East Durham’s public schools score below 80% of New York districts
The public schools East Durham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 80% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
What East Durham’s schools are like
East Durham shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on East Durham’s path is shared: Cairo-Durham Elementary School, Cairo-Durham Middle School and Cairo-Durham High School. Durham sends its kids to all the same schools. The high school earns the best grade on the path (A); the elementary school earns the lowest (C−). See the path ↓
Graduation holds up better than test scores
Test scores run well below the state, but 82% of students still graduate on time. That’s only 2 points under the state average of 84%.
Less money per student than most
East Durham spends 14% less per student than the state average. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How East Durham compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve East Durham.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
East Durham vs. its neighbors
East Durham’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.
Every school in East Durham
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What East Durham families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near East Durham
There’s no college in East Durham, but 13 are within 30 miles. The closest is Columbia-Greene Community College in Greenport, 17.4 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of East Durham. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 3 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.