📍 911 Cornwallis Road, Durham, Durham County, 27707
Rogers-Herr Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 643 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rogers-Herr Middle enrolls 643 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 26% White and 26% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 260 | 40% |
| White | 169 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 643 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Rogers-Herr Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 29.
Rogers-Herr Middle 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 643 students, Rogers-Herr Middle 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