.5% White (284)	48.5%(284)	22.7%(133)	18.5%(108)	2.2%(13)
35	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	350	48.9% Black (171)	13.1%(46)	48.9%(171)	32.0%(112)	0.0%(0)
36	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	440	48.9% Black (215)	7.3%(32)	48.9%(215)	35.0%(154)	1.8%(8)
37	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	278	48.9% White (136)	48.9%(136)	19.8%(55)	16.6%(46)	4.3%(12)
38	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	358	49.2% White (176)	49.2%(176)	15.4%(55)	25.1%(90)	1.7%(6)
39	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	543	50.3% Black (273)	14.9%(81)	50.3%(273)	24.7%(134)	3.1%(17)
40	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	358	50.8% Hispanic (182)	3.1%(11)	40.5%(145)	50.8%(182)	1.1%(4)
41	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Durham, NC	419	51.1% Black (214)	1.2%(5)	51.1%(214)	43.2%(181)	0.2%(1)
42	Neal Middle	Durham, NC	706	51.4% Hispanic (363)	3.1%(22)	39.8%(281)	51.4%(363)	1.3%(9)
43	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	445	52.1% Hispanic (232)	3.8%(17)	39.3%(175)	52.1%(232)	0.9%(4)
44	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	331	52.3% Hispanic (173)	3.6%(12)	38.7%(128)	52.3%(173)	1.8%(6)
45	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	589	52.6% Black (310)	7.3%(43)	52.6%(310)	31.9%(188)	0.8%(5)
46	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	491	55.2% Black (271)	11.6%(57)	55.2%(271)	20.0%(98)	1.8%(9)
47	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	380	56.3% Black (214)	4.2%(16)	56.3%(214)	31.3%(119)	3.2%(12)
48	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	319	57.7% Black (184)	4.4%(14)	57.7%(184)	29.1%(93)	0.9%(3)
49	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	309	57.9% White (179)	57.9%(179)	16.5%(51)	19.1%(59)	1.6%(5)
50	Kestrel Heights School	Durham, NC	421	58.0% Black (244)	6.9%(29)	58.0%(244)	20.4%(86)	6.9%(29)

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