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The most racially diverse public schools in Durham County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public schools in Durham County, North Carolina, drawn from 63 qualifying public schools. C E Jordan High leads the list at 30.1%, against a median of 48.2% 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 County, North Carolina

Best Largest group

30.1%

Median Largest group

48.2%

MOST DIVERSE · DURHAM COUNTY, 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	Discovery Charter	Bahama, NC	453	50.8% White (230)	50.8%(230)	25.2%(114)	12.8%(58)	0.7%(3)
41	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	358	50.8% Hispanic (182)	3.1%(11)	40.5%(145)	50.8%(182)	1.1%(4)
42	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Durham, NC	419	51.1% Black (214)	1.2%(5)	51.1%(214)	43.2%(181)	0.2%(1)
43	Neal Middle	Durham, NC	706	51.4% Hispanic (363)	3.1%(22)	39.8%(281)	51.4%(363)	1.3%(9)
44	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	445	52.1% Hispanic (232)	3.8%(17)	39.3%(175)	52.1%(232)	0.9%(4)
45	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	331	52.3% Hispanic (173)	3.6%(12)	38.7%(128)	52.3%(173)	1.8%(6)
46	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	589	52.6% Black (310)	7.3%(43)	52.6%(310)	31.9%(188)	0.8%(5)
47	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	491	55.2% Black (271)	11.6%(57)	55.2%(271)	20.0%(98)	1.8%(9)
48	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)
49	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	319	57.7% Black (184)	4.4%(14)	57.7%(184)	29.1%(93)	0.9%(3)
50	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	309	57.9% White (179)	57.9%(179)	16.5%(51)	19.1%(59)	1.6%(5)

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