Middle Schools

Graduating from CPSC is an exciting transition for 5th graders. Middle school is a world of new faces, new places and new expectations! A wealth of Durham middle school options are available. Below you will find links and information for matching your child with the middle school that best suits them.

Durham Public Schools (DPS)

DPS middle schools serve grades 6-8 except where noted. To see which middle school your child would attend based on your address, see the DPS student assignment map.

DPS Magnet & Year-Round applications are available on the DPS website. Lotteries are held in late January and late April. Parents may submit both a Magnet application and a Year-Round application.

• Brogden Middle School
• Carrington Middle School
• Neal Middle School
• Githens Middle School
• Lowe's Grove Middle School

• Rogers-Herr Middle School - Year-Round
• Chewning Middle School - Year-Round

• Shepard Middle School - Magnet, International Baccalaureate
• W.G. Pearson Middle School - Magnet, arts/humanities, gifts/talents
• Durham School of the Arts - Magnet, grades 6-12
• NEW: Lakewood Montessori Middle School - Magnet, grades 6-8 by 2013

Charter Schools

• Voyager Academy (4-8, soon to be 4-12)
  101 Hock Parc, Durham, NC 27704
  (919) 433-3301 ~ cforsyth (at) voyageracademy (dot) net
• Carter Community School (K-8)
  1305 W. Club Blvd, Durham, C 27705
  (919) 416.9025 ~ office (at) carterschool (dot) org
• Research Triangle Academy (K-8)
  2418 Ellis Road, Durham, NC 27703
  919-957-7108
• Maureen Joy Charter School (K-8)
  1955 W Cornwallis Rd, Durham, NC 27705
  (919) 493-6056 ~ students.excel (at) joycharter (dot) org
• Healthy Start Academy (K-8)
  807 W Chapel Hill St, Durham, NC 27701
  (919) 956-5599 ~ info (at) webhsa (dot) com
• Orange Charter School (K-8)
  920 Corporate Drive, Hillsborough, NC 27278
  (919) 644-6272 ~ ocs (at) orangecharterschool (dot) org
• Kestrel Heights School (6-12)
  4700 S. Alston Rd, Durham, NC 27713
  (919) 484-1300 ~ kestrelheights (at) yahoo (dot) com
• Woods Charter School (K-12)
  P.O Box 5008, 160 Woodland Grove Ln, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
  (919) 960-8353
• Exploris Middle School
  401 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27603
  (919) 715-3690 ~ bfarthing (at) explorismiddleschool (dot) org
• Sterling Montessori Charter School (K-8)
  202 Treybrooke Dr, Morrisville, NC 27560
  (919) 462-8889  ~ office (at) sterlingmontessori (dot) org

Private Schools

• Duke School (preK-8)
  3716 Old Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705
  (919) 493-2642
• Triangle Day School (K-8)
  4911 Neal Road, Durham, NC 27705
  (919) 383-8800
• Immaculata Catholic School (preK-8)
  721 Burch Avenue, Durham, NC 27701
  (919) 682-5847 ~ office (at) icdurham (dot) org
• Carolina Friends School (preK-12)
  4809 FriendSchool Road, Durham, NC 27705
  (919) 383-6602 ~ info (at) cfsnc (dot) org
• Durham Academy (preK-12)
  3116 Academy Road, Durham, NC 27707
  (919) 493-6181 ~ victoria.muradi (at) da (dot) org
• Trinity School (TK-12)
  4011 Pickett Road, Durham, NC 27705
  (919) 402-8262 ~ lspence (at) trinityschoolnc (dot) org
• Camelot Academy (K-12)
  809 Proctor St, Durham, NC 27707
  (919) 688-3040 ~ scott (at) camelotacademy (dot) org