West End Apartments in Durham, North Carolina - Research Triangle Park

Durham, North carolina

West End

Nearby Neighborhoods: Burch Avenue, Lyon Park, Southwest Central Durham, Lakewood Park, Morrehead Hill, Brightleaf District, American Tobacco District, Warehouse District, Downtown Durham, St. Teresa, City Center District, Forest Hills, Central Park District, Trinity Heights, Government Services District, Tuscaloosa-Lakewood, Trinity Park, Duke University, Old West Durham, CC Spaulding Community, Old Five Points, Parkside, Rockwood, Old North Durham, Walltown

The West End neighborhood of Durham, North Carolina is contained between West Chapel Hill Street to the North and Morehead Avenue to the South. It stretches East until Highway 147.

One big draw to the West End neighborhood of Durham is its proximity to Duke University. The center of Duke University's main campus lies only two miles from West End. For this reason, West End apartments are often occupied by Duke students traveling to campus each day. Duke is one of the most elite private colleges in the United States, and living near Duke Campus is a huge plus for many residents. For this reason, the average age of West End residents is 25 years of age, which is five years less than Durham's average.

When looking for a West End apartment, consider where you’ll be working and how long of a commute you wish to have. For example, you may want to live closer to the downtown area if you’ll be working there, or you might want to be a little further from work, but still conveniently located near the city. In which case, West End could be a great compromise.

If you work in the technology industry, a great advantage to living in a West End apartment is that you'll be close to Research Triangle Park, or RTP, which is the biggest operating research park in the U.S., which is home to more than 170 companies and spans 7,000 acres of land.

Shopping, dining and nightlife in the West End neighborhood does leave a lot to be desired. The lack of eclectic restaurants and shops is readily apparent. However, West End apartments are close enough to Duke University that residents have access to the great nightlife and dining choices close to the campus. Additionally, there are other pockets of hustle and bustle close to the West End neighborhood.

There are a lot of beautiful parks in the city of Durham – many of which are close to West End apartments. Several of these include Lyon Park, Lakewood Park, and Erwin Park.

Are you ready to make West End your new home? You can find fantastic West End apartments in Durham, North Carolina today on ApartmentGuide.com.

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Magnolia Grill
Category: Southern, American (New)
1002 9th St
Durham, NC 27705
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Twisted Noodles
Category: Thai
4201 University Dr #112
Durham, NC 27707
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Nana's
Category: Restaurants
2514 University Dr
Durham, NC 27707
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Four Square Restaurant
Category: American (New)
2701 Chapel Hill Rd
Durham, NC 27707
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Rue Cler
Category: French, Breakfast & Brunch
401 E Chapel Hill Street
Durham, NC 27701

Schools & Demographics in West End

Demographics
Schools

School	Grades	Type
Healthy Start Academy	K - 8	state department of education
Morehead Elementary School	K - 5	public
Camelot Academy	K - 12	private
Immaculata Catholic School	K - 8	catholic
Duke School For Children	K - 5	private
Kestrel Heights Charter School	K - 12	state department of education
Durham School Of The Arts	K - 12	public
George Watts Monstessori Mgnt School	K - 5	public
Lakewood Elementary School	K - 5	public
Duke Univ Hospital School	K - 12	public

Healthy Start Academy

807 W Chapel Hill St
Durham, NC 27701

Mr. Dietrich Danner
North Carolina Department Of Public Instruction

Special Features:

Advanced Placement
Alternative Programs
Before and After School Programs
Charter Schools
Special Education

Students Per Grade:
1st	8
2nd	5
3rd	7
4th	6
5th	6
6th	8
7th	8
8th	4
Total students	60

Full-time Teachers	NOT REPORTED
Student/Teacher Ratio	NOT REPORTED
Number of Classrooms	18

Morehead Elementary School

909 Cobb St
Durham, NC 27707

Mr. Cory Hogans
Durham Public School District

Special Features:

Advanced Placement
Alternative Programs
Before and After School Programs
Gifted and Talented
Magnet School
Site Based
Special Education

