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Durham Charter School

Charter

Durham Charter School, a public other school in Durham, North Carolina: grades k–11, 1,010 students, 13.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Durham Charter School.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 1,010
Teachers (FTE): 72.8
Students per teacher: 13.9
Grades: K–11; Other

Fewer students per teacher than 58% of schools in North Carolina

Median 14.8 · 129 schools compared

More students per teacher than 56% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 71% of schools in North Carolina

Median 608 · 135 schools compared

Larger than 88% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

North Carolina: 53%

54%proficient

+5.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 58% of schools in North Carolina

Median 57% · 116 schools compared

509 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

68%proficient

+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of schools in North Carolina

Median 54% · 116 schools compared

509 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–11
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large city
Run by: Durham Charter School

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Durham Charter School.

Location

Address: 807 West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919)956-5599
City or town: Durham
County: Durham County

Website Quality of life in Durham Schools in Durham

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
DPS Hospital School	Pre-K–12	0	—	—	—	1.5 mi
Voyager AcademyCharter	K–12	1,360	13.4	71%	70%	3.6 mi
Excelsior Classical AcademyCharter	K–12	1,032	24.8	58%	50%	3.6 mi
North Carolina Cyber AcademyCharterFully virtual	K–12	2,461	17.1	50%	35%	5.8 mi
NC Virtual AcademyCharterFully virtual	K–12	3,482	18.7	50%	37%	5.8 mi
Ignite Online AcademyFully virtual	K–12	363	13.0	47%	29%	6.5 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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