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Sandy Ridge Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1417 Old Oxford Highway, Durham, NC 27704 · (919) 560-2695 · Part of Durham Public Schools

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

Students
589
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sandy Ridge Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.7% 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–5Sandy Ridge ElementaryYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts28%
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).

1417 Old Oxford Highway, Durham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten86
Grade 1100
Grade 294
Grade 3112
Grade 483
Grade 587
Enrollment over time
542’20
483’21
484’22
477’23
589’24

Up 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 53%Hispanic 32%White 7%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sandy Ridge Elementary 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.