Durant Road Middle

Posted: March 17, 2026

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Posted: March 17, 2026

This school is the worst school.... My child gets no help from teachers, she is constantly getting bullied and then she is the one that gets yelled at... The teachers and principal just doesn't care....it's sad actually I hate how my child spent her middle school years here.. DONT SEND

Posted: June 12, 2025

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Posted: June 12, 2025

This is the most disappointing school in Raleigh, North Carolina. It’s clear that they prioritize their paychecks over the well-being of our children. My daughter has faced relentless bullying this year, and the school has done nothing to address it. After being pushed to her limits, she finally stood up for herself and got into a fight. She has always been a good student, but since attending this school, she has encountered numerous problems, ranging from bullying to disrespect from teachers. Instead of taking responsibility for the issues within their environment, the school shifts the blame onto the students. Prior to enrolling here, my daughter had a clean record with no history of conflicts or fights. Now, she finds herself in an unfortunate cycle of conflicts, and it’s unacceptable. I strongly discourage anyone from considering this school. It doesn’t deserve the funding it receives, and I genuinely hope that there will be more scrutiny on school systems like this one that seem focused on profit rather than the education and well-being of our children.

Posted: May 22, 2024

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Posted: May 22, 2024

At Durant Road High School they don't treat you well because the teachers have preferences and if they bully you, they don't pay attention to you. That happened to my daughter. Furthermore, the director will not give you her support.

Posted: April 27, 2023

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Posted: April 27, 2023

Teachers are very engaged with parents. Very safe school environment. My son went there all 3 years and never had any issues with the school. If you do look at charter schools, I would suggest you visit them to understand their environments which are very different in structure and diversity. We had no issues at Durant Middle School and found it a great experience.

Posted: April 17, 2021

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Posted: April 17, 2021

Went here for all of middle, teachers were a hit or miss, they would have annual award ceremony’s for “best academic students” really just the teachers pets. Principal left without a trace middle of the year. Would not recommend

Posted: April 17, 2021

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Posted: August 14, 2020

Posted: August 14, 2020

My son was relentlessly bullied and if the administration wasn’t turning a blind eye to it (which was most of the time), they were making it worse by sharing what we said with the mean kids. Absolutely HORRIBLE, I actually have a visceral reaction when I drive by this school and he’s been out of there for 2 years.

Posted: August 14, 2020

Posted: August 14, 2020

ZERO consequences for bullying, not from the teachers or the administration.

Posted: August 14, 2020

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Posted: August 14, 2020

Absolutely TERRIBLE. I do not recommend this school, do yourself a favor and look into some of the amazing charter schools in the area. They actually care about your child, Durant Road Middle does not.

Posted: May 27, 2020

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Posted: May 27, 2020

Great things are happening at Durant since changes in admin. Awesome faculty, smart student body.

Posted: May 27, 2020

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Posted: February 6, 2020

I am not sure how to answer this because many of the students at this school do not have proper home training and have not been trained or disciplined by parents. They carry toxic character traits to school, and the teachers are simply “forced to deal with it”.

Posted: February 6, 2020

Obviously there is a lack of leadership at this school if students are allowed to act as they please in and out of the classrooms. Occasionally someone will be caught violating the rules and the principals will become involved, but for the most part, they stay holed up in their offices and don’t do much.

Posted: February 6, 2020

I don’t know how students with learning differences are treated.

Posted: February 6, 2020

Violent children are suspended for actions but nothing really changes. The assistant principal will intervene in these cases, but his approach is incredibly milquetoast and ineffective.

Posted: February 6, 2020

Homework is assigned but there is no accountability if it’s not turned in.

Posted: February 6, 2020

The teachers here struggle with keeping order and discipline within the classrooms. They assign work, but there is no real deadline to turn it in. Classrooms are usually chaotic but teachers will simply sit and ineffectively yell at the students.

Posted: February 6, 2020

I approached the school year knowing it would be very different from my children’s previous experiences at school, but wholly unprepared for the atmosphere here. Students are out of control. Discipline and order are scarce. Violence erupts often. Perpetrators lie and avoid punishment, or worse accuse the victim of racism and get the victim in trouble. There are no books and it is difficult to access assignments and curriculum as each teacher uses a different program (Google classroom, Weebly, handouts, etc.) The curriculum is “project based” so students are grouped together to complete work. This makes it difficult for more advanced or diligent children to get work done because they have to babysit their peers. Teachers struggle to keep order in their classrooms as outbursts are frequent. Not all of this is the fault of the teachers and staff, because many of these students have zero home training to speak of, but they fail to enact stricter policies on conduct, and so the students continue their poor behavior. Durant used to be a great school, but as demographics in the area changed, so did the caliber of student arriving to be educated. I would avoid this school, if at all possible. If not, prepare your child to work in a very distracting environment and to defend themselves if necessary.

