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What's one thing George L Carrington Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
771
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126000533
George L Carrington Middle
227 Milton Road, Durham, NC 27712 · (919) 560-3916 · Durham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL771 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
768 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 272 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 32% |
Student demographics
66%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
41.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
39.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 George L Carrington Middle
George L Carrington Middle's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George L Carrington Middle this school | 771 | 99.6% | 42.5% |
| Northwest Middle Winston Salem | 702 | 99.6% | 27.6% |
| Brogden Middle Durham | 753 | 99.5% | 33.7% |
| Williston Middle Wilmington | 666 | 99.5% | 28.4% |
| Wendell Middle Wendell | 762 | 99.6% | 40.6% |
| Sampson Middle Clinton | 703 | 99.6% | 43.4% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 George L Carrington Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #326 of 463 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #326 of 461 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #319 of 463 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 771 | #114 of 478 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #143 of 456 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #162 of 456 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #36 of 472 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #169 of 300 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
771
-133 (-15%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,163
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 771 | 50.8 | 15.2:1 | 100% (768) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 57.7 | 12.8:1 | 100% (735) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 59.7 | 12.7:1 | 73% (553) |
| 2020-21 | 904 | 64 | 14.1:1 | 51% (465) |
| 2017-18 | 860 | 55.7 | 15.4:1 | 65% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 1,001 | 69 | 14.5:1 | 69% (686) |
| 2010-11 | 1,182 | 66 | 17.9:1 | 51% (607) |
| 2000-01 | 1,258 | 85 | 14.8:1 | 26% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 1,163 | 88 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George L Carrington Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (860 to 771); teachers down 9% (55.7 to 50.8).
About George L Carrington Middle
The public middle-grades school George L Carrington Middle is located in Durham, North Carolina. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 771 students. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students each.
George L Carrington Middle is run by Durham Public Schools, whose 55 schools enroll 31,797 students.
George L Carrington Middle has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 42%. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% Black, 12% White, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Durham County overall, about 16% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 15.2 students per teacher and 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina fairly closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for George L Carrington Middle is C. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
George L Carrington Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.5%, compared with a predicted 48.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Durham County show that the median household income is $82,316, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. George L Carrington Middle is one of 74 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Eno Valley Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, George L Carrington Middle is behind the 42.6% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
For locale, NCES codes George L Carrington Middle as City: Large.
Enrollment at George L Carrington Middle declined 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 904 to 771 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.1:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.
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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
- Eno Valley Elementary0.3 mi · 440
- Easley Elementary0.9 mi · 490
- Northern High2.0 mi · 1,281
- Holt Elementary2.2 mi · 587
- Riverside High2.3 mi · 1,900
- Lucas Middle2.3 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About George L Carrington MiddleHow large is George L Carrington Middle?
George L Carrington Middle enrolls approximately 771 students in grades 06-08.
Is George L Carrington Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
George L Carrington Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does George L Carrington Middle have?
George L Carrington Middle employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at George L Carrington Middle?
At George L Carrington Middle, the student body is approximately 12% White, 42% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is George L Carrington Middle public or private?
George L Carrington Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Durham Public Schools.
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