📍 9421 Putney Dr., Durham, Butte County, 95938
Durham Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Butte County. The school has 461 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Samantha Brown. It is part of the Durham Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
Durham Elementary enrolls 461 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 332 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 461 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Durham Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Durham Elementary is one of 3 schools in Durham Unified, based in Durham, California. The district serves 1,048 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 461 students, Durham Elementary is larger than the district average of about 349 students per school.