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Alumni: what's one memory from Eastway Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126001850
Eastway Elementary
610 North Alston Avenue, Durham, NC 27701 · (919) 560-3910 · Durham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
328 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 | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
57%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
23.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 23 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Eastway Elementary
Eastway Elementary's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastway Elementary this school | 331 | 99.1% | 35.5% |
| Y E Smith Elementary Durham | 358 | 99.2% | 22.0% |
| Ashley Academy Winston-Salem | 348 | 99.1% | 31.0% |
| Diggs-Latham Elementary Winston Salem | 385 | 99.2% | 49.8% |
| Belvoir Elementary Greenville | 405 | 99.3% | 44.7% |
| KIPP Durham College Preparatory Durham | 380 | 99.2% | N/A |
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 Eastway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,185 of 1,297 | #30 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #873 of 1,296 | #17 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,260 of 1,300 | #31 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #1,112 of 1,485 | #31 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #22 of 1,377 | #4 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #790 of 1,379 | #30 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #596 of 1,414 | #26 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.8% | #25 of 937 | #1 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
331
-108 (-25%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 331 | 31.5 | 10.5:1 | 99% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 33.3 | 11.8:1 | 99% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 37.4 | 10.8:1 | 99% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 99% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 37.1 | 14.6:1 | 99% (538) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 100% (614) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 99% (502) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 99% (524) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (541 to 331); teachers down 15% (37.1 to 31.5).
About Eastway Elementary
Among the schools in Durham, North Carolina, is Eastway Elementary, a small elementary school. The school had 331 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in North Carolina) has about 467 students.
Durham Public Schools runs Eastway Elementary along with 54 other schools, enrolling 31,797 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 52% of enrollment at Eastway Elementary. Other groups include 39% Black, 4% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 16% Hispanic. Eastway Elementary has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Eastway Elementary operates with 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. About 99% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for Eastway Elementary is D. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Eastway Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (35.5%) and its predicted rate (48.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
In Durham County (population about 332,353), median household income is about $82,316, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Eastway Elementary is one of 74 public schools in Durham County, which together enroll about 46,109 students.
The nearest public school is KIPP Durham College Preparatory, at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 439 in 2020-21 and 331 in 2024-25, a decrease of 108 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.6:1 to 10.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- KIPP Durham College Preparatory0.3 mi · 380
- Durham's Performance Learning Center0.4 mi · 122
- Maureen Joy Charter School0.6 mi · 631
- Y E Smith Elementary0.8 mi · 358
- Global Scholars Academy0.8 mi · 201
- Burton Elementary0.8 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Eastway ElementaryHow large is Eastway Elementary?
Eastway Elementary enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Eastway Elementary serve?
Eastway Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Eastway Elementary?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Eastway Elementary.
How diverse is Eastway Elementary?
Eastway Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 52% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Eastway Elementary public or private?
Eastway Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Durham Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.