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E K Powe Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 383 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 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
E K Powe Elementary enrolls 383 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 24% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 152 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
181 of the school's 383 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
E K Powe 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.
E K Powe 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 383 students, E K Powe 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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