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Durham's Performance Learning Center
401 North Drr St
Durham NC, 27703, Durham County
Phone: 919-560-9190
Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: Durham Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2007-2008 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 233 | 248 | 150 | 170 | 120 | 83 | ||||||
| Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 16 | 9.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 48 | 20.6% | 83 | 33.5% | 38 | 25.3% | 47 | 27.6% | 11 | 9.2% | 18 | 21.7% |
| Grade 10: | 73 | 31.3% | 55 | 22.2% | 36 | 24.0% | 30 | 17.6% | 23 | 19.2% | 24 | 28.9% |
| Grade 11: | 80 | 34.3% | 72 | 29.0% | 48 | 32.0% | 49 | 28.8% | 64 | 53.3% | 20 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 32 | 13.7% | 38 | 15.3% | 28 | 18.7% | 28 | 16.5% | 22 | 18.3% | 21 | 25.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 98 | 42.1% | 122 | 49.2% | 71 | 47.3% | 83 | 48.8% | 57 | 47.5% | 39 | 47.0% |
| Female: | 135 | 57.9% | 126 | 50.8% | 79 | 52.7% | 87 | 51.2% | 55 | 45.8% | 38 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 63 | 27.0% | 65 | 26.2% | 25 | 16.7% | 14 | 8.2% | 13 | 10.8% | 7 | 8.4% |
| Black: | 150 | 64.4% | 153 | 61.7% | 108 | 72.0% | 139 | 81.8% | 90 | 75.0% | 58 | 69.9% |
| White: | 16 | 6.9% | 21 | 8.5% | 11 | 7.3% | 11 | 6.5% | 16 | 13.3% | 15 | 18.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.4% | 2 | 1.3% | 4 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 64.8% | 143 | 57.7% | 97 | 64.7% | 113 | 66.5% | 47 | 39.2% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.7% | 11 | 4.4% | 4 | 2.7% | 9 | 5.3% | 1 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.01 | 14.34 | 10.88 | 12.55 | 17.70 | 16.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 22.2% | 52.3% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 54.5% | 46.8% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 59.2% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 34.2% | 62.9% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 44.7% | 67.1% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 17.9% | 23.0% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | < 5.0% | 45.2% | 67.2% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 70.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 85.7% | 69.5% | 82.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 55.6% | 59.7% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 14.3% | 61.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 56.5% | 71% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 50% | 67.8% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 54.8% | 75.4% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 10.0% | 41.4% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 37.5% | 54.8% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | < 5.0% | 59.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 55% | 66.8% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 50% | 67.2% | 80% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 61.1% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 33.3% | 61.3% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 71.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 50% | 68.4% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 31.3% | 75.7% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 12.8% | 44.2% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 37.5% | 51.6% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 34.8% | 32.6% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 17.6% | 38.2% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 71% | 51.4% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 38.2% | 54.7% | 76.5% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 15.4% | 55.7% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 12% | 63.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 35.9% | 76.1% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 33.3% | 73.7% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 64.5% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62.1% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 62.2% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 56.9% | 69.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 53.3% | 69.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 60% | 74.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.