Reaching All Minds Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Durham, North Carolina

Reaching All Minds Academy in Durham, North Carolina enrolled 391 students in 2024-25 with 35.6 full-time teachers, 11.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 22-33% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

400 students in 2022-23, 384 students in 2023-24, 391 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.1 to 35.6.

Students enrolled at Reaching All Minds Academy by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 384, 2024-25: 39101002003004002022-234002023-243842024-25391
Students enrolled at Reaching All Minds Academy by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 384, 2024-25: 39101002003004002022-234002023-243842024-25391
Students enrolled at Reaching All Minds Academy by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 384, 2024-25: 39101002003004002022-234002023-243842024-25391
Students enrolled at Reaching All Minds Academy by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 384, 2024-25: 39101002003004002022-234002023-243842024-25391
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340033.112.1
2023-2438432.112.0
2024-2539135.611.0

11.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 11.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 11.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 11.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 11.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 377 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Reaching All Minds Academy enrolled 377 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 377 of the 377 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent28.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.9% of students were Hispanic, 13.3% Black, 11.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic73.9%
  2. Black13.3%
  3. White11.5%
  4. Two or more races1.0%
  5. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Reaching All Minds Academy scored proficient or above: 25-34% in reading and 22-33% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts25‑34%25‑34%48%
Math22‑33%22‑33%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Durham

39 public elementary schools in Durham report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pearsontown Elementary76513.699.6%
Research Triangle Charter71021.899.6%
Forest View Elementary66213.099.5%
Southwest Elementary63914.399.5%
Maureen Joy Charter School63111.799.2%
Lyons Farm Elementary60816.099.5%
Sandy Ridge Elementary58917.999.5%
Holt Elementary58713.999.5%

All public schools in Durham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Reaching All Minds Academy

  1. Merrick-Moore ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 445 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Y E Smith ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 358 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Reaching All Minds Academy with Merrick-Moore ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Reaching All Minds Academy spends per student$12,740 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,740
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaReaching All Minds Academy is the number 919 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#919 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.11.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Reaching All Minds Academy

  1. How many students attend Reaching All Minds Academy?
    391 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 400 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Durham, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Reaching All Minds Academy?
    11.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Reaching All Minds Academy a Title I school?
    Reaching All Minds Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Reaching All Minds Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Reaching All Minds Academy scored proficient or above: 25-34% in reading and 22-33% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Reaching All Minds Academy in?
    Reaching All Minds Academy, NCES district ID 3700363. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370036303346 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22