Central Park School For Children

K-8 school·Grades K-8·Charter Durham, North Carolina·27701
Score
49.1/100
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#89
Among 174 North Carolina K-8 schools
#2
In Durham
Top 52%
In North Carolina

Score 49.1/100: better than 49% 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
60%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 58% of them
364 students tested
Math
50%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 60%, better than 39% of them
366 students tested
Science
66%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 69%, better than 47% of them
116 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 Reading59.9364
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math50.3366
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science66.4116

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
609
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
609
Typical K-8 school: 437
Free or reduced-price lunch
34%
Typical K-8 school: 94%

District and location

City
Durham County

Contact

Address
724 Foster Street
Durham, NC 27701

"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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Central Park School For Children at a glance

Central Park School For Children is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades K-8. It is part of the Central Park School For Children school district. It has about 609 students (a typical North Carolina K-8 school has 437). About 34% 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, 60% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 50% 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 49.1 out of 100: better than 49% of them, ranking #89 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.