Durham Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
942 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
494 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
43%
Teachers
22 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
21.3%
White
70.2%
Asian
0.8%
Black
0.2%
Other
7.5%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.0% |
| Met Standard | 25.0% |
| Below Standard | 60.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Durham Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.0% of students exceeded standard while 25.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 13.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
15.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
40.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+13.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
9.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
942
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 11.7% | 28.6% | 40.3% |
| 4th | 85 | 20.0% | 27.1% | 47.1% |
| 5th | 73 | 27.4% | 28.8% | 56.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 6.5% | 19.5% | 26.0% |
| 4th | 85 | 5.9% | 28.2% | 34.1% |
| 5th | 74 | 18.9% | 17.6% | 36.5% |