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
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
70%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
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 →
Schools most like E K Powe Elementary
E K Powe Elementary's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E K Powe Elementary this school | 454 | 99.3% | 51.0% |
| Davenport A+ School Lenoir | 429 | 99.3% | 51.7% |
| Rural Hall Elementary Rural Hall | 491 | 98.8% | 47.1% |
| Easley Elementary Durham | 490 | 99.4% | 74.0% |
| Mineral Springs Elementary Ellerbe | 441 | 99.3% | 52.3% |
| Rocky River Elementary Monroe | 536 | 99.4% | 63.6% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 E K Powe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #787 of 1,297 | #13 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #862 of 1,296 | #16 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #648 of 1,300 | #13 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #737 of 1,485 | #18 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #192 of 1,377 | #16 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #213 of 1,379 | #9 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #350 of 1,414 | #15 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #706 of 937 | #25 of 32 |
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
454
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 454 | 35.5 | 12.8:1 | 99% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 54% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 47% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 37 | 12.4:1 | 35% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 35.9 | 13.6:1 | 50% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 54% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 36 | 10.4:1 | 79% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 45 | 11.5:1 | 77% (402) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E K Powe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (488 to 454); teachers down 1% (35.9 to 35.5).
About E K Powe Elementary
Federal records list E K Powe Elementary as an elementary school in Durham, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 454 students in pre-K through 5.
Durham Public Schools counts 55 schools and 31,797 students, including E K Powe Elementary.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at E K Powe Elementary. The largest is White students, at 37%. The remaining students are 35% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at E K Powe Elementary is 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.8:1. This ratio sits 2.1 below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%.
The allk12 Grade for E K Powe Elementary is C+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at E K Powe Elementary are 2.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.0% actual, 48.5% predicted).
Durham County census figures show that the median household income is $82,316, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Durham County is home to 74 public schools and about 46,109 public school students.
The shortest distance from E K Powe Elementary to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to George Watts Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, E K Powe Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies E K Powe Elementary's location as City: Large.
In 2020-21, E K Powe Elementary enrolled 459; in 2024-25, 454.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for E K Powe Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- 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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