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Alumni: what's one memory from Durham Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM UNIFIED·NCES 061173001295
Durham Elementary
9421 Putney Dr., Durham, CA 95938 · (530) 895-4695 · Butte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
190 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 117 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 56% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Durham Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.3pp since 2014
Math
32.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.6% | 28.1% | 26.0% | 26.4% |
| Math | 10.2% | 22.0% | 38.1% | 29.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 39.9% |
| 2022-23 | 51.6% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.8% | 38.1% |
| 2020-21 | 50.9% | 44.9% |
| 2018-19 | 51.2% | 48.1% |
| 2017-18 | 47.7% | 45.4% |
| 2016-17 | 51.6% | 43.5% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Durham Elementary
Durham Elementary's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Elementary this school | 495 | 38.4% | 41.2% |
| Cottage Hill Elementary Grass Valley | 485 | 34.8% | 43.8% |
| Penngrove Elementary Penngrove | 472 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| Brittan Elementary Sutter | 539 | 34.7% | 32.0% |
| Columbia Elementary Redding | 430 | 40.0% | 48.9% |
| Twin Lakes Elementary Orangevale | 494 | 33.4% | 45.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Durham Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Butte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #2,367 of 5,151 | #9 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #2,996 of 5,172 ▼ 794 | #12 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #2,220 of 5,172 ▲ 50 | #6 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,352 of 5,116 | #6 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #2,494 of 5,915 | #10 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,921 of 5,352 | #28 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #2,980 of 5,354 | #29 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #4,398 of 5,625 | #35 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #1,087 of 1,139 | #14 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
495
+50 (+11%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 21.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 495 | 21.6 | 22.9:1 | 38% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 22.5 | 22.0:1 | 43% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 20.5 | 22.5:1 | 37% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 49% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 21 | 23.4:1 | 42% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 20 | 21.9:1 | 41% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | N/A | N/A | 41% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 35% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 27 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Durham Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (492 to 495); teachers up 3% (21 to 21.6).
About Durham Elementary
Durham Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Durham, California. It teaches 495 students in kindergarten through 5.
The 3 schools in Durham Unified enroll 1,048 students altogether, Durham Elementary among them.
The largest group at Durham Elementary is White students, at 69%. Other students are 21% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Butte County residents are about 70% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
Classroom staffing at Durham Elementary totals 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Durham Elementary is about 38%. On average, public schools in Butte County report 63%.
Durham Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 41.2%. Predicted: 57.0%. Difference: 15.9 points.
In the surrounding county, Butte County, median household income comes to about $67,928, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 96, with about 29,730 students.
Durham Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Durham Intermediate, its nearest public school. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Durham Elementary's average proficiency of 41.2% compares with 38.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 495, compared with 445 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 22.9:1, from 21.2:1.
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Butte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,929
Census ACS
Median income
$67,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
29,730 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Durham Unified
- Durham HighHigh · 320 students
- Durham IntermediateMiddle · 233 students
Other schools in Durham
- Durham HighHigh · 320 students
- Durham IntermediateMiddle · 233 students
Other Durham Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Durham Elementary. Durham Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Durham Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 547 students
- Durham Elementary SchoolTigard, OR · 471 students
Nearby schools
- Durham Intermediate0.1 mi · 233
- Durham High0.1 mi · 320
- CORE Butte Charter4.2 mi · 916
- Chico Country Day5.6 mi · 585
- Chapman Elementary5.6 mi · 311
- Sherwood Montessori5.6 mi · 116
Frequently asked questions
About Durham ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Durham Elementary?
Durham Elementary enrolls approximately 495 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Durham Elementary serve?
Durham Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Durham Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Durham Elementary is approximately 22.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Durham Elementary?
Student demographics at Durham Elementary are roughly 69% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Durham Elementary in?
Durham Elementary is part of Durham Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.