Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126000569
R N Harris Elementary
1520 Cooper Street, Durham, NC 27703 · (919) 560-3967 · Durham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
310 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 25 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
59%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
36.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 R N Harris Elementary
R N Harris Elementary's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R N Harris Elementary this school | 313 | 99.0% | 43.3% |
| Burton Elementary Durham | 293 | 99.0% | 63.4% |
| Forest Hills Global Elementary Wilmington | 340 | 99.1% | 34.9% |
| KIPP Durham College Preparatory Durham | 380 | 99.2% | N/A |
| Oak Grove Elementary Durham | 395 | 99.2% | 61.4% |
| Liberty Drive Elementary Thomasville | 306 | 99.0% | 37.1% |
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 R N Harris Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #1,014 of 1,297 | #20 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #1,051 of 1,296 | #25 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,058 of 1,300 | #25 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #1,156 of 1,485 | #35 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #618 of 1,377 | #29 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #737 of 1,379 | #26 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #629 of 1,414 | #29 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #573 of 937 | #17 of 32 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
313
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 313 | 21.5 | 14.6:1 | 99% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 29.5 | 10.2:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 27.5 | 10.6:1 | 99% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 27 | 11.0:1 | 99% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 30.7 | 11.4:1 | 98% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 99% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 80% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 78% (241) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R N Harris Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (350 to 313); teachers down 30% (30.7 to 21.5).
About R N Harris Elementary
R N Harris Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Durham, North Carolina. The school enrolls 313 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 33% below that mark.
Durham Public Schools has 55 schools; together they serve 31,797 students.
Black students make up 47% of enrollment at R N Harris Elementary, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 43% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% White. In Durham County overall, about 32% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, R N Harris Elementary has a ratio of 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, R N Harris Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 22% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
R N Harris Elementary is 5.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.3% versus 48.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
In Durham County, home to about 332,353 people, the median household earns about $82,316 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. R N Harris Elementary shares Durham County with 73 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Middle College HS @ DTCC is closest at about 0.3 miles. R N Harris Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. R N Harris Elementary comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment was 313 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 298. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.0:1 to 14.6:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at R N Harris Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Middle College HS @ DTCC0.3 mi · 164
- Burton Elementary0.6 mi · 293
- J D Clement Early College HS1.0 mi · 380
- James E Shepard Middle1.0 mi · 423
- Maureen Joy Charter School1.0 mi · 631
- Y E Smith Elementary1.2 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About R N Harris ElementaryHow large is R N Harris Elementary?
R N Harris Elementary enrolls approximately 313 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does R N Harris Elementary serve?
R N Harris Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at R N Harris Elementary?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at R N Harris Elementary.
What is the student diversity at R N Harris Elementary?
Student demographics at R N Harris Elementary are roughly 4% White, 43% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is R N Harris Elementary in?
R N Harris Elementary is part of Durham Public Schools.
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