Shepard IB Magnet Middle School in Durham, North Carolina on �ǿմ�ý

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Shepard IB Magnet Middle School

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Shepard IB Magnet Middle School is an urban public school in Durham, North Carolina that is part of Durham Public Schools. It serves 420 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Its teachers have had 8 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

420 Students

32 Teachers

2401 Dakota St

Durham, NC 27707 View local requests

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Shepard IB Magnet Middle School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

96%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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