Kestrel Heights School

K-8 school·Grades K-8·Charter Durham, North Carolina·27713
Score
34.8/100
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#114
Among 174 North Carolina K-8 schools
#4
In Durham
Top 66%
In North Carolina

Score 34.8/100: better than 34% of North Carolina K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
49%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 39% of them
264 students tested
Math
46%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 60%, better than 27% of them
261 students tested
Science
61%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 69%, better than 41% of them
93 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading49.2264
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math46261
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science61.393

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
440
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
440
Typical K-8 school: 437
Free or reduced-price lunch
54%
Typical K-8 school: 94%

District and location

School district
City
Durham County

Contact

Address
4700 South Alston Ave.
Durham, NC 27713

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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Kestrel Heights School at a glance

Kestrel Heights School is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades K-8. It is part of the Kestrel Heights School school district. It has about 440 students (a typical North Carolina K-8 school has 437). About 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 49% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 46% in math (similar schools: 60%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina K-8 schools, it scores 34.8 out of 100: better than 34% of them, ranking #114 of 174. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.