The School For Creative Studies
5001 Red Mill Rd Durham NC, 27704, Durham County Phone: 919-560-3535 Ranking:  (1,861 out of 1,874, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 9 School District: Durham Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 17 | 36 | 42 | 40 | 47 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 261 | 171 | 571 | 496 | 482 | 466 | 573 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 111 | 42.5% | NA | NA | 200 | 35.0% | 150 | 30.2% | 165 | 34.2% | 147 | 31.5% | 150 | 26.2% |
| Grade 7: | 67 | 25.7% | NA | NA | 169 | 29.6% | 185 | 37.3% | 164 | 34.0% | 150 | 32.2% | 177 | 30.9% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 171 | 100.0% | 202 | 35.4% | 161 | 32.5% | 153 | 31.7% | 169 | 36.3% | 246 | 42.9% |
| Grade 9: | 83 | 31.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 135 | 51.7% | 90 | 52.6% | 314 | 55.0% | 275 | 55.4% | 257 | 53.3% | 251 | 53.9% | 274 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 126 | 48.3% | 81 | 47.4% | 257 | 45.0% | 221 | 44.6% | 217 | 45.0% | 207 | 44.4% | 280 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 59 | 22.6% | 55 | 32.2% | 176 | 30.8% | 139 | 28.0% | 127 | 26.3% | 116 | 24.9% | 119 | 20.8% |
| Black: | 120 | 46.0% | 101 | 59.1% | 325 | 56.9% | 306 | 61.7% | 307 | 63.7% | 300 | 64.4% | 360 | 62.8% |
| White: | 71 | 27.2% | 8 | 4.7% | 50 | 8.8% | 40 | 8.1% | 40 | 8.3% | 46 | 9.9% | 72 | 12.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 3.8% | 5 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 120 | 46.0% | 140 | 81.9% | 473 | 82.8% | 437 | 88.1% | 360 | 74.7% | 301 | 64.6% | 387 | 67.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 6.9% | 10 | 5.8% | 24 | 4.2% | 16 | 3.2% | 61 | 12.7% | 35 | 7.5% | 49 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.43 | 10.04 | 15.73 | 11.88 | 12.10 | 9.90 | 11.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 57.1% | 66.2% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.2% | 51.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 52.3% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69.7% | 46.8% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 68% | 59.2% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83% | 62.9% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92.5% | 67.1% | 78.7% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 85.7% | 63.1% | 82.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 47% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 50.9% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 53.5% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 60.4% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 66% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 67.1% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 66.7% | 80.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 69.5% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 70.5% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 43.6% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 52.7% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 59.3% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 58.1% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 59% | 75.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 49.2% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 49.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 52.5% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 64.6% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 62.5% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 67.7% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 70.7% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79.8% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 77.6% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 35.7% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 51.5% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 48.5% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 52% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 54% | 68.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 40% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 41.8% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 43.5% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 50.9% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 48.9% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 50.1% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 62.9% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 68.8% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 77.1% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 24.0% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 80.2% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 80.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 40.9% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.1% | 49.4% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 53.2% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 53.3% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 57.8% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.6% | 31.0% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 43.9% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.5% | 54.5% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 59.2% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 60% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 66.4% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 48.4% | 59.1% |
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* The School For Creative Studies was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.