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D−

Durham's Performance Learning Center

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

401 North Driver Street, Durham, NC 27703 · (919) 560-9190 · Part of Durham Public Schools

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

Students
122
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Durham's Performance Learning Center

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts10%
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).

401 North Driver Street, Durham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 919
Grade 1034
Grade 1144
Grade 1225
Enrollment over time
112’20
132’21
155’22
122’23
122’24

Up 8.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 50%Hispanic 43%Two or more races 4%White 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Durham's Performance Learning Center 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.