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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