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Enrollment
564
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126000540
Lowe's Grove Middle
4418 S Alston Avenue, Durham, NC 27713 · (919) 560-3946 · Durham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of North Carolina public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
19.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
561 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 | 167 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 181 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 216 | 38% |
Student demographics
63%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
25.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
23.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lowe's Grove Middle
Lowe's Grove Middle's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe's Grove Middle this school | 564 | 99.5% | 24.2% |
| Paisley Magnet School Winston Salem | 553 | 99.5% | 36.7% |
| James Martin Middle Charlotte | 659 | 99.5% | 32.8% |
| Flat Rock Middle Winston-Salem | 674 | 99.6% | 23.3% |
| Centennial Campus Middle Raleigh | 477 | 99.4% | 35.5% |
| East Millbrook Middle Raleigh | 731 | 99.6% | 35.1% |
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 Lowe's Grove Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #454 of 463 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #439 of 461 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #450 of 463 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #256 of 478 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #434 of 456 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #213 of 456 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #110 of 472 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #260 of 300 | #5 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
564
-115 (-17%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 564 | 28.6 | 19.8:1 | 99% (561) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 35.7 | 17.5:1 | 100% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 700 | 46.5 | 15.1:1 | 75% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 679 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 56% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 42.5 | 13.8:1 | 82% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 80% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 80% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 698 | 71 | 9.8:1 | 54% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 65 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowe's Grove Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (588 to 564); teachers down 33% (42.5 to 28.6).
About Lowe's Grove Middle
Lowe's Grove Middle is a public medium-sized middle school in Durham, North Carolina. The school serves 564 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Lowe's Grove Middle is among 55 schools run by Durham Public Schools, which serves 31,797 students.
Black students are the largest group at Lowe's Grove Middle, with 48% of enrollment. Next come 36% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 32% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Lowe's Grove Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Teachers at Lowe's Grove Middle total 28.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.8:1. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 561 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Lowe's Grove Middle receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lowe's Grove Middle is -24.3 points, in the bottom 10% of North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.2%, and the predicted rate is 48.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Durham County, median household income is about $82,316, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Lowe's Grove Middle is one of 74 public schools in Durham County, which together enroll about 46,109 students.
The closest public school to Lowe's Grove Middle is Kestrel Heights School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Lowe's Grove Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Lowe's Grove Middle is behind the 56.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 4.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 679 in 2020-21 and 564 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.1:1 to 19.8:1.
Community posts for Lowe's Grove Middle can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Kestrel Heights School0.5 mi · 421
- NC Virtual Academy0.7 mi · 3,482
- North Carolina Cyber Academy0.8 mi · 2,461
- Research Triangle High School1.1 mi · 572
- Parkwood Elementary1.3 mi · 491
- Pearsontown Elementary2.2 mi · 765
Frequently asked questions
About Lowe's Grove MiddleHow many students attend Lowe's Grove Middle?
Lowe's Grove Middle enrolls approximately 564 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lowe's Grove Middle serve?
Lowe's Grove Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lowe's Grove Middle?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Lowe's Grove Middle.
How diverse is Lowe's Grove Middle?
Lowe's Grove Middle reports a student body of 7% White, 36% Hispanic, 48% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Lowe's Grove Middle?
Lowe's Grove Middle 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.