Moral.
Happy.
Productive.
Our Strategic Vision is focused squarely on the student experience with a ready-for-the-real-world mindset. This iterative vision for Durham Academy's future and the future of education is rooted in bold, innovative action.
1,237
Students Pre-K to 12
6:1
Student/Faculty Ratio
$4.5M
Financial Aid Budget
45
Interscholastic Athletic Teams
69%
Full-Time Faculty with
Advanced Degrees
The Preschool is the happiest place on campus.
Caring, committed teachers nurture every child to support academic success and cultivate curiosity, creativity and compassion.
Students in first through fourth grade are explorers.
Talented teachers inspire confidence as children delight in discovery, becoming published authors, researchers, artists, engineers, entrepreneurs and scientists.
Middle School students have a home that is an oasis for adolescence.
Dedicated teachers guide students through their academic, social and emotional journeys from 10-year-olds to teenagers.
Upper School students are preparing for a brilliant future.
Inspiring teachers provide innovative, unique academic and extracurricular experiences to help students reach their full potential at DA, in college and beyond.
The DA Graduate: Principles, Passion, Purpose.
Brendan Bradley ’01
Entrepreneur, Writer, Actor & Filmmaker
“Going back to my roots at Durham Academy, my introduction to the entertainment industry as a business ... was the entrepreneurial, self-generative spirit of you've got to make your own career.”
Marco Reyes ’10
Clinical Research Coordinator
“Durham Academy taught me to think globally while acting locally. In the classrooms, my teachers taught us about the effects that our actions have on the world.”
Tara Nagar ’14
Software Engineer
“Ultimately, I was drawn to the impact I would be able to make in the company and the impact that the company could have on the world. ... ”
Faith Couch ’15
Photographer &
Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree
“It's not about telling a story that's projected onto me. It's about telling my own story, through my own eyes, how I see it.”