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Kestrel Heights School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

4700 South Alston Ave., Durham, NC 27713 · (919) 484-1300

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

Directions
Students
421
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Kestrel Heights School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

4700 South Alston Ave., Durham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten25
Grade 142
Grade 246
Grade 335
Grade 450
Grade 547
Grade 665
Grade 753
Grade 858
Enrollment over time
429’20
421’21
424’22
440’23
421’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 58%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 8%White 7%Asian 7%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kestrel Heights 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.