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Duke School is an independent preschool through eighth grade project-based school located in Durham, NC since 1947.
Preschool
Ages 3 and 4
Our preschool program starts with our three-year-olds, providing a full-day of developmentally appropriate experiences designed to advance the cognitive, language, emotional, and motor skills of each child.
Lower School
K through Grade 4
In our Lower School program, we maintain a small teacher-student ratio to allow for teachers to respect students' individual differences and set challenging but achievable goals for each student.
Middle School
Grade 5 to 8
It is with understanding of and respect for young adolescents that we design our Middle School around their characteristics and needs, enabling each student to develop intellectually and personally.
501
Total Enrollment
1947
School Founded
7:1
Student/Faculty Ratio
36%
Students of Color
We inspire learners to boldly and creatively shape their future. Our students not only master skills of traditional academic disciplines, but they also develop a sense of self, community, and culture.
Upcoming Events
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Drop-off 10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
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Rehearsal for Spring Musical in MS gym
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Rehearsal for Spring Musical in MS gym
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Art Expo in the Lower School Gym from 5:00-7:00pm All students (Preschool - 8th grade) have art work on exhibit Band Concert in the Middle School Gym from 6:30-7:30pm
![Reaching Goals Together. Welcoming Heather O'Reilly to Coach Duke School's Girls Soccer Team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1706804603/dukeschoolorg/mgggndgero7ew0crn63q/GirlsSoccer2023HeatherOReilly1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1706804603/dukeschoolorg/mgggndgero7ew0crn63q/GirlsSoccer2023HeatherOReilly1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1706804603/dukeschoolorg/mgggndgero7ew0crn63q/GirlsSoccer2023HeatherOReilly1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1706804603/dukeschoolorg/mgggndgero7ew0crn63q/GirlsSoccer2023HeatherOReilly1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1706804603/dukeschoolorg/mgggndgero7ew0crn63q/GirlsSoccer2023HeatherOReilly1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1706804603/dukeschoolorg/mgggndgero7ew0crn63q/GirlsSoccer2023HeatherOReilly1.jpg","width":2200}])
Duke School's reflection on hiring Heather O'Reilly, the three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and the three-time World Cup medalist, as a head soccer coach for girls and their fascinating and successful spring athletic season.
![Think BIG, Duke School!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1692986185/dukeschoolorg/wnkp2olggmtlxdgbw2ix/UndertheOak2023FINAL5.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1692986185/dukeschoolorg/wnkp2olggmtlxdgbw2ix/UndertheOak2023FINAL5.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1692986185/dukeschoolorg/wnkp2olggmtlxdgbw2ix/UndertheOak2023FINAL5.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1692986185/dukeschoolorg/wnkp2olggmtlxdgbw2ix/UndertheOak2023FINAL5.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1692986185/dukeschoolorg/wnkp2olggmtlxdgbw2ix/UndertheOak2023FINAL5.png","width":1545}])
We are Thinking BIG for the 2023-24 school year!
![An update about our Director of Development search]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1681915582/dukeschoolorg/zn73vdccixdqvy5gknrc/SheniseFoote.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1681915582/dukeschoolorg/zn73vdccixdqvy5gknrc/SheniseFoote.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1681915582/dukeschoolorg/zn73vdccixdqvy5gknrc/SheniseFoote.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1681915582/dukeschoolorg/zn73vdccixdqvy5gknrc/SheniseFoote.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1681915582/dukeschoolorg/zn73vdccixdqvy5gknrc/SheniseFoote.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1681915582/dukeschoolorg/zn73vdccixdqvy5gknrc/SheniseFoote.jpg","width":2200}])
Head of School Lisa Nagel shares an update about our Director of Development search.
![An exciting update on our Next Lower School Director]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1680703211/dukeschoolorg/kohxkmcjnpsnvihkzmwt/LSdirectorsearch.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1680703211/dukeschoolorg/kohxkmcjnpsnvihkzmwt/LSdirectorsearch.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1680703211/dukeschoolorg/kohxkmcjnpsnvihkzmwt/LSdirectorsearch.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1680703211/dukeschoolorg/kohxkmcjnpsnvihkzmwt/LSdirectorsearch.png","width":1080}])
After a national search, Duke School looks ahead to an exciting future on our Lower School campus.
