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Global Scholars Academy School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
311 Dowd St
Durham, NC 27701
Phone
(919) 682-5903
District
GLOBAL SCHOLARS ACADEMY
County
DURHAM COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
207
Classroom Teachers
14

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

4

(10 is best)

Better than 34.0% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Global Scholars Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
37%
52%
47%
47%
26%
57%
37%
52%
47%
47%
26%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
51%
62%
51%
62%
50%
62%
51%
62%
51%
62%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
49%
11%
46%
38%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
49%
41%
47%
33%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
49%
47%
49%
42%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
46%
30%
51%
26%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 25 12.1%
Grade 1 24 11.6%
Grade 2 25 12.1%
Grade 3 25 12.1%
Grade 4 19 9.2%
Grade 5 21 10.1%
Grade 6 24 11.6%
Grade 7 20 9.7%
Grade 8 24 11.6%
Total 207 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.0% 1.0% 47.4%
Black 47.5% 47.5% 26.3%
Hispanic 51.5% 51.5% 20.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 4.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.5% 42.5% 48.0%
Free lunch eligible 42.5% 42.5% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 25.9%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 12.3%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,650 $1,660,050 51.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $535 $116,095 3.6%
Staff $525 $113,925 3.5%
General Administration $74 $16,058 0.5%
School Administration $1,986 $430,962 13.3%
Operation $1,304 $282,968 8.8%
Transportation $23 $4,991 0.2%
Other $1,765 $383,005 11.9%
Total Support $6,212 $1,348,004 41.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,023 $221,991 6.9%
Total Expenditures $14,885 $3,230,045 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,324 $9,654,142,443 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $575 $877,144,823 5.0%
Staff $341 $521,212,282 3.0%
General Administration $170 $259,230,834 1.5%
School Administration $637 $973,125,983 5.6%
Operation $798 $1,218,189,435 7.0%
Transportation $402 $613,466,359 3.5%
Other $331 $505,953,708 2.9%
Total Support $3,255 $4,968,588,990 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,818 $2,774,971,990 16.0%
Total Expenditures $11,397 $17,397,660,278 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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