Rogers-Herr Middle

Rogers-Herr Middle is a middle-of-the-pack junior high in Durham, North Carolina, operated by Durham Public Schools. The school caters to 660 students in grades 6 through 8.

Durham Public Schools comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 31,797 students; Rogers-Herr Middle is among them.

On demographics, Rogers-Herr Middle records that 38% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Rogers-Herr Middle has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Rogers-Herr Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rogers-Herr Middle is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 70.9%, a residual of +22.4 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Durham County shows median household income runs about $82,316, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Durham County runs 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students), of which Rogers-Herr Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Hope Valley Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rogers-Herr Middle comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 52.4%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 5%: 628 students in 2018 compared to 660 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 47% to 38%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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