Kestrel Heights School
4700 South Alston Ave
Durham NC, 27713, Durham County
Phone: 919-484-1300
Ranking: 
(820 out of 1,874, top 44%)*
(820 out of 1,874, top 44%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 62 | 65 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,038 | 1,010 | 605 | 567 | 518 | 468 | 408 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 60 | 5.8% | 71 | 7.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 6.3% | 52 | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 64 | 6.2% | 60 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 67 | 6.5% | 62 | 6.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 74 | 7.1% | 65 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 7.2% | 73 | 7.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 105 | 10.1% | 101 | 10.0% | 103 | 17.0% | 103 | 18.2% | 100 | 19.3% | 107 | 22.9% | 97 | 23.8% |
| Grade 7: | 100 | 9.6% | 105 | 10.4% | 104 | 17.2% | 102 | 18.0% | 98 | 18.9% | 94 | 20.1% | 89 | 21.8% |
| Grade 8: | 103 | 9.9% | 104 | 10.3% | 104 | 17.2% | 104 | 18.3% | 97 | 18.7% | 81 | 17.3% | 74 | 18.1% |
| Grade 9: | 99 | 9.5% | 95 | 9.4% | 109 | 18.0% | 97 | 17.1% | 89 | 17.2% | 70 | 15.0% | 55 | 13.5% |
| Grade 10: | 85 | 8.2% | 92 | 9.1% | 70 | 11.6% | 71 | 12.5% | 57 | 11.0% | 51 | 10.9% | 40 | 9.8% |
| Grade 11: | 83 | 8.0% | 61 | 6.0% | 75 | 12.4% | 49 | 8.6% | 46 | 8.9% | 38 | 8.1% | 32 | 7.8% |
| Grade 12: | 58 | 5.6% | 69 | 6.8% | 40 | 6.6% | 41 | 7.2% | 31 | 6.0% | 27 | 5.8% | 21 | 5.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 575 | 55.4% | 558 | 55.2% | 314 | 51.9% | 295 | 52.0% | 261 | 50.4% | 231 | 49.4% | 195 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 463 | 44.6% | 452 | 44.8% | 291 | 48.1% | 272 | 48.0% | 249 | 48.1% | 229 | 48.9% | 209 | 51.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.5% |
| Asian: | 44 | 4.2% | 40 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.6% | 14 | 2.5% | 20 | 3.9% | 27 | 5.8% | 14 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 97 | 9.3% | 91 | 9.0% | 60 | 9.9% | 65 | 11.5% | 41 | 7.9% | 48 | 10.3% | 53 | 13.0% |
| Black: | 450 | 43.4% | 445 | 44.1% | 284 | 46.9% | 251 | 44.3% | 247 | 47.7% | 214 | 45.7% | 191 | 46.8% |
| White: | 392 | 37.8% | 392 | 38.8% | 216 | 35.7% | 216 | 38.1% | 210 | 40.5% | 178 | 38.0% | 144 | 35.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 45 | 4.3% | 35 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.6% | 21 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 7.9% | 94 | 9.3% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 0.6% | 18 | 1.8% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.72 | 15.55 | 17.59 | 16.64 | 15.70 | 15.10 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69.4% | N/A | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 42.6% | N/A | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 40% | N/A | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 46.7% | N/A | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 61.1% | N/A | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 70.4% | N/A | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | N/A | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 23.3% | N/A | 36.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 17.6% | N/A | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | < 5.0% | N/A | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 29% | N/A | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 45.7% | N/A | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 53% | N/A | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 20.7% | N/A | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 48.7% | N/A | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 62.2% | N/A | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78% | N/A | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 80.6% | N/A | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73.1% | N/A | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 28.4% | N/A | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 35.7% | N/A | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 23.1% | N/A | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 56.4% | N/A | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 71.1% | N/A | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 68.7% | N/A | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 68.8% | N/A | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 45.5% | N/A | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 62.5% | N/A | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 75.9% | N/A | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 76.5% | N/A | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | N/A | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 43.2% | N/A | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 23.1% | N/A | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 10.7% | N/A | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 51.4% | N/A | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 38.3% | N/A | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 43.8% | N/A | 82.3% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 39.5% | N/A | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 50% | N/A | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 43.2% | N/A | 76.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 10.5% | N/A | 85.9% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 36.4% | N/A | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 31.3% | N/A | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 54.5% | N/A | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 73.9% | N/A | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 54.2% | N/A | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | N/A | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | N/A | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | N/A | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | N/A | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | N/A | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.5% | N/A | 46.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.0% | N/A | 45.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | N/A | 47.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | N/A | 43.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | N/A | 47.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | N/A | 39.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | N/A | 45.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | N/A | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | N/A | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | N/A | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | N/A | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | N/A | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | N/A | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | N/A | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | N/A | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | N/A | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | N/A | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | N/A | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | N/A | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | N/A | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | N/A | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | N/A | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | N/A | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | N/A | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | N/A | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | N/A | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | N/A | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | N/A | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | N/A | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | N/A | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | N/A | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | N/A | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | N/A | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | N/A | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | N/A | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | N/A | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | N/A | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | N/A | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | N/A | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | N/A | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | N/A | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | N/A | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | N/A | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | N/A | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | N/A | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | N/A | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | N/A | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | N/A | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | N/A | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | N/A | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | N/A | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | N/A | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | N/A | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | N/A | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | N/A | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | N/A | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | N/A | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | N/A | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | N/A | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | N/A | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | N/A | 59.1% |
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* Kestrel Heights School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.