📍 301 Crutchfield Road, Durham, Durham County, 27704
City of Medicine Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 349 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
City of Medicine Academy enrolls 349 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 19% male and 81% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 7.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 140 | 40% |
| White | 25 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 12 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
207 of the school's 349 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
City of Medicine Academy 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 22, state house district 30.
City of Medicine Academy 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 349 students, City of Medicine Academy 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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