The Downtown School has 426 learners in grade levels Prekindergarten-8.

The Downtown School placed in the upper 10% of all schools in North Carolina for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 20%, and reading proficiency is upper 20%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 64% (which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 48%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 65% (which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 47%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The Learner: Teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the North Carolina state level of 16:1. Minority enrollment is 49% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 52% (majority African-American).

School Overview: The Downtown School’s learner population of 426 learners has stayed flat over five school years. The teacher population of 35 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: The Downtown School is ranked within the upper 10% of all 2,561 schools in North Carolina (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year. The diversity score of The Downtown School is 0.63, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s diversity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The nearest high school to The Downtown School is J F Kennedy High School (0.8 miles away). The nearest middle school and elementary school is The Arts Based School (0.3 miles away).