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Forest View Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3007 Mount Sinai Road, Durham, NC 27705 · (919) 560-3932 · Part of Durham Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
662
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Forest View Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Durham kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, 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 ↗

3007 Mount Sinai Road, Durham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten116
Grade 1106
Grade 2106
Grade 3105
Grade 4104
Grade 5112
Enrollment over time
714’20
691’21
640’22
650’23
662’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 34%White 31%Black 23%Asian 6%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest View Elementary from Durham families.

Other schools in Durham Public Schools

The district →
Pearsontown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
A
765 students14:1
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
Hillandale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durham
C−
586 students15:1

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.