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Rogers-Herr Middle

Durham Public Schools · Durham County

Address
911 Cornwallis Road, Durham, NC 27707
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370126000570
660
Students
39.7
Teachers (FTE)
16.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
73
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
18.7%
Chronically absent
34.6%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Rogers-Herr MiddleElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Hope Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K-50.4 mi
  2. Lakewood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-50.7 mi
  3. Lakewood Montessori MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-80.9 mi
  4. Community School of Digital & Visual ArtElementary · Grades K-8 · Community School of Digital and Visual A · Charter1.3 mi
  5. Morehead MontessoriElementary · Grades PK-51.6 mi
  6. C C Spaulding ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.7 mi
  7. Fayetteville Street ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.8 mi
  8. W G Pearson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.9 mi
  9. J D Clement Early College HSHigh · Grades 9-131.9 mi
  10. Durham Charter SchoolOther · Grades K-11 · Durham Charter School · Charter2.0 mi

How Rogers-Herr Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 73 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools78th percentile
Higher than 78% · rank 499 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools90th percentile
Higher than 90% · rank 40 of 456
Durham Public Schools77th percentile
Higher than 77% · rank 11 of 52

Chronic absence is lower here than at 62% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 7 points since 2014 (66 → 73). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 7. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202573BExceeded68.5
202468CExceeded64.3
202372BExceeded65.4
202272BExceeded64.8
201970BMet66.4
201868CMet64.5
201770BExceeded65
201668CMet65
201567CExceeded62
201466CExceeded61

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 Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 37.88%White 29.55%Hispanic 23.48%Two+ Races 6.21%Asian 2.58%Pacific Isl. 0.3%
Black: 37.88% (250) White: 29.55% (195) Hispanic: 23.48% (155) Two+ Races: 6.21% (41) Asian: 2.58% (17) Pacific Isl.: 0.3% (2)
Black37.88%
White29.55%
Hispanic23.48%
Two+ Races6.21%
Asian2.58%
Pacific Isl.0.3%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 660
50.61%334 Female
49.39%326 Male

Student counts for Rogers-Herr Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 660 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 81.3%Chronically absent 18.7%
Regular attendance: 81.3% (542) Chronically absent: 18.7% (125)
Regular attendance81.3%
Chronically absent18.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 667
34.6%Economically disadvantaged
10.3%68 English learners

Student indicators for Rogers-Herr Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 667 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 76.7%Beginning 23.3%
Experienced: 76.7% (32) Beginning: 23.3% (10)
Experienced76.7%
Beginning23.3%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 41.4 FTE
89.98%Fully licensed
10.02%Emergency or provisional
4.83%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Rogers-Herr Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 41.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)72.3%53.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)71.5%50.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)69.7%52.1%

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
Mathematics (grades 3–8)30.3%17.7%31%21%
Reading (grades 3–8)28.5%21%30.5%19.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)27.7%18.4%34.5%19.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth4.3690.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers41.42
Experienced teachers31.77 (77%)
Beginning teachers9.65 (23%)
Holding a standard license37.27 (90%)
Emergency or provisional licenses4.15 (10%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (125 of 667)18.7%
Economically disadvantaged34.6%
English learners making progress (of 68)13.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.98
Library books per student16.69
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.2

Federal & state designations

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

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

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First page of the Rogers-Herr Middle report card PDF

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Rogers-Herr Middle'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.