Brightleaf - Durham Schools: Oakgrove/Neal/Southern (middle school, education) - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary - North Carolina (NC) -The Triangle Area - City-Data Forum

jerseygirlonthemove · 10-13-2007, 07:35 PM

I understand that there are plans for an elementary and middle school to be built in Brightleaf (to be completed 2009). Until then, I believe the school options are Oakgrove, Neal and Southern. I pulled up their report cards and unless I'm reading something wrong, the schoold aren't all that great.

Is anyone familiar with these schools and have feedback?

9/9 · 10-13-2007, 08:25 PM

As a Durham Public Schools teacher, I will say that, yes, those are some of the worst school in the district.

coltank · 10-13-2007, 10:45 PM

My brother-in-law went to Neal for about a year and a half. The education he got there was the same as he would have gotten in other schools, with the exception of all the distractions. There are more kids there who just don't care, and take a lot away from the kids who do.