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East Chapel Hill High

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East Chapel Hill High ranks 144 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 78% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

East Chapel Hill High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,411 students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, which is part of the highly-ranked Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district.

East Chapel Hill High has a strong academic reputation, consistently ranking among the top high schools in North Carolina. The school outperforms state and district averages on end-of-course exams, with significantly higher proficiency rates in subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. East Chapel Hill High also maintains consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.9% to 93.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's exceptional performance extends to several student subgroups, including Asian students, English Language Learners, and Multi-racial students, who consistently rank among the top in the state.

While East Chapel Hill High excels in many areas, it faces some challenges in supporting certain student subgroups, such as African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Within the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district, East Chapel Hill High outperforms its neighboring schools, Carrboro High and Chapel Hill High, on several academic metrics, including end-of-course proficiency rates and graduation rates. However, the district's virtual high school, the Virtual Academy School, has significantly lower academic performance compared to East Chapel Hill High and the district as a whole.

1,419

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,539

Per pupil spending ?

22.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Weaver Dairy Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 969-2482

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Feeder schools for East Chapel Hill High:

Middle:

Phillips Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.5%

Asian:

20.7%

Hispanic:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (74% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of North Carolina high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg69%

North Carolina avg53%

144^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

30^th of 242Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	144 of 641	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	135 of 640	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	112 of 626	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	117 of 621	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	211 of 594	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.4	33 of 514	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	19 of 469	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	25 of 476	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	83.8	23 of 507	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	82.8	31 of 531	94.2%	★★★★★
2014	83.0	26 of 451	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	66.5	60 of 505	88.1%	★★★★☆
2012	54.0	193 of 502	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.2	184 of 506	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.9	69 of 499	86.2%	★★★★☆
2009	72.3	51 of 490	89.6%	★★★★☆
2008	82.7	14 of 477	97.1%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	13 of 453	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	84.0	13 of 431	97.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	241 of 440	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	183 of 437	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	158 of 434	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	125 of 430	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	36.8	186 of 364	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	83 of 369	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	94 of 359	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	33 of 106	68.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	37 of 101	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.1	19 of 98	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	17 of 91	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	37 of 83	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.9	10 of 89	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	20 of 77	74.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	79.5	30 of 330	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	73.2	44 of 334	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	19 of 364	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	26 of 349	92.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	22 of 273	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	78.1	23 of 262	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	19 of 226	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	6 of 156	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	58.3	26 of 124	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	98.2	3 of 173	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	4 of 147	97.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	146 of 610	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	153 of 602	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	120 of 588	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	129 of 594	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	137 of 475	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	28 of 475	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	18 of 449	96.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	204 of 412	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	150 of 403	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	166 of 403	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	140 of 337	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	89 of 325	72.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	136 of 462	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	153 of 454	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	111 of 449	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	121 of 436	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	22.7	301 of 370	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.0	42 of 354	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	35 of 340	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	289 of 606	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	321 of 613	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	256 of 597	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	266 of 544	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.6	283 of 432	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	92 of 446	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	201 of 424	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	141 of 601	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	125 of 607	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	105 of 602	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	101 of 585	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	134 of 481	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	30 of 488	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	23 of 463	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	25 of 253	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	75.2	48 of 261	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	28 of 249	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	23 of 226	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	71.3	46 of 199	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	7 of 195	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	2 of 185	98.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	62 of 352	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	85 of 349	75.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	99 of 542	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	91 of 553	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	75 of 537	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	85 of 534	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	112 of 439	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	13 of 444	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	6 of 427	98.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)50th percentile-27 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II88%+28 vs state

Math III80%+14 vs state

Biology72%+23 vs state

Math I42%+8 vs state

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by a student
Monday, December 5, 2011

