Northern High School (Durham, North Carolina)

Northern High School
Northern High School, Spring 1995
Address
4622 North Roxboro Road Durham, North Carolina 27712 United States
Coordinates	36°05′42″N 78°54′42″W / 36.09502°N 78.91180°W / 36.09502; -78.91180
Information
Type	Public
Established	1955 (69 years ago) (1955)
School district	Durham Public Schools
CEEB code	341080
Principal	Emmett Alexander
Faculty	86.16 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	1,308 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.18[1]
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Mascot	Knight
Nickname	Northern Knights, NHS, Blue Knights, Northern Durham
Website	dpsnc.net/domain/56

Northern High School (also known as Northern Durham) is a public secondary school located in northern Durham, North Carolina. Northern's principal Danny Gilfort, was succeeded by Emmett Alexander as of January 2024.^[2] 1536 students were enrolled at Northern for the 2017–2018 school year.^[3] Northern is one of Durham's seven public high schools. Students take four classes each day as a block schedule is currently in place. Northern's mascot for their male teams is the Knights and for the female teams, it is the Ladies.

Northern High School offers Advanced Placement classes in English, American History, European History, Psychology, Statistics, Calculus AB and BC, Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Spanish, French, Latin, German, Studio Art, Music Theory (Independent Study), and US Government & Politics.

Northern High School employs over 150 staff members including four assistant principals.^[4] 36.8% of Northern students earned a 17 or above on the ACT during the 2016–2017 school year.^[5]

In 2007, Northern High School was ranked as the 928th best high school in America by Newsweek.^[6] The school continues to rank in the top five percent of public high schools nationwide. Northern High School is currently recognized as a School of Progress, with over 60 percent of students at or above achievement standards.