📍 4700 South Alston Ave., Durham, Durham County, 27713
Kestrel Heights School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 424 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kestrel Heights School school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kestrel Heights School enrolls 424 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 243 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 18% |
| White | 43 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 25 | 5.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
216 of the school's 424 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kestrel Heights School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 20, state house district 31.
Kestrel Heights School is one of 1 schools in Kestrel Heights School, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 421 students district-wide and employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 424 students, Kestrel Heights School is close to the district average of about 421 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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