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School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Y E Smith Elementary Durham 98% 98%

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W G Pearson Elementary Durham 97% 88%

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The School for Creative Studies Durham 70% 47%

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Spring Valley Elementary Durham 89% 64%

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Southwest Elementary Durham 85% 63%

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Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi Durham 97% 68% 87%

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Sherwood Githens Middle Durham 80% 66%

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Sandy Ridge Elementary Durham 86% 61%

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Rogers-Herr Middle Durham 80% 44%

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R N Harris Elementary Durham 99% 99%

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Riverside High Durham 76% 53% 77% 4.9x 4.4x
Pearsontown Elementary Durham 71% 31%

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Parkwood Elementary Durham 90% 71%

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Oak Grove Elementary Durham 94% 81%

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Northern High Durham 78% 56% 86% 3.1x 2.9x
Neal Middle Durham 95% 79%

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Morehead Montessori Durham 55% 34%

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Middle College HS @ DTCC Durham 73% 21% Greater than 95%

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Merrick-Moore Elementary Durham 96% 97%

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Mangum Elementary Bahama 18% 23%

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No White students suspended

Lucas Middle Durham 77% 61%

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Lowe's Grove Middle Durham 95% 80%

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Little River Elementary Durham 52% 42%

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Lakewood Montessori Middle Durham 60% 39%

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Lakewood Elementary Durham 97% 100%

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Lakeview School Durham 96% 98%

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J D Clement Early College HS Durham 96% 56% Greater than 95%

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James E Shepard Middle Durham 99% 75%

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Hope Valley Elementary Durham 80% 68%

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Holt Elementary Durham 95% 87%

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School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Y E Smith Elementary Durham 98% 98%

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Less likely

W G Pearson Elementary Durham 97% 88%

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Less likely

The School for Creative Studies Durham 70% 47%

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Spring Valley Elementary Durham 89% 64%

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Southwest Elementary Durham 85% 63%

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Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi Durham 97% 68% 87%

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Sherwood Githens Middle Durham 80% 66%

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Sandy Ridge Elementary Durham 86% 61%

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Rogers-Herr Middle Durham 80% 44%

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R N Harris Elementary Durham 99% 99%

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Riverside High Durham 76% 53% 77% 6.4x 2.1x
Pearsontown Elementary Durham 71% 31%

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Parkwood Elementary Durham 90% 71%

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Oak Grove Elementary Durham 94% 81%

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Less likely

Northern High Durham 78% 56% 86% 2.5x

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Neal Middle Durham 95% 79%

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Morehead Montessori Durham 55% 34%

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Middle College HS @ DTCC Durham 73% 21% Greater than 95%

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Merrick-Moore Elementary Durham 96% 97%

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Mangum Elementary Bahama 18% 23%

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Lucas Middle Durham 77% 61%

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Lowe's Grove Middle Durham 95% 80%

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Little River Elementary Durham 52% 42%

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Lakewood Montessori Middle Durham 60% 39%

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Lakewood Elementary Durham 97% 100%

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Lakeview School Durham 96% 98%

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J D Clement Early College HS Durham 96% 56% Greater than 95%

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James E Shepard Middle Durham 99% 75%

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Hope Valley Elementary Durham 80% 68%

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Holt Elementary Durham 95% 87%

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School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Y E Smith Elementary Durham 98% 98%

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W G Pearson Elementary Durham 97% 88%

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The School for Creative Studies Durham 70% 47%

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Spring Valley Elementary Durham 89% 64%

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Southwest Elementary Durham 85% 63%

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Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi Durham 97% 68% 87%

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Sherwood Githens Middle Durham 80% 66%

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Sandy Ridge Elementary Durham 86% 61%

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Rogers-Herr Middle Durham 80% 44%

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R N Harris Elementary Durham 99% 99%

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Riverside High Durham 76% 53% 77%

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Pearsontown Elementary Durham 71% 31%

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Parkwood Elementary Durham 90% 71%

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Oak Grove Elementary Durham 94% 81%

