📍 10401 Durant Rd, Raleigh, Wake County, 27614
Durant Road Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Raleigh, Wake County. The school has 764 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Durant Road Middle enrolls 764 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 26% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 291 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 216 | 28% |
| White | 196 | 26% |
| Asian | 38 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
495 of the school's 764 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 440 qualify for free lunch and 55 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.
Durant Road Middle 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-20, state senate district 14, state house district 40.
Durant Road Middle is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 764 students, Durant Road Middle is close to the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large