Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126000539
Little River Elementary
2315 Snow Hill Road, Durham, NC 27712 · (919) 560-3940 · Durham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
323 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
49.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
326
-204 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.4:1
% White
39%
was 48%
% Hispanic
27%
was 18%
% Black
23%
was 29%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Little River Elementary
Little River Elementary, a modestly sized K-5 school in Durham, North Carolina, overseen by Durham Public Schools, teaches 326 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Little River Elementary sits 30% smaller than that benchmark.
Durham Public Schools runs 55 schools in total, collectively educating 31,797 students. Little River Elementary is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Little River Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 27% Hispanic, 23% Black, 10% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Little River Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.7%.
In the area at large, census data for Durham County shows median household income runs about $82,316, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Durham County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students), Little River Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Lucas Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Little River Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.4%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Little River Elementary has fell 38%, going from 530 students in 2018 to 326 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 48% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.
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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
- Lucas Middle1.5 mi · 400
- Discovery Charter2.5 mi · 453
- Sandy Ridge Elementary2.9 mi · 589
- The School for Creative Studies2.9 mi · 350
- Eno Valley Elementary2.9 mi · 440
- George L Carrington Middle3.2 mi · 771
Frequently asked questions
About Little River ElementaryHow large is Little River Elementary?
Little River Elementary enrolls approximately 326 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Little River Elementary serve?
Little River Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Little River Elementary?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Little River Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Little River Elementary?
Student demographics at Little River Elementary are roughly 39% White, 27% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Little River Elementary?
Little River Elementary is overseen by Durham Public Schools in Durham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.