Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126000480
Fayetteville Street Elementary
2905 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707 · (919) 560-3944 · Durham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% 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.
- C-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
12.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
254 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 | 7 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
58%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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
30.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Fayetteville Street Elementary
Fayetteville Street Elementary's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville Street Elementary this school | 261 | 97.3% | 39.6% |
| Allenbrook Elementary Charlotte | 267 | 98.9% | 62.7% |
| R N Harris Elementary Durham | 313 | 99.0% | 43.3% |
| Burton Elementary Durham | 293 | 99.0% | 63.4% |
| Eastway Elementary Durham | 331 | 99.1% | 35.5% |
| C C Spaulding Elementary Durham | 247 | 98.8% | 40.8% |
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 Fayetteville Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #1,109 of 1,297 | #27 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #934 of 1,296 | #20 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #1,188 of 1,300 | #29 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #1,270 of 1,485 | #38 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #175 of 1,377 | #15 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #780 of 1,379 | #28 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #979 of 1,414 | #36 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #689 of 937 | #23 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
261
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 261 | 20.6 | 12.7:1 | 97% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 19.8 | 12.1:1 | 98% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 18.8 | 12.2:1 | 99% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 99% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 17.7 | 15.9:1 | 99% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 99% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 96% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 34 | 9.9:1 | 79% (267) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fayetteville Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (282 to 261); teachers up 16% (17.7 to 20.6).
About Fayetteville Street Elementary
Fayetteville Street Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Durham, North Carolina, administered by Durham Public Schools. It teaches 261 students in pre-K through 5. That is 44% below the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Across its 55 schools, Durham Public Schools enrolls 31,797 students. Fayetteville Street Elementary is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up 46% of enrollment at Fayetteville Street Elementary, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 46% Black and 6% Asian. In Durham County overall, about 16% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Fayetteville Street Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The school's 12.7:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 97%. That is in line with the 95% average for public schools in Durham County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Fayetteville Street Elementary outscored 15%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Fayetteville Street Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 39.6% actual against 49.1% predicted.
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 about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Durham County number 74, with about 46,109 students.
Measured in a straight line, James E Shepard Middle is about 0.3 miles from Fayetteville Street Elementary. The five-mile area around Fayetteville Street Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 54.1%, higher than Fayetteville Street Elementary's 39.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment increased 5% over 4 years, reaching 261 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Fayetteville Street Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
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
- James E Shepard Middle0.3 mi · 423
- W G Pearson Elementary0.4 mi · 319
- J D Clement Early College HS0.8 mi · 380
- Hillside High0.8 mi · 1,433
- Durham School of Technology0.8 mi · 219
- C C Spaulding Elementary0.9 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Fayetteville Street ElementaryHow many students attend Fayetteville Street Elementary?
Fayetteville Street Elementary enrolls approximately 261 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fayetteville Street Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fayetteville Street Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fayetteville Street Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fayetteville Street Elementary is approximately 12.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fayetteville Street Elementary?
Fayetteville Street Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 46% Hispanic, 46% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Fayetteville Street Elementary public or private?
Fayetteville Street 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.