SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NC proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 75%Projected 64%

Research Triangle High School Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NC proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NC average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 74%NC 55%

English proficiency

School 82%NC 52%

Science proficiency

School 68%NC 57%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

80%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

48%

Students in at least one AP course. 16 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

2%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes2%
AP courses offered16
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

24%
3%

AP computer science

3%
1%

AP math

24%
2%

Gold marks the NC average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C+

38.34 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B-

3.44 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C+

23.06 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$115,178

NC average $80,144

Median home value

$455,308

NC average $293,064

Median rent

$1,713 /mo

NC average $1,249

Unemployment rate

3.8%

NC average 4.9%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 93.3%NC 89.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

15:1

NC average 16:1

Teachers

42

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$66,405

All teachers in Research Triangle High School.

Student to counselor ratio NC average 348:1146:1
Support staff4
Psychologists0
Nurses0
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 88%NC 92%

Experienced teachers

School 77%NC 86%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days19
Out-of-school suspension days5
Total days missed to suspension47
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services1
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$6328 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$6.14

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

44%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

18%

Black

15%

Latino

13%

Multiracial

10%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged5%
Students with disabilities8%
English as a second language2%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Research Triangle High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

North Carolina Cyber Academy

  • Actual: 45%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 2.0 mi
Durham School Of Technology

  • Actual: 71%
  • Projected: 51%
  • Distance: 4.3 mi
Hillside High

  • Actual: 31%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 4.3 mi
Panther Creek High

  • Actual: 81%
  • Projected: 76%
  • Distance: 4.5 mi
C E Jordan High

  • Actual: 53%
  • Projected: 54%
  • Distance: 5.3 mi
Green Hope High

  • Actual: 83%
  • Projected: 71%
  • Distance: 6.2 mi
Durham's Performance Learning Center

  • Actual: 15%
  • Projected: 17%
  • Distance: 6.5 mi
Southern School Of Energy And Sustainabi

  • Actual: 25%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 7.7 mi
Durham School Of The Arts

  • Actual: 77%
  • Projected: 52%
  • Distance: 7.7 mi
Green Level High

  • Actual: 85%
  • Projected: 77%
  • Distance: 8.6 mi