Enrollment
329
High
DISTRICT 890 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126003112
City of Medicine Academy
301 Crutchfield Road, Durham, NC 27704 · (919) 560-2001 · Durham County
GRADES 09–13HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of North Carolina public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
324 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 109 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 25% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
94.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
86.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
90.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+41.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 42 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
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 City of Medicine Academy
City of Medicine Academy's state test result (90.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Medicine Academy this school | 329 | 98.5% | 90.5% |
| Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences Charlotte | 239 | 98.3% | 37.0% |
| Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad Winston-Salem | 369 | 99.2% | 21.3% |
| Granville Central High Stem | 531 | 97.6% | 28.0% |
| Thomasville High Thomasville | 590 | 99.5% | 19.9% |
| Graham High Graham | 828 | 99.6% | 25.6% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 City of Medicine Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #8 of 468 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #23 of 464 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.4% | #3 of 448 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #402 of 598 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #137 of 473 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #207 of 474 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #261 of 527 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #223 of 277 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
329
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
+50% since 2010-11, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 329 | 19.8 | 16.6:1 | 98% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 23.3 | 14.4:1 | 63% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 22.3 | 15.7:1 | 59% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 35% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 23.5 | 14.6:1 | 57% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 55% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 16 | 13.7:1 | 52% (113) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for City of Medicine Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (342 to 329); teachers down 16% (23.5 to 19.8).
About City of Medicine Academy
City of Medicine Academy is a small high school with an address in Durham, North Carolina. The school offers grades 9 through 13 and enrolls 329 students. On average, high schools in North Carolina enroll around 761, and this school is 57% below that mark.
Durham Public Schools runs City of Medicine Academy along with 54 other schools, enrolling 31,797 students in total.
The student body at City of Medicine Academy has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 48%. The next largest groups are 37% Black, 7% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 32 points above the 16% share among Durham County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
City of Medicine Academy has 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.6:1. The school's 16.6:1 compares with an average of 19.6:1 for high schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 98%.
City of Medicine Academy earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of North Carolina public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, City of Medicine Academy ranks in the top 10% in North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 90.5%, against a prediction of 48.8%.
Durham County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $82,316 a year, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. City of Medicine Academy shares Durham County with 73 other public schools.
Voyager Academy is about 0.6 miles from City of Medicine Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, City of Medicine Academy is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around City of Medicine Academy as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 5% drop took enrollment from 345 in 2020-21 to 329 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to City of Medicine Academy can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Durham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
332,353
Census ACS
Median income
$82,316
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
46,109 students
Quick facts
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- Club Boulevard Elementary1.3 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About City of Medicine AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at City of Medicine Academy?
City of Medicine Academy enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does City of Medicine Academy serve?
City of Medicine Academy serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at City of Medicine Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at City of Medicine Academy is approximately 16.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at City of Medicine Academy?
At City of Medicine Academy, the student body is approximately 7% White, 48% Hispanic, 37% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is City of Medicine Academy public or private?
City of Medicine Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Durham Public Schools.
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