Enrollment
400
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126003250
Lucas Middle
923 Snow Hill Road, Durham, NC 27704 · (919) 560-3843 · Durham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
- CBeats 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
16.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
397 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 125 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 34% |
Student demographics
64%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
44.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 →
Schools most like Lucas Middle
Lucas Middle's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Middle this school | 400 | 99.3% | 41.4% |
| Dunn Middle Dunn | 388 | 99.0% | 43.0% |
| Mount Olive Middle Mount Olive | 329 | 99.1% | 41.1% |
| Third Creek Middle Statesville | 402 | 99.3% | 21.7% |
| Centennial Campus Middle Raleigh | 477 | 99.4% | 35.5% |
| York Chester Middle Gastonia | 398 | 99.2% | 40.3% |
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 Lucas Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #335 of 463 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #352 of 461 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #289 of 463 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #379 of 478 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #291 of 456 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #204 of 456 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #186 of 472 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #106 of 300 | #1 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
400
-83 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 400 | 23.6 | 16.9:1 | 99% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 99% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 36.1 | 10.3:1 | 70% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 39 | 12.4:1 | 53% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 34.5 | 13.7:1 | 58% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 44 | 14.1:1 | 61% (376) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucas Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (474 to 400); teachers down 32% (34.5 to 23.6).
About Lucas Middle
In Durham, North Carolina, part of Durham County, Lucas Middle is a middle school. It reports enrollment of 400 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 605.
Durham Public Schools includes 55 schools. Together they enroll 31,797 students.
Black students make up 46% of enrollment at Lucas Middle, the largest share of any group. Next come 38% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 32% Black among all Durham County residents. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Lucas Middle are from different groups.
On staff are 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 99% of students at Lucas Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lucas Middle holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of North Carolina public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lucas Middle is -7.1 points: 41.4% actual, 48.5% predicted.
In the wider Durham County area, the median household earns about $82,316 a year, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Lucas Middle shares Durham County with 73 other public schools.
The closest school to Lucas Middle is Discovery Charter, located about 1.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Lucas Middle is behind the 47.3% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 83 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.4 to 16.9 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Lucas Middle. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Nearby schools
- Discovery Charter1.4 mi · 453
- Little River Elementary1.5 mi · 326
- Eno Valley Elementary2.2 mi · 440
- George L Carrington Middle2.3 mi · 771
- Easley Elementary3.2 mi · 490
- Northern High3.4 mi · 1,281
Frequently asked questions
About Lucas MiddleHow large is Lucas Middle?
Lucas Middle enrolls approximately 400 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lucas Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lucas Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lucas Middle have?
Lucas Middle employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
How diverse is Lucas Middle?
Lucas Middle reports a student body of 12% White, 38% Hispanic, 46% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lucas Middle?
Lucas 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.