Durham Unified School District

9420 Putney Dr.
Durham, CA 95938-9426
(District boundaries shown in map)
6/
10
Top 50%
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 242 students in Durham Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Durham Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
3 Schools
3,478 Schools
# Students
982 Students
1,875,212 Students
# Teachers
48 Teachers
87,766 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1

District Rank

Durham Unified School District, which is ranked #511 of all 1,167 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (CA)
#499 out of 1200 school districts
(Top 50%)
This chart display the overall district rank of Durham Unified  School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
40%
34%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Durham Unified  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
48%
49%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Durham Unified  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
90-94%
84%
This chart display public school graduation rate of Durham Unified  School District and public school graduation rate of CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.47
0.64
# American Indian Students
11 Students
10,541 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
5 Students
199,355 Students
% Asian Students
1%
11%
# Hispanic Students
230 Students
1,021,136 Students
% Hispanic Students
24%
54%
# Black Students
2 Students
104,497 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
680 Students
425,910 Students
% White Students
69%
23%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
7,948 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
53 Students
103,260 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
82
83,361
# Students in 1st Grade:
78
74,656
# Students in 2nd Grade:
63
77,033
# Students in 3rd Grade:
74
77,239
# Students in 4th Grade:
79
80,324
# Students in 5th Grade:
63
86,020
# Students in 6th Grade:
77
291,274
# Students in 7th Grade:
79
434,675
# Students in 8th Grade:
86
455,560
# Students in 9th Grade:
81
55,052
# Students in 10th Grade:
75
52,041
# Students in 11th Grade:
76
51,590
# Students in 12th Grade:
69
56,387
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $14,168 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,806. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,047 is less than the state median of $18,241. The school district spending/student has grown by 27% over four school years.
This School District
This State (CA)
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$116,387 MM
This chart display total revenue of Durham Unified  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$17 MM
$107,188 MM
This chart display total spending of Durham Unified  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$14,168
$19,806
This chart display average revenue per public school student in Durham Unified  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$17,047
$18,241
This chart display average spending per public school student in Durham Unified  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Durham Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Durham Intermediate
(Math: 34% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
9416 Putney Dr.
Durham, CA 95938
(530) 895-4690
Grades: 6-8
| 242 students

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Quick Stats (2024)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: KG-12
  • Enrollment: 982 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 20:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 31%
  • : 90-94% (Top 30% in CA)
  • : Top 50%
  • : 40% (Top 50%)
  • : 48% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

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