Rogers-Herr Middle
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 660 students
James E Shepard Middle
2401 Dakota Street, Durham, NC 27707
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
423
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Durham Public Schools
Durham County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 465 North Carolina middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About James E Shepard Middle
James E Shepard Middle is a magnet middle school in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Durham Public Schools. The school is located in a large city in Durham County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 423 students were enrolled, with about 14.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina middle school (16.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 465 North Carolina middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 423 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Durham Public Schools
- County
- Durham County
- NCES school ID
- 370126000441
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.