Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126000538
George Watts Elementary
700 Watts Street, Durham, NC 27701 · (919) 560-3947 · Durham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
355 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 | 39 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
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
66.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 18 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 George Watts Elementary
George Watts Elementary's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Watts Elementary this school | 358 | 99.2% | 66.9% |
| GE Massey Elementary Lincolnton | 370 | 99.2% | 44.9% |
| Wilton Elementary Franklinton | 350 | 99.1% | 57.5% |
| Tar River Elementary Franklinton | 370 | 99.2% | 51.2% |
| S Ray Lowder Elementary Lincolnton | 306 | 97.4% | 54.2% |
| Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary Ash | 390 | 99.2% | 56.6% |
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 George Watts Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #299 of 1,297 | #6 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #467 of 1,296 | #7 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #199 of 1,300 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #1,024 of 1,485 | #29 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #540 of 1,377 | #26 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #397 of 1,379 | #16 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #535 of 1,414 | #24 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #492 of 937 | #16 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
358
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 358 | 25.1 | 14.3:1 | 99% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 26.4 | 11.7:1 | 28% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 28.8 | 11.0:1 | 30% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 19% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 34% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 45% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 34 | 11.5:1 | 55% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 44 | 7.8:1 | 99% (340) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Watts Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (409 to 358); teachers down 19% (31 to 25.1).
About George Watts Elementary
George Watts Elementary is a small elementary school in Durham, North Carolina. The school reports 358 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 23% smaller than the 467 average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Durham Public Schools runs 55 schools with a combined 31,797 students. George Watts Elementary is one of them.
George Watts Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 49%. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 8% multiracial. 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 reported 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.3:1. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Eligible students account for 99% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
allk12 grades George Watts Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
George Watts Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina are predicted to post 48.6%, so the school is 18.4 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Among Durham County residents, the median household income is $82,316, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides George Watts Elementary, Durham County has 73 other public schools.
The closest public school to George Watts Elementary is Durham School of the Arts, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, George Watts Elementary is ahead of the 57.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
George Watts Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
George Watts Elementary had 363 students in 2020-21 and 358 in 2024-25, nearly the same. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.1:1 to 14.3:1.
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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
- Durham School of the Arts0.4 mi · 1,764
- Central Park School For Children0.6 mi · 585
- E K Powe Elementary0.7 mi · 454
- Durham Charter School0.8 mi · 1,010
- Club Boulevard Elementary1.1 mi · 364
- Global Scholars Academy1.1 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About George Watts ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at George Watts Elementary?
George Watts Elementary enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does George Watts Elementary serve?
George Watts Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at George Watts Elementary?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at George Watts Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at George Watts Elementary?
At George Watts Elementary, the student body is approximately 49% White, 25% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees George Watts Elementary?
George Watts Elementary is overseen by Durham Public Schools in Durham County.
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