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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126003633
Lyons Farm Elementary
906 Scott King Rd, Durham, NC 27713 · (919) 560-3749 · Durham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% 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
16.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
605 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
68%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
66.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
71.8%
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 72 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% 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 21 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 Lyons Farm Elementary
Lyons Farm Elementary's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Farm Elementary this school | 608 | 99.5% | 69.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary Winston-Salem | 560 | 99.5% | 75.9% |
| Colfax Elementary Colfax | 587 | 99.5% | 68.9% |
| Manning Elementary School Roanoke Rapids | 630 | 99.5% | 55.3% |
| Jesse Wharton Elem Greensboro | 521 | 99.4% | 71.8% |
| John Van Lindley Elementary Greensboro | 521 | 99.4% | 64.8% |
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 Lyons Farm Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #242 of 1,297 | #5 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #290 of 1,296 | #3 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #190 of 1,300 | #5 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #338 of 1,485 | #6 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,022 of 1,377 | #36 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #317 of 1,379 | #14 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #139 of 1,414 | #5 of 39 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 608 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 100% (605) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 39.8 | 13.2:1 | 26% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 35.3 | 12.7:1 | 29% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyons Farm Elementary.
About Lyons Farm Elementary
Lyons Farm Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Durham Public Schools, located in Durham, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 608 students. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 30% bigger than average.
Lyons Farm Elementary is run by Durham Public Schools, whose 55 schools enroll 31,797 students.
White students account for 48% of enrollment at Lyons Farm Elementary, more than any other group. The remaining students are 25% Black, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The diversity index for Lyons Farm Elementary is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.0:1. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 1.2 students per teacher. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lyons Farm Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 48.5% for Lyons Farm Elementary, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 69.5%. The 21.1-point gap ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina schools.
For Durham County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $82,316, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 74 public schools and about 46,109 students.
Parkwood Elementary sits about 1.5 miles from Lyons Farm Elementary. Lyons Farm Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 59.6% proficiency; Lyons Farm Elementary posts 69.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
This page is set up for the Lyons Farm Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Parkwood Elementary1.5 mi · 491
- Alston Ridge Elementary1.7 mi · 917
- Alston Ridge Middle1.7 mi · 1,494
- Hortons Creek Elementary2.4 mi · 739
- Kestrel Heights School2.5 mi · 421
- Lowe's Grove Middle2.8 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Lyons Farm ElementaryHow many students attend Lyons Farm Elementary?
Lyons Farm Elementary enrolls approximately 608 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lyons Farm Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lyons Farm Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lyons Farm Elementary have?
Lyons Farm Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lyons Farm Elementary?
Student demographics at Lyons Farm Elementary are roughly 48% White, 11% Hispanic, 25% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Lyons Farm Elementary?
Lyons Farm 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.