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Maureen Joy Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

107 South Driver Street, Durham, NC 27703 · (919) 908-1602

Durham’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
631
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Maureen Joy Charter School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

107 South Driver Street, Durham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten63
Grade 163
Grade 265
Grade 365
Grade 473
Grade 580
Grade 676
Grade 776
Grade 870
Enrollment over time
645’20
611’21
616’22
634’23
631’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 67%Black 25%Two or more races 3%White 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Maureen Joy Charter School from Durham families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Durham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.