Durham's Performance Learning Center
- Address
- 401 North Driver Street, Durham, NC 27703
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (919) 560-9190
- Grades served
- 9-12
- NCES school ID
- 370126003085
School calendar
Durham Public Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Durham's Performance Learning Center — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- Holton Career and Resource Centerunder 0.1 mi
- Maureen Joy Charter School0.3 mi
- Eastway Elementary0.4 mi
- KIPP Durham College Preparatory0.4 mi
- Y E Smith Elementary0.4 mi
- Burton Elementary0.9 mi
- Middle College HS @ DTCC1.0 mi
- Global Scholars Academy1.1 mi
- R N Harris Elementary1.3 mi
- Reaching All Minds Academy1.5 mi
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 122Student counts for Durham's Performance Learning Center, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 122 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 182Student indicators for Durham's Performance Learning Center, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 182 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
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 16.3 FTETeacher figures for Durham's Performance Learning Center, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 16.3 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| NC Math 3 | 23.5% | 5.9% |
| Biology | 11.9% | 9.5% |
| English II | 8.3% | 5% |
Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.
Achievement levels
| Subject | Not Proficient | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 88.1% | -- | 7.1% | -- |
| English II | 91.7% | -- | -- | -- |
| NC Math 3 | 76.5% | 17.6% | -- | -- |
Academic growth
| Measure | Status | Growth index | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Meets Expected Growth | -0.87 | -- |
Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 16.28 |
| Experienced teachers | 15.48 (95%) |
| Beginning teachers | 0.8 (5%) |
| Holding a standard license | 15.48 (95%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 0.8 (5%) |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (102 of 182) | 56% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 77.6% |
| English learners making progress (of 25) | 8% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.98 |
| Library books per student | 0 |
| Students have device access | Yes |
| Devices may go home | Yes |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 1.43 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | No |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| CSI — low graduation rate | Yes |
| TSI — at risk | No |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | No |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
Durham's Performance Learning Center'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.
Other high schools in this district
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City of Medicine Academy
Durham School of Technology
Durham School of the Arts
Hillside High
Holton Career and Resource Center
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.