East Chapel Hill is a school I would NEVER recommend to anyone. As a student who attended another high school, I can easily compare. When leaving my old high school I was not exactly happy, but now attending this school I see how fantastic my old high school was. To begin the hygiene of this school is beyond disgusting. Many toilets that you flush spray water back up on you, stalls will go days without toilet paper being replaced, and so far it has been over a week since we have had paper towels and soap in our upper c bathroom. The administration even has to lock certain bathrooms in order for them to know they will be clean when they bring in visitors to view the school, which they then unlock and show the visitors how NICE our bathrooms our. They care more about their appearance then the actual students. There is no one punishment policy across the board, it is mainly how nice your vice principle is and your personal relationship with your vice principle. For example, true story, two students got caught with the same issue. Student A has been caught skipping a lot over the years while Student B has never been caught skipping. Student A got 1 day of lunch detention, while Student B got 10 days of not being allowed to leave study hall, even for the bathroom, and also lost free period for over a month. This unfair punishment is due to Student B having a bad relationship with their vice principle. Then there is the legal issue of punishing students who get in trouble with alcohol or drugs OFF CAMPUS. Students caught by the police partying over winter break, weekends, spring break, and basically anytime are punished not only with the law, home, and now even school. First off, this is illegal, second off isn't school suppose to be a safe zone for kids. Those who are punished get parking pass taken away, off campus privileged revoked, extra curricular activities take away, and more. I mean i understand if you were caught ON CAMPUS but OFF CAMPUS? When will this stop, soon it is going to be speeding tickets and coming home late. Out of school punishment is for the parent to decide, not the school. Schools are for students to learn, not to be punished and act as the students parent. Until there is a law suit or enough parents to complain about this policy it will stay in place, illegal or not. Another policy is their new Saturday school, no exception, for those who have an unexcused absence. First off in 2011 we changed our homecoming date because of it being on a Jewish holiday. What about Saturday being the day of rest for Jewish people? Also what happens to those students who have to work on Saturdays to support their family income or pay for college. East does not care what is contradicting or illegal until a parent complains. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Chapel Hill High	Public	9-12	500 Weaver Dairy Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 969-2482	1,419	87	16.3	22.2%	660 (46.5%)	158 (11.1%)	188 (13.2%)	294 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (8.4%)	77.3	144^th of 641 public high schools	77.5%		79.7	135^th of 640 public high schools	78.9%	9	71.6	88.0	41.9	80.5								$11,539	$386	$11,153
Chapel Hill High	Public	9-12	9217 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-2106	1,608	101	15.9	22.2%	821 (51.1%)	174 (10.8%)	316 (19.7%)	190 (11.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (6.5%)	75.3	154^th of 641 public high schools	76.0%		74	160^th of 640 public high schools	75.0%	6	80.4	80.9	38.6	74.7								$11,533	$502	$11,031
Phoenix Academy High	Public	8-12	750 S Merritt Mill Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2300	27	10	2.7	88.9%	8 (29.6%)	8 (29.6%)	8 (29.6%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	14.5	567^th of 641 public high schools	11.5%					(n/a)		50.0		7.7								$46,250	$370	$45,881
C E Jordan High	Public	9-12	6806 Garrett Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3912	2,189	105	20.9	99.9%	628 (28.7%)	653 (29.8%)	660 (30.2%)	90 (4.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	154 (7.0%)	45.9	331^st of 641 public high schools	48.4%		37.9	387^th of 640 public high schools	39.5%	56	50.0	61.9	27.8	64.9								$9,868	$693	$9,175
Carrboro High	Public	9-12	201 Rock Haven Rd	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2200	885	64	13.7	30.4%	441 (49.8%)	82 (9.3%)	272 (30.7%)	43 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	51.8	282^nd of 641 public high schools	56.0%		64.7	206^th of 640 public high schools	67.8%	76	54.9	61.8	35.6	65.8								$13,304	$311	$12,993
Hillside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3925	1,433	82	17.3	99.8%	27 (1.9%)	859 (59.9%)	460 (32.1%)	19 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.3%)	15.3	558^th of 641 public high schools	12.9%		14	560^th of 640 public high schools	12.5%	2	31.2	38.9	17.1	32.1								$11,407	$967	$10,441
Durham School of Technology	Public	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9183	219	16	13.5	98.6%	13 (5.9%)	146 (66.7%)	49 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	78.9	139^th of 641 public high schools	78.3%		68.9	188^th of 640 public high schools	70.6%	49	63.4	72.7	66.0	91.5								$8,663	$236	$8,427
J D Clement Early College High School	Public	9-12	1801 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2696	380	14	26.2	99.2%	16 (4.2%)	214 (56.3%)	119 (31.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	94.8	26^th of 641 public high schools	95.9%		94.1	37^th of 640 public high schools	94.2%	11	89.7	97.7	85.7	98.9								$8,162	$393	$7,769
Durham School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	401 North Duke Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3926	1,764	100	17.6	99.2%	612 (34.7%)	437 (24.8%)	542 (30.7%)	50 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (6.9%)	85.1	111^th of 641 public high schools	82.7%		80.5	132^nd of 640 public high schools	79.4%	21	77.0	87.9	59.2	86.9	66.2	78.2	83.2	70.0	74.7	78.2	78.6	$10,260	$523	$9,737
Partnership Academy	Public	9-12	920 Corporate Drive	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4030	40	4	10.5	92.5%	16 (40.0%)	9 (22.5%)	6 (15.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (20.0%)	6.7	613^th of 641 public high schools	4.4%		14.4	554^th of 640 public high schools	13.4%	59	15.4	25.0										$22,657	$918	$21,740

Frequently Asked Questions about East Chapel Hill High

What is the racial makeup of East Chapel Hill High?

Students at East Chapel Hill High are 47% White, 21% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend East Chapel Hill High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,419 students attended East Chapel Hill High.

What schools feed into East Chapel Hill High?

East Chapel Hill High is fed by the following schools:

Middle : Phillips Middle

What district is East Chapel Hill High in?

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Is East Chapel Hill High a good school?

East Chapel Hill High ranks 144^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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