📍 700 Watts Street, Durham, Durham County, 27701
George Watts Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 315 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 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
George Watts Elementary enrolls 315 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 189 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
94 of the school's 315 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 85 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
George Watts Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 20, state house district 29.
George Watts 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 315 students, George Watts Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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