Lucas Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Durham, North Carolina·27704
Score
23.6/100
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#352
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#6
In Durham Public Schools
Top 77%
In North Carolina

Score 23.6/100: better than 23% of North Carolina middle 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
43%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 26% of them
369 students tested
Math
38%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 20% of them
370 students tested
Science
60%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 31% of them
131 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 Reading43.1369
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math38.4370
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science60.3131

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
413
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
413
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
96%
Typical middle school: 95%

District and location

School district
City
Durham County

Contact

Address
923 Snow Hill Road
Durham, NC 27704

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle 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 middle schools

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Location

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Lucas Middle at a glance

Lucas Middle is a public middle school in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Durham Public Schools. It has about 413 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591). About 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 95% at a typical North Carolina middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 43% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 38% in math (similar schools: 56%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina middle schools, it scores 23.6 out of 100: better than 23% of them, ranking #352 of 460. 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.