Students Per Grade:
1st	28
2nd	27
3rd	24
4th	22
5th	20
Total students	187

Full-time Teachers	15
Student/Teacher Ratio	13
Number of Classrooms	12

Camelot Academy

809 W Proctor St
Durham, NC 27707

Mrs. Thelma Decarlo-Glynn

Special Features:

Advanced Placement
Before and After School Programs
Special Education

Students Per Grade:
Total students	121

Full-time Teachers	9
Student/Teacher Ratio	13
Number of Classrooms	11

Immaculata Catholic School

721 Burch Ave
Durham, NC 27701

Mr. Robert Gafparello
Diocese Of Raleigh Education Office

Special Features:

Advanced Placement
Before and After School Programs

Students Per Grade:
Total students	383

Full-time Teachers	25
Student/Teacher Ratio	15
Number of Classrooms	20

Duke School For Children

1516 Hull Ave
Durham, NC 27705

Ms. Sandy Gillespie

Special Features:

Advanced Placement
Before and After School Programs

Students Per Grade:
Total students	240

Full-time Teachers	19
Student/Teacher Ratio	13
Number of Classrooms	30

Kestrel Heights Charter School

2119 Chapel Hill Rd
Durham, NC 27707

Mr. Tim Dugan
North Carolina Department Of Public Instruction

Special Features:

Advanced Placement
Alternative Programs
Before and After School Programs
Charter Schools
English as a Second Language
Site Based
Special Education

Students Per Grade:
6th	39
7th	39
8th	44
9th	34
10th	13
11th	11
Total students	181

Full-time Teachers	2
Student/Teacher Ratio	NOT REPORTED
Number of Classrooms	15

Durham School Of The Arts

400 N Duke St
Durham, NC 27701

Mr. David Hawks
Durham Public School District

Special Features:

Adequate Yearly Progress
Advanced Placement
Alternative Programs
Before and After School Programs
English as a Second Language
Gifted and Talented
Magnet School
Site Based
Special Education
Vocational Tecnology Education

Students Per Grade:
6th	224
7th	223
8th	204
9th	231
10th	182
11th	192
12th	155
Total students	1412

Full-time Teachers	87
Student/Teacher Ratio	16
Number of Classrooms	95

George Watts Monstessori Mgnt School

700 Watts St
Durham, NC 27701

Ms. Patti Crum
Durham Public School District

Special Features:

Adequate Yearly Progress
Advanced Placement
Alternative Programs
Before and After School Programs
English as a Second Language
Gifted and Talented
Magnet School
Site Based
Special Education

Students Per Grade:
1st	55
2nd	44
3rd	35
4th	24
5th	41
Total students	296

Full-time Teachers	43
Student/Teacher Ratio	7
Number of Classrooms	26

Lakewood Elementary School

2520 Vesson Ave
Durham, NC 27707

Mr. Cornelius Redfearn
Durham Public School District

Special Features:

Adequate Yearly Progress
Advanced Placement
Alternative Programs
Before and After School Programs
English as a Second Language
Gifted and Talented
Magnet School
Site Based
Special Education

Students Per Grade:
1st	62
2nd	53
3rd	67
4th	60
5th	44
Total students	403

Full-time Teachers	77
Student/Teacher Ratio	5
Number of Classrooms	17

Duke Univ Hospital School

Dumc Room 3120
Durham, NC 27710

Dr. Richard Lemke
Durham Public School District

Special Features:

Adequate Yearly Progress
Advanced Placement
Alternative Programs
English as a Second Language
Gifted and Talented
Magnet School
No Child Left Behind
Special Education

Students Per Grade:
1st	2
2nd	1
4th	2
5th	6
6th	1
7th	2
8th	6
9th	4
10th	2
11th	2
12th	4
Total students	27

Full-time Teachers	34
Student/Teacher Ratio	NOT REPORTED
Number of Classrooms	2

NOTE: The schools listed are designated from the center of the zip code and are just a sampling of the schools in this area. To find a particular school district and how it relates to a specific apartment, please contact the specific apartment directly. The schools listed below are located in the Durham area. To learn more about each school, select a school from the list above.

Community Characteristics

Located in Durham, this community has a population of 1,105

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