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What's the most underrated thing about Easley Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126002217
Easley Elementary
302 Lebanon Circle, Durham, NC 27712 · (919) 560-3913 · Durham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
487 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
69%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
71.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% 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 26 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 Easley Elementary
Easley Elementary's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easley Elementary this school | 490 | 99.4% | 74.0% |
| Rural Hall Elementary Rural Hall | 491 | 98.8% | 47.1% |
| Johnsonville Elementary Cameron | 489 | 99.2% | 54.6% |
| Edward Best Elementary Louisburg | 498 | 99.4% | 70.5% |
| Lucama Elementary Lucama | 431 | 99.3% | 80.8% |
| E K Powe Elementary Durham | 454 | 99.3% | 51.0% |
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 Easley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #152 of 1,297 | #2 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #286 of 1,296 | #2 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #121 of 1,300 | #2 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #643 of 1,485 | #16 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #206 of 1,377 | #17 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #249 of 1,379 | #11 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #302 of 1,414 | #13 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #586 of 937 | #18 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
490
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 490 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 99% (487) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 36.5 | 13.1:1 | 36% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 36% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 17% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 38.9 | 14.0:1 | 28% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 30% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 19% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 18% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 610 | 37 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Easley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (545 to 490); teachers down 2% (38.9 to 38).
About Easley Elementary
Easley Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Durham, North Carolina. The latest federal count shows 490 students in pre-K through 5.
Easley Elementary is one school in Durham Public Schools, a system of 55 schools with 31,797 students.
Easley Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 41%. The remaining students are 31% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 43% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Easley Elementary is 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. About 99% of students, or 487, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Easley Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Easley Elementary outperforms its prediction by 25.6 points. The model expects 48.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina; the school's rate is 74.0%.
Census estimates describe Durham County this way: the median household income is $82,316, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Durham County has 74 public schools and roughly 46,109 students.
The closest public school, George L Carrington Middle, is about 0.9 miles from Easley Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Easley Elementary is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Easley Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment has grown by 31 students since 2020-21, to 490.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Easley Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 L Carrington Middle0.9 mi · 771
- Eno Valley Elementary1.0 mi · 440
- Riverside High1.4 mi · 1,900
- Hillandale Elementary1.6 mi · 586
- Holt Elementary1.8 mi · 587
- Northern High1.8 mi · 1,281
Frequently asked questions
About Easley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Easley Elementary?
Easley Elementary enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Easley Elementary serve?
Easley Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Easley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Easley Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Easley Elementary?
Student demographics at Easley Elementary are roughly 41% White, 31% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Easley Elementary in?
Easley Elementary is part of Durham Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.