Sherwood Githens Middle

Set in Durham, North Carolina, Sherwood Githens Middle is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus, overseen by Durham Public Schools. It instructs 878 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 605 students each, so Sherwood Githens Middle sits 45% larger than that benchmark.

Sherwood Githens Middle is one of 55 schools operated by Durham Public Schools, a district that enrolls 31,797 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sherwood Githens Middle records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 27% Black, 27% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Sherwood Githens Middle shows 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, 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, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sherwood Githens Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Durham County put the typical household earns roughly $82,316 per year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Durham County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students), Sherwood Githens Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ignite Online Academy, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sherwood Githens Middle comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 55.3%.

Sherwood Githens Middle operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sherwood Githens Middle has fell 3%, going from 908 students in 2018 to 878 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 42% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, 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.