Durham Elementary School

Today was a blessing, enjoying Grandparents Day with my grandson. However, HISD was unbelievably disappointing. I graduated from an HISD school in 1993, and back then the support system was remarkable, parents were highly involved academically as well as in extracurricular activities.What I witnesse

My oldest attended Durham for five years, he is a great thinker! The staff and teachers are caring and committed to providing a great education. PTA is well organized and provides great opportunities for fun family events. I am eager to have my youngest son start school in Aug 2016; because I've see

If you're looking to Great Schools for information about Durham, you probably don't know much about the school beyond what you see here and the Children at Risk rankings. I urge you to look beyond and realize that there is #more2thestory. Durham truly is a great school. Go search for the website of

My son started pre-k at Durham this fall. I was very hesitant to make the switch from a very small, private preschool, but he is having an amazing year. His teacher is nothing short of a phenom, Academically, his growth has been insane; he went from knowing his capital letters to trying write in abo

We chose Durham over a spot at another IB school (currently ranked 9 on Great Schools vs. Durham's 3). The school feels like a community from the principal, who is incredibly approachable and involved, to the teachers to the parents. I'm extremely pleased with the academic progress my child has made