📍 311 Dowd St, Durham, Durham County, 27701
Global Scholars Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 211 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Global Scholars Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Global Scholars Academy enrolls 211 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 45% Black or African American and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 95 | 45% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 211 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 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.
Global Scholars Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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.
Global Scholars Academy is one of 1 schools in Global Scholars Academy, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 201 students district-wide and employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 211 students, Global Scholars Academy is close to the district average of about 201 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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