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Northern High Durham 78% 56% 86%

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Neal Middle Durham 95% 79%

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Morehead Montessori Durham 55% 34%

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Middle College HS @ DTCC Durham 73% 21% Greater than 95%

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Merrick-Moore Elementary Durham 96% 97%

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Mangum Elementary Bahama 18% 23%

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Lucas Middle Durham 77% 61%

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Lowe's Grove Middle Durham 95% 80%

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Little River Elementary Durham 52% 42%

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Lakewood Montessori Middle Durham 60% 39%

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Lakewood Elementary Durham 97% 100%

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Lakeview School Durham 96% 98%

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J D Clement Early College HS Durham 96% 56% Greater than 95%

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James E Shepard Middle Durham 99% 75%

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Hope Valley Elementary Durham 80% 68%

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Holt Elementary Durham 95% 87%

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School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Y E Smith Elementary Durham 98% 98%

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W G Pearson Elementary Durham 97% 88%

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The School for Creative Studies Durham 70% 47%

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Spring Valley Elementary Durham 89% 64%

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Southwest Elementary Durham 85% 63%

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Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi Durham 97% 68% 87%

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Sherwood Githens Middle Durham 80% 66%

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5.9x
Sandy Ridge Elementary Durham 86% 61%

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Rogers-Herr Middle Durham 80% 44%

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R N Harris Elementary Durham 99% 99%

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Riverside High Durham 76% 53% 77%

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Pearsontown Elementary Durham 71% 31%

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Parkwood Elementary Durham 90% 71%

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Oak Grove Elementary Durham 94% 81%

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Northern High Durham 78% 56% 86%

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Neal Middle Durham 95% 79%

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Morehead Montessori Durham 55% 34%

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Middle College HS @ DTCC Durham 73% 21% Greater than 95%

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Merrick-Moore Elementary Durham 96% 97%

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Mangum Elementary Bahama 18% 23%

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Lucas Middle Durham 77% 61%

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Lowe's Grove Middle Durham 95% 80%

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Little River Elementary Durham 52% 42%

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Lakewood Montessori Middle Durham 60% 39%

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Lakewood Elementary Durham 97% 100%

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Lakeview School Durham 96% 98%

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J D Clement Early College HS Durham 96% 56% Greater than 95%

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James E Shepard Middle Durham 99% 75%

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Hope Valley Elementary Durham 80% 68%

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Holt Elementary Durham 95% 87%

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School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Y E Smith Elementary Durham 98% 98%

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W G Pearson Elementary Durham 97% 88%

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The School for Creative Studies Durham 70% 47%

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Spring Valley Elementary Durham 89% 64%

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Southwest Elementary Durham 85% 63%

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Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi Durham 97% 68% 87%

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Sherwood Githens Middle Durham 80% 66%

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5.4x
Sandy Ridge Elementary Durham 86% 61%

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Rogers-Herr Middle Durham 80% 44%

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R N Harris Elementary Durham 99% 99%

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Riverside High Durham 76% 53% 77% 1.6x

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Pearsontown Elementary Durham 71% 31%

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Parkwood Elementary Durham 90% 71%

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Oak Grove Elementary Durham 94% 81%

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Northern High Durham 78% 56% 86% 1.8x

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Neal Middle Durham 95% 79%

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Morehead Montessori Durham 55% 34%

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Middle College HS @ DTCC Durham 73% 21% Greater than 95%

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Merrick-Moore Elementary Durham 96% 97%

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Mangum Elementary Bahama 18% 23%

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Lucas Middle Durham 77% 61%

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Lowe's Grove Middle Durham 95% 80%

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Little River Elementary Durham 52% 42%

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Lakewood Montessori Middle Durham 60% 39%

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Lakewood Elementary Durham 97% 100%

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Lakeview School Durham 96% 98%

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J D Clement Early College HS Durham 96% 56% Greater than 95%

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James E Shepard Middle Durham 99% 75%

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Hope Valley Elementary Durham 80% 68%

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Holt Elementary Durham 95% 87%

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Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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