![A $1,000,000 Gift will Endow the Scholarship for Equity in Education at Duke School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666799031/dukeschoolorg/plejer0u2wckbaozbgx9/Fifth_Grade_Values_Project_Oct_202224copy_Linda.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666799031/dukeschoolorg/plejer0u2wckbaozbgx9/Fifth_Grade_Values_Project_Oct_202224copy_Linda.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666799031/dukeschoolorg/plejer0u2wckbaozbgx9/Fifth_Grade_Values_Project_Oct_202224copy_Linda.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1666799031/dukeschoolorg/plejer0u2wckbaozbgx9/Fifth_Grade_Values_Project_Oct_202224copy_Linda.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1666799031/dukeschoolorg/plejer0u2wckbaozbgx9/Fifth_Grade_Values_Project_Oct_202224copy_Linda.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1666799031/dukeschoolorg/plejer0u2wckbaozbgx9/Fifth_Grade_Values_Project_Oct_202224copy_Linda.jpg","width":2200}])
A historic $1,000,000 Gift will Endow the Scholarship for Equity in Education at Duke School.
![DEJB Updates: Scholarship for Equity in Education & The Duke School Teaching Fellows Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664462971/dukeschoolorg/nyl4zj96v6op3qbu8ope/5th_Grade_Guest_Expert_Sheila_Turnage3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1664462971/dukeschoolorg/nyl4zj96v6op3qbu8ope/5th_Grade_Guest_Expert_Sheila_Turnage3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1664462971/dukeschoolorg/nyl4zj96v6op3qbu8ope/5th_Grade_Guest_Expert_Sheila_Turnage3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1664462971/dukeschoolorg/nyl4zj96v6op3qbu8ope/5th_Grade_Guest_Expert_Sheila_Turnage3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1664462971/dukeschoolorg/nyl4zj96v6op3qbu8ope/5th_Grade_Guest_Expert_Sheila_Turnage3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1664462971/dukeschoolorg/nyl4zj96v6op3qbu8ope/5th_Grade_Guest_Expert_Sheila_Turnage3.jpg","width":2200}])
Exciting updates in our Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Belonging work.
![Alumni Spotlight: Pursuing Her Dreams]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635354002/dukeschoolorg/oos66g57uuhsodezw1qu/Marisa-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635354002/dukeschoolorg/oos66g57uuhsodezw1qu/Marisa-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1635354002/dukeschoolorg/oos66g57uuhsodezw1qu/Marisa-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1635354002/dukeschoolorg/oos66g57uuhsodezw1qu/Marisa-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1635354002/dukeschoolorg/oos66g57uuhsodezw1qu/Marisa-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1635354002/dukeschoolorg/oos66g57uuhsodezw1qu/Marisa-1.jpg","width":2200}])
Marisa Rauwald ‘12 reflects on her career in sports broadcast jouralism and foundations built at Duke School
![Twenty-Five Years and Counting]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635353860/dukeschoolorg/lhcvupgtcbcjwpmk9v2s/OCT9-11_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635353860/dukeschoolorg/lhcvupgtcbcjwpmk9v2s/OCT9-11_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1635353860/dukeschoolorg/lhcvupgtcbcjwpmk9v2s/OCT9-11_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1635353860/dukeschoolorg/lhcvupgtcbcjwpmk9v2s/OCT9-11_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1635353860/dukeschoolorg/lhcvupgtcbcjwpmk9v2s/OCT9-11_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1635353860/dukeschoolorg/lhcvupgtcbcjwpmk9v2s/OCT9-11_1.jpg","width":2200}])
A Q&A with Marki Watson, Lower School Art Teacher, and Beth Harris, Fourth Grade Teacher reflecting on 25 years at Duke School.
![Curriculum Connections and Project Work]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635353578/dukeschoolorg/knk9wtbxjuly87vmryid/Unknown.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635353578/dukeschoolorg/knk9wtbxjuly87vmryid/Unknown.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635353578/dukeschoolorg/knk9wtbxjuly87vmryid/Unknown.jpg","width":640}])
Fifth grade teachers and students discover and explore finer connections between projects.
![The Business of Creativity: The Show Must Go On]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635353421/dukeschoolorg/dnadpmleep96liqgilhg/May14-22.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635353421/dukeschoolorg/dnadpmleep96liqgilhg/May14-22.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1635353421/dukeschoolorg/dnadpmleep96liqgilhg/May14-22.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1635353421/dukeschoolorg/dnadpmleep96liqgilhg/May14-22.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1635353421/dukeschoolorg/dnadpmleep96liqgilhg/May14-22.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1635353421/dukeschoolorg/dnadpmleep96liqgilhg/May14-22.jpg","width":2200}])
Second grade’s Theater Business Project is a “virtual” success, attracting new audiences and creating room for innovation.