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Spring Valley Elementary

Durham Public Schools · Durham County

Address
2051 Northern Durham Prky, Durham, NC 27703
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370126003115
543
Students
32.8
Teachers (FTE)
16.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
60
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
21.8%
Chronically absent
43.8%
Economically disadvantaged

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Spring Valley Elementary'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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  1. Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.7 mi
  2. Bethesda ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.7 mi
  3. Neal MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.4 mi
  4. Research Triangle CharterElementary · Grades K-8 · Research Triangle Charter · Charter2.4 mi
  5. Reaching All Minds AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Reaching All Minds Academy · Charter3.1 mi
  6. Southern School of Energy and SustainabiHigh · Grades 9-123.1 mi
  7. Brier Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Wake County Schools3.8 mi
  8. Y E Smith ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.8 mi
  9. Middle College HS @ DTCCHigh · Grades 11-133.9 mi
  10. R N Harris ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.0 mi

How Spring Valley Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 60 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools46th percentile
Higher than 46% · rank 1,267 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools48th percentile
Higher than 48% · rank 697 of 1,419
Durham Public Schools56th percentile
Higher than 56% · rank 21 of 52

Chronic absence is lower here than at 51% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 7 points since 2014 (53 → 60). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202560CMet54.1
202454DMet49.3
202357CMet51.2
202256CExceeded46.9
201956CMet49.6
201859CMet53.8
201756CMet51
201655CNot Met52
201556CMet50
201453DMet47

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 50.28%Hispanic 24.68%White 14.92%Two+ Races 6.81%Asian 3.13%Native Am. 0.18%
Black: 50.28% (273) Hispanic: 24.68% (134) White: 14.92% (81) Two+ Races: 6.81% (37) Asian: 3.13% (17) Native Am.: 0.18% (1)
Black50.28%
Hispanic24.68%
White14.92%
Two+ Races6.81%
Asian3.13%
Native Am.0.18%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 543
52.12%283 Female
47.88%260 Male

Student counts for Spring Valley Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 543 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 78.2%Chronically absent 21.8%
Regular attendance: 78.2% (439) Chronically absent: 21.8% (122)
Regular attendance78.2%
Chronically absent21.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 561
43.8%Economically disadvantaged
9.94%54 English learners

Student indicators for Spring Valley Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 561 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 87.69%Beginning 12.31%
Experienced: 87.69% (31) Beginning: 12.31% (4)
Experienced87.69%
Beginning12.31%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 35.8 FTE
92.46%Fully licensed
7.54%Emergency or provisional
2.79%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Spring Valley Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 35.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)54.2%35.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)54.2%21.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)51.5%34.4%

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)45.8%18.7%27.1%8.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)48.5%17.2%18.7%15.6%
Science (grades 5 & 8)45.8%32.3%14.6%7.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.7181.7

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers35.83
Experienced teachers31.42 (88%)
Beginning teachers4.41 (12%)
Holding a standard license33.13 (92%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.7 (8%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (122 of 561)21.8%
Economically disadvantaged43.8%
English learners making progress (of 54)68.5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.97
Library books per student25.04
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.05

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
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 Spring Valley Elementary report card PDF

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Spring Valley Elementary'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.