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

41 public elementary schools in Durham County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public elementary schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Southwest Elementary leads the list at 31.9%, against a median of 48.5% 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

31.9%

Median Largest group

48.5%

MOST DIVERSE · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	639	31.9% Black (204)	31.8%(203)	31.9%(204)	26.0%(166)	1.9%(12)
2	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	662	34.3% Hispanic (227)	31.0%(205)	22.5%(149)	34.3%(227)	6.3%(42)
3	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	554	35.2% Hispanic (195)	27.8%(154)	22.4%(124)	35.2%(195)	5.6%(31)
4	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	765	36.1% White (276)	36.1%(276)	35.6%(272)	14.6%(112)	2.5%(19)
5	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	454	37.4% White (170)	37.4%(170)	17.8%(81)	35.5%(161)	2.2%(10)
6	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	364	38.7% White (141)	38.7%(141)	20.1%(73)	35.2%(128)	0.8%(3)
7	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	326	39.0% White (127)	39.0%(127)	22.7%(74)	26.7%(87)	1.2%(4)
8	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	586	40.1% Hispanic (235)	16.9%(99)	31.6%(185)	40.1%(235)	3.6%(21)
9	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	539	40.5% Hispanic (218)	26.9%(145)	19.5%(105)	40.5%(218)	4.6%(25)
10	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	517	41.2% Black (213)	24.9%(129)	41.2%(213)	21.5%(111)	2.3%(12)
11	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	490	41.2% White (202)	41.2%(202)	19.0%(93)	31.2%(153)	1.2%(6)
12	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	395	42.8% Hispanic (169)	8.6%(34)	41.5%(164)	42.8%(169)	1.8%(7)
13	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	439	42.8% Hispanic (188)	20.7%(91)	27.1%(119)	42.8%(188)	3.4%(15)
14	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	261	46.0% Hispanic (120)	0.8%(2)	45.6%(119)	46.0%(120)	6.1%(16)
15	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	293	46.4% Black (136)	8.5%(25)	46.4%(136)	38.2%(112)	1.0%(3)
16	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	313	46.6% Black (146)	3.5%(11)	46.6%(146)	43.5%(136)	1.0%(3)
17	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	442	47.3% Black (209)	7.5%(33)	47.3%(209)	38.7%(171)	0.7%(3)
18	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	247	47.4% Hispanic (117)	8.9%(22)	35.6%(88)	47.4%(117)	0.4%(1)
19	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	608	48.0% White (292)	48.0%(292)	25.5%(155)	10.9%(66)	5.8%(35)
20	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Durham, NC	380	48.2% Hispanic (183)	2.4%(9)	47.4%(180)	48.2%(183)	0.0%(0)
21	Central Park School For Children	Durham, NC	585	48.5% White (284)	48.5%(284)	22.7%(133)	18.5%(108)	2.2%(13)
22	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	440	48.9% Black (215)	7.3%(32)	48.9%(215)	35.0%(154)	1.8%(8)
23	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	278	48.9% White (136)	48.9%(136)	19.8%(55)	16.6%(46)	4.3%(12)
24	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	358	49.2% White (176)	49.2%(176)	15.4%(55)	25.1%(90)	1.7%(6)
25	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	543	50.3% Black (273)	14.9%(81)	50.3%(273)	24.7%(134)	3.1%(17)
26	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	358	50.8% Hispanic (182)	3.1%(11)	40.5%(145)	50.8%(182)	1.1%(4)
27	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Durham, NC	419	51.1% Black (214)	1.2%(5)	51.1%(214)	43.2%(181)	0.2%(1)
28	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	445	52.1% Hispanic (232)	3.8%(17)	39.3%(175)	52.1%(232)	0.9%(4)
29	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	331	52.3% Hispanic (173)	3.6%(12)	38.7%(128)	52.3%(173)	1.8%(6)
30	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	589	52.6% Black (310)	7.3%(43)	52.6%(310)	31.9%(188)	0.8%(5)
31	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	491	55.2% Black (271)	11.6%(57)	55.2%(271)	20.0%(98)	1.8%(9)
32	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	319	57.7% Black (184)	4.4%(14)	57.7%(184)	29.1%(93)	0.9%(3)
33	Kestrel Heights School	Durham, NC	421	58.0% Black (244)	6.9%(29)	58.0%(244)	20.4%(86)	6.9%(29)
34	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	455	58.2% Hispanic (265)	6.6%(30)	29.4%(134)	58.2%(265)	0.7%(3)
35	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	587	58.6% Hispanic (344)	3.9%(23)	24.5%(144)	58.6%(344)	7.2%(42)
36	Global Scholars Academy	Durham, NC	201	60.2% Hispanic (121)	0.0%(0)	38.3%(77)	60.2%(121)	0.5%(1)
37	Mangum Elementary	Bahama, NC	315	61.6% White (194)	61.6%(194)	9.5%(30)	19.7%(62)	0.3%(1)
38	Research Triangle Charter	Durham, NC	710	64.7% Black (459)	3.2%(23)	64.7%(459)	23.9%(170)	0.8%(6)
39	Maureen Joy Charter School	Durham, NC	631	67.3% Hispanic (425)	2.4%(15)	25.0%(158)	67.3%(425)	1.6%(10)
40	Reaching All Minds Academy	Durham, NC	391	73.9% Hispanic (289)	11.5%(45)	13.3%(52)	73.9%(289)	0.0%(0)
41	Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Durham, NC	204	83.3% Black (170)	2.5%(5)	83.3%(170)	9.8%(20)	0.0%(0)

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