Sandy Ridge Elementary

Set in Durham, North Carolina, Sandy Ridge Elementary is a medium-sized primary school, overseen by Durham Public Schools. It enrolls 589 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 26% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

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

On demographics, Sandy Ridge Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 32% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Durham County as a whole is about 32% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Sandy Ridge Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Sandy Ridge Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Durham County) records that median household income runs about $82,316, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Durham County runs 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students), of which Sandy Ridge Elementary is one.

Lakeview School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sandy Ridge Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sandy Ridge Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 53.9%.

Sandy Ridge Elementary operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Sandy Ridge Elementary's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 570 (now 589). Class-load math has loosened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Sandy Ridge Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.