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Northern High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4622 N Roxboro Street, Durham, NC 27704 · (919) 560-3956 · Part of Durham Public Schools

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

Students
1,281
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Northern High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Northern HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts35%
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).

4622 N Roxboro Street, Durham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9393
Grade 10352
Grade 11268
Grade 12268
Enrollment over time
1,349’20
1,307’21
1,308’22
1,334’23
1,281’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%Black 39%White 15%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northern High from Durham families.

Other schools in Durham Public Schools

The district →

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.