Posted: May 6, 2018

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Posted: May 6, 2018

My child has had a great experience here at Durant Middle. The educational program and band program is wonderful. Mr. Kuni, the band director is awsome!!! I have not experienced any problems with the school.

Posted: March 9, 2018

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Posted: March 9, 2018

I been here for 3 years and the teachers here are not cool

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Posted: March 20, 2017

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Posted: March 20, 2017

The 8th Grade this year I would say the communicate skills have depleted tremendously among the 8th grade staff members. I don't know if they figure the children heading to High School it not important to still communication with the parent/s. Especially if vital information needs to be exchanged about grades, behaviors or even attendance. Yes attendance your child my be marked absent even if your the one dropping them off to school everyday. Question, it worries a parent. Then where is my child ? if you see then walking in the doors of the school. No responds to email. The front office receptionist can be rude and unprofessional at time. She just their for a paycheck not for customer service. Remember she is the first face to see which should be representation of DMS. If you like teachers with good communication skills and a receptionist with a smile then this definitely not the middle you want your child to attend.

Posted: August 7, 2016

Amazing leadership- always responsive and make me feel welcome! Good to be kept involved. Parents are encouraged to visit. Mrs. Allen and Mr. Lassiter run things! I hope WCPSS appreciates them. They handle things after hours and really care about this school. I had some bad experiences with schools and not taking care of things. Not so at DRMS- they do it right. From buses to lunch room it's on point.

Posted: August 7, 2016

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Posted: April 27, 2016

Spring 2016 :The school is going through a lot of teacher turnover for Fall 2016/Spring 2017 with budget cuts. Also your school experience is different depending on which year round track you are assigned. The core teachers that are affiliated with each track are how you will judge your school experience. Be sure to research the tracks and teachers but know that you may not be guaranteed those teachers with all of the administrative cuts and decisions being made.

Posted: August 28, 2015

My son started in 6th grade at Durant Middle School and I have been very pleased thus far. I find that the teachers are VERY involved and responsive. I was impressed when after two weeks, I was contacted to let me know areas in which my son was struggling academically. The teachers took the time to talk with me, discuss strategies to improve performance, etc. The website for the school allows parents and students to see what is required of them for homework, homework is checked daily and graded. Teachers are accessible and responsive and my son has been happy here so far. I commend the public school teachers at Durant for working in a difficult profession, that does not make them rich, and yet they still care about their students and the job they are doing. I would recommend Durant and encourage all parents to be active participants in their children's success at school by reinforcing the teachers' expectations of good behavior in school and academic accountability and performance!

Posted: April 21, 2014

This is my son's second year at Durant in Track 2 and I have not been impressed at all. There is no communication to the parents about what is going on. The teachers do not give any homework (2 years worth) and they allow them to turn their work in at anytime and get a grade for it. They allow kids to disrupt the class with no punishments.

Posted: April 13, 2014

School has a some top notch teachers but seems to have a lot of turnover among the teachers.

Posted: August 11, 2012

amazing teachers staff enviorment academic tools and the libary rules yah!!!! very good i lovbit

Posted: August 5, 2012

I am a track 2 parent and y child just started and i can only say thank you for being such a great school and reaching out to parents and making sure that all kids are successful and that failing is not an option! I thank the staff for for helping my daughter with getting over the sixth grade fears right away! I feel very safe with my child being in your hands all day! Hats off to you! Keep up the great work! God bless!

Posted: August 1, 2012

as a 7th grade track two student I have to say this school was pretty scary at first, I came from the Country side of NC and this was the city. Right when I walked into my social studies class a student walked up to me and was instantlly my best friend.then in y pre algebra class i made great friends. The teachers are very kind and understanding. I'd recomend my friends to go here. I'm sad because I had to leave Durant due to the assignment plan. I'm not very happy with the school I got. Wake forest rolesville has very bad reviews and Durant has excellent reviews.

Posted: July 14, 2012

As a track 4 sixth grader my daughter loves this school! The teachers are excellent and supportive.The resource officer is outstanding with keeping the students in check and Principal Sawyer has very frequent phone "blasts" keeping parents informed of all school activities and pertinent news. I highly recommend this school to anyone considering a year round program. Helen G.