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Durham Charter School

Durham Charter School · Durham County

Address
807 West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701
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Grades served
K-11
NCES school ID
370002302090
1,010
Students
72.8
Teachers (FTE)
13.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
68
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
13.5%
Chronically absent
67.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Durham Charter School's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Durham Charter SchoolElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Morehead MontessoriElementary · Grades PK-5 · Durham Public Schools0.5 mi
  2. Durham School of the ArtsHigh · Grades 6-12 · Durham Public Schools0.6 mi
  3. George Watts ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Durham Public Schools0.8 mi
  4. Central Park School For ChildrenElementary · Grades K-8 · Central Park School For Children · Charter0.9 mi
  5. Lakewood Montessori MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Durham Public Schools1.2 mi
  6. Global Scholars AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Global Scholars Academy · Charter1.2 mi
  7. E K Powe ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Durham Public Schools1.2 mi
  8. C C Spaulding ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Durham Public Schools1.3 mi
  9. DPS Hospital SchoolOther · Grades PK-12 · Durham Public Schools1.5 mi
  10. Lakewood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Durham Public Schools1.5 mi

How Durham Charter School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 68 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools67th percentile
Higher than 67% · rank 759 of 2,483
North Carolina schools61st percentile
Higher than 61% · rank 33 of 88

Chronic absence is lower here than at 81% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 33 points since 2014 (35 → 68). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202568CExceeded59.7
202462CExceeded55.1
202366CExceeded59
202264CExceeded55
201954DExceeded44
201847DExceeded36.7
201739FMet29
201638FMet29
201539FMet28
201435FMet24

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Durham Charter School for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 77.52%Black 18.32%Two+ Races 2.08%White 1.68%Asian 0.4%
Hispanic: 77.52% (783) Black: 18.32% (185) Two+ Races: 2.08% (21) White: 1.68% (17) Asian: 0.4% (4)
Hispanic77.52%
Black18.32%
Two+ Races2.08%
White1.68%
Asian0.4%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,010
49.5%500 Female
50.5%510 Male

Student counts for Durham Charter School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,010 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 86.5%Chronically absent 13.5%
Regular attendance: 86.5% (875) Chronically absent: 13.5% (137)
Regular attendance86.5%
Chronically absent13.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,012
67.1%Economically disadvantaged
37.13%375 English learners

Student indicators for Durham Charter School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,012 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 84.78%Beginning 15.22%
Experienced: 84.78% (39) Beginning: 15.22% (7)
Experienced84.78%
Beginning15.22%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 46 FTE
93.48%Fully licensed
6.52%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Durham Charter School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 46 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)87.7%69.9%
NC Math 382.4%39.2%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)68.4%46.6%
English II56.5%28.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)54%27.7%
NC Math 150%17.4%
Biology44.9%26.2%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology55.1%18.7%16.8%9.3%
English II43.5%28.3%23.9%--
NC Math 150%32.6%14%--
NC Math 317.6%43.1%29.4%9.8%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)31.6%21.8%32.4%14.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)46%26.3%22.2%5.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)12.3%17.8%47.3%22.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth9.5599.2

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers46
Experienced teachers39 (85%)
Beginning teachers7 (15%)
Holding a standard license43 (93%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3 (7%)

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (137 of 1,012)13.5%
Economically disadvantaged67.1%
English learners making progress (of 375)37.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student1.11
Library books per student0
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.38

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Durham Charter School report card PDF

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Durham Charter School's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.