Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Durham

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D

Lakewood Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2520 Vesson Avenue, Durham, NC 27707 · (919) 560-3939 · Part of Durham Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
439
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lakewood Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Durham kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

Where Durham kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Lakewood ElementaryYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

2520 Vesson Avenue, Durham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten60
Grade 167
Grade 273
Grade 372
Grade 475
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
375’20
373’21
385’22
401’23
439’24

Up 17.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 43%Black 27%White 21%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lakewood Elementary from Durham families.

Other schools in Durham Public Schools

The district →
Pearsontown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
A
765 students14:1
Forest View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
B
662 students13:1
Southwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
C
639 students14:1
Lyons Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
608 students16:1
Sandy Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
D
589 students18:1
Holt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
D
587 students14:1

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.