Lyons Farm Elementary

Lyons Farm Elementary is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in Durham, North Carolina, part of Durham Public Schools, caters to 608 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Lyons Farm Elementary sits 30% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 55 schools in Durham Public Schools (31,797 students total), Lyons Farm Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Lyons Farm Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 25% Black, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian.

On the resource side, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Lyons Farm Elementary sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.5%; actual is 69.5%, +21.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Durham County put median household income runs about $82,316, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lyons Farm Elementary is one of 74 public schools in Durham County (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students).

Parkwood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lyons Farm Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lyons Farm Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 59.6%.

Lyons Farm Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.