Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Summary:

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district in North Carolina consists of 20 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 5 high schools. The district is highly ranked, coming in at 30 out of 242 districts in the state and earning a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out for their exceptional performance. Smith Middle School is ranked 67 out of 773 middle schools in North Carolina and rated 5 out of 5 stars, with very high proficiency rates on state assessments. Glenwood Elementary and Morris Grove Elementary are also top-performing elementary schools, ranked 69 and 67 out of 1,490 respectively and both earning 5 out of 5 stars. Seawell Elementary stands out for its exceptional science proficiency, with over 90% of 5th graders scoring proficient.

While the district overall outperforms the state average on most assessments, there is significant variation in performance between schools. The four high schools all have a 87.7% four-year graduation rate, but the alternative high schools have much lower test scores and higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the traditional high schools. The data suggests a correlation between higher spending per student and better student outcomes, as seen in the top-performing elementary schools. The district appears to provide a quality education, but there may be opportunities to learn from the highest-performing schools and provide additional support to struggling ones.

District Detail

750 S Merritt Mill Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2878

(919) 967-8211

SchoolDigger Rank:
30^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 11,353

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carrboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Shelton St	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 968-3652	515	40	12.8	32.6%	286 (55.5%)	17 (3.3%)	174 (33.8%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	82.1	216^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.5%		75.2	323^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	78.5%	107					76.8	75.0	70.1				67.1	72.3	66.7				74.7		$13,407	$564	$12,843
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
Seawell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9115 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 967-4343	416	34	12.4	30.0%	142 (34.1%)	55 (13.2%)	44 (10.6%)	136 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.4%)	86.9	145^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.3%		90.7	104^th of 1505 public elementary schools	93.1%	41					55.2	78.9	85.7				60.3	80.0	81.9				90.5		$13,527	$419	$13,108
Ephesus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1495 Ephesus Church Rd	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 929-8715	410	33	12.5	30.0%	203 (49.5%)	72 (17.6%)	57 (13.9%)	55 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.4%)	78.9	265^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.2%		77.5	288^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.9%	23					69.4	79.2	76.7				61.3	75.0	60.3				72.6		$13,810	$557	$13,253
Estes Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Estes Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-4753	336	31	10.9	26.5%	191 (56.8%)	39 (11.6%)	39 (11.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.5%)	87.8	141^st of 1490 public elementary schools	90.5%		83.3	198^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.8%	57					86.9	68.2	82.5				83.6	65.9	71.9				82.5		$14,515	$862	$13,653
FPG Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	101 Smith Level Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 942-6491	536	40	13.2	36.4%	206 (38.4%)	20 (3.7%)	275 (51.3%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	76	305^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.5%		64	510^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.1%	205					70.5	68.7	65.3				60.3	73.5	64.0				73.3		$11,908	$501	$11,407
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2 Prestwick Rd	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 968-3473	390	33	12.0	19.2%	150 (38.5%)	34 (8.7%)	17 (4.4%)	137 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.1%)	93.3	69^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.4%		93	70^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.3%	1					84.7	89.9	78.3				81.9	82.6	78.3				84.1		$13,438	$519	$12,919
Culbreth Middle	Public	6-8	225 Culbreth Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-7161	632	52	12.0	33.9%	287 (45.4%)	69 (10.9%)	190 (30.1%)	29 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.7%)	70.3	198^th of 773 public middle schools	74.4%		69.8	210^th of 793 public middle schools	73.5%	12								67.7	57.0	63.8				60.0	54.1	63.8		71.5	$12,195	$336	$11,860
Phillips Middle	Public	6-8	606 N Estes Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-2188	600	52	11.4	27.0%	272 (45.3%)	86 (14.3%)	59 (9.8%)	131 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.5%)	85	93^rd of 773 public middle schools	88.0%		83.3	107^th of 793 public middle schools	86.5%	14								77.7	70.4	67.9				72.1	64.6	71.3		78.1	$12,655	$480	$12,175
UNC Hospital School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 Manning Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 966-5009	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$135,341	$129	$135,212
McDougle Middle	Public	6-8	900 Old Fayetteville Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 933-1556	659	57	11.6	27.6%	359 (54.5%)	69 (10.5%)	167 (25.3%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.1%)	84.8	98^th of 773 public middle schools	87.3%		83	110^th of 793 public middle schools	86.1%	12								76.7	65.4	69.4				72.1	67.7	75.1		75.6	$13,223	$311	$12,913
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
McDougle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	890 Old Fayetteville Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 969-2435	497	39	12.9	31.4%	281 (56.5%)	76 (15.3%)	90 (18.1%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	79.4	253^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	83.0%		85.6	170^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.7%	83					75.0	71.6	76.8				56.5	71.6	67.4				71.6		$12,936	$505	$12,431
Scroggs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Kildaire Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-7165	410	34	12.0	30.0%	212 (51.7%)	58 (14.1%)	56 (13.7%)	55 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	74.5	325^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.2%		86.1	167^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.9%	158					66.2	72.0	70.3				58.8	69.3	67.2				67.2		$13,218	$771	$12,446
Smith Middle	Public	6-8	9201 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2145	763	56	13.6	22.4%	322 (42.2%)	104 (13.6%)	98 (12.8%)	170 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.0%)	88.3	67^th of 773 public middle schools	91.3%		89.4	68^th of 793 public middle schools	91.4%	1								73.4	71.7	75.0				75.5	73.5	75.3		78.6	$11,562	$338	$11,224
Rashkis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Meadowmont Ln	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 918-2160	455	35	12.8	47.7%	146 (32.1%)	95 (20.9%)	68 (14.9%)	106 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.8%)	66.6	456^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.4%		74.7	328^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.2%	128					69.4	64.0	77.3				54.8	50.7	57.3				73.3		$15,130	$665	$14,464
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
Morris Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Eubanks Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-4800	383	32	12.1	22.5%	211 (55.1%)	30 (7.8%)	54 (14.1%)	56 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	93.5	67^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.5%		95.1	46^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.9%	21					86.2	83.3	89.8				79.3	72.7	83.0				86.4		$12,863	$298	$12,565
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
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Caldwell St	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 918-2220	412	32	12.9	52.9%	172 (41.7%)	110 (26.7%)	50 (12.1%)	51 (12.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	46.8	808^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.8%		38.6	961^st of 1505 public elementary schools	36.1%	153					64.5	51.3	53.8				56.5	51.3	51.3				53.8		$14,816	$528	$14,288

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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