📍 4019 Holt School Road, Durham, Durham County, 27704
Holt Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 636 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Holt Elementary enrolls 636 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 6.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 376 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 172 | 27% |
| White | 39 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
527 of the school's 636 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 500 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Holt Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 22, state house district 30.
Holt Elementary is one of 56 schools in Durham Public Schools, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 31,865 students district-wide and employs 2,368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 636 students, Holt Elementary is close to the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large