Global Scholars Academy

Global Scholars Academy is an open, independent public charter school district operating a single facility located at 311 Dowd Street in Durham, North Carolina. Situated within a large city environment in the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area, the academy serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Designed to foster early academic success and middle school development, the single-school district delivers targeted elementary and middle-level programming tailored to young learners. Prospective families, community members, and researchers can explore the district’s offerings online at globalscholarsacademy.org or contact the administrative office directly at (919) 682-5903.

The academy serves a total student body of 201 pupils, comprising 107 female and 94 male learners across its grade levels. The student population represents a diverse community composed of 121 Hispanic students, 77 Black students, two multiracial students, and one Asian student. Cohort sizes remain small throughout the school, ranging from 27 students in kindergarten to 14 in the eighth grade. To support student achievement, Global Scholars Academy maintains a strong staffing infrastructure featuring 38 total full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members, which includes 34 FTE classroom teachers and 4 FTE support staff. This robust personnel structure creates an advantageous student-to-teacher ratio of under six to one, providing high levels of individual attention and dedicated instructional support.