Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126000568
E K Powe Elementary
913 9th Street, Durham, NC 27705 · (919) 560-3963 · Durham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
451 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
49.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
454
-34 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.6:1
% White
37%
was 41%
% Hispanic
35%
was 25%
% Black
18%
was 28%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About E K Powe Elementary
Set in Durham, North Carolina, E K Powe Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary school, part of Durham Public Schools. It works with 454 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Durham Public Schools comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 31,797 students; E K Powe Elementary is among them.
On demographics, E K Powe Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 35% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian.
On the resource side, On paper, E K Powe Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting E K Powe Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at E K Powe Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), E K Powe Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 51.0%.
Across the wider county, Durham County reports that median household income runs about $82,316, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. E K Powe Elementary is one of 74 public schools in Durham County (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students).
Nearest neighbor: George Watts Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around E K Powe Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts E K Powe Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 60.6%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 488 students in 2018 compared to 454 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 25% to 35% over that span.
On this page, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Durham Public Schools
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
- Southern School of Energy and SustainabiHigh · 1,384 students
- Northern HighHigh · 1,281 students
Other schools in Durham
- NC Virtual AcademyCombined · 3,482 students
- North Carolina Cyber AcademyCombined · 2,461 students
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
Nearby schools
- George Watts Elementary0.7 mi · 358
- Brogden Middle1.1 mi · 753
- Durham School of the Arts1.1 mi · 1,764
- Durham Charter School1.2 mi · 1,010
- Central Park School For Children1.3 mi · 585
- Club Boulevard Elementary1.5 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About E K Powe ElementaryHow large is E K Powe Elementary?
E K Powe Elementary enrolls approximately 454 students in grades PK-05.
Is E K Powe Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
E K Powe Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at E K Powe Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at E K Powe Elementary.
How diverse is E K Powe Elementary?
E K Powe Elementary reports a student body of 37% White, 35% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees E K Powe Elementary?
E K Powe Elementary is overseen by Durham Public Schools in Durham County.
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