Welcome to Kestrel Heights School

Kestrel Heights School was created by a group of concerned local citizens and educators who wanted to provide a "choice" in public education. We are partners with the Literacy Council of Durham, the Ackland Museum, the Lakewood YMCA, and the National Paideia Center at UNC Chapel Hill. We have been serving the greater Durham Community since 1998. We currently serve students in grades 6-12. After spending our first 8 years located in the Lakewood YMCA and our nearby Annex building we moved  to our new campus in RTP in the Fall of 2006.

We believe that all children can succeed in a safe and challenging environment that is dedicated to nurturing a community of life long learners. We believe that by fostering a community with high expectations, modeling characteristics of responsible citizenship, and focusing on the development of the whole person we will help to create a great school for all children.