Central Park School For Children

Central Park School For Children

Charter Elementary, Middle School | Grade K-8
724 Foster St,  Durham, NC
4.3
3.4
578 Students
B+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr John Heffernan
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Math Proficiency
52%
Reading Proficiency
62%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
A+
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
62%
Math Proficiency
52%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Teachers
35
Full Time Teachers
35
Teachers in First or Second Year
4%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
56.2%
State Average
54.6%
Science
73.6%
State Average
68%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
310:1

Student Diversity

Female
51.2%
Male
48.8%
White
45.1%
Black
28.5%
Hispanic
16.7%
Two or more races
7.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings

#54 Best Charter MS in North Carolina
#55 Best Charter ES in North Carolina
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.3 4 Reviews
5.0 Parent
9/30/2024
Ideally I would like an even bigger campus but this is a small gripe. I love the teacher to student ratio as well as the teacher responsiveness to parents and the overall energy and environment of the school. I like that it is small class sizes which allow the students to grow culturally and academically.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.4 24 Reviews
5.0 parent
2/23/2023
We are currently looking for high school and in touring other schools, it is clear that our experience at CPSC has been unique compared to the other charter schools out there. This is my child's 8th year in the school and outside of the pandemic impacted years, the overall experience has been amazin...
5.0 parent
1/10/2023
We’ve been a Central Park family for about 7 years and we love this school
2.0 parent
1/4/2023
The school has a great promise and potential, but struggles on following through. The school has no PTA like organization, and if parents aren't also working for the school, have little visibility, opportunity to participate, and struggle getting a substantive response to concerns. Communication is...
other
12/6/2022
So far this school is a wonderful environment. It is welcoming, creative and has a genuine interest in providing effective and meaningful instruction to each specific child's needs. Also like many institutions they have a history of not including all but have really made it their ethos to change thi...

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