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Wahl Coates Elementary

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Wahl Coates Elementary ranks 1035 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1035^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wahl Coates Elementary is a PK–5 school in Greenville, NC, serving about 406 students in Pitt County Schools, where nearly all students (99.3%) come from economically disadvantaged families. The school has been making genuine academic progress in recent years, climbing from the 8th–16th percentile in the 2020–2024 period up to the 31st percentile in 2025–2026, a 2-star rating that reflects its strongest performance in over a decade. Even so, overall proficiency still seats it below its district, which ranks in the 54th percentile statewide.

Academic results trail district and state averages in nearly every subject and grade, with reading as the biggest concern. In 2025–2026, 4th grade reading proficiency was just 35.5% — a full 22 points behind the state average — and math proficiency also drops sharply at that grade level, a pattern that stands out because district and state scores usually improve or hold steady as students advance. Chronic absenteeism is another clear issue: 25.3% of students missed enough school to be considered chronically absent in 2024–2025, above the district rate of 21.7% and the state rate of 24.2%.

The most useful context comes from comparing Wahl Coates with nearby schools serving very similar populations. Eastern Elementary, less than a mile away, ranks in the 67th percentile, and Elmhurst Elementary ranks in the 50th. Ridgewood Elementary (80th percentile) and Wintergreen Intermediate (87th percentile) prove strong results are possible under similar poverty conditions, with far lower chronic absenteeism rates of 12.9% and 8.8%. Wahl Coates actually spends more per student ($13,427) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (13.1) than most of these higher-performing peers. With solid gains already underway, reducing chronic absenteeism and strengthening literacy through the 4th grade transition appear to be the most promising paths forward.

406

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 E 5th St
Greenville, NC 27858-3003

(252) 752-2514

District: Pitt County Schools

Students who attend Wahl Coates Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	C M Eppes Middle
High:	Junius H Rose High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.1%

White:

9.1%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg61%

1,035^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 246Pitt County 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
2026	33.6	1035 of 1492	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.5	1142 of 1490	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1338 of 1505	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1264 of 1502	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1383 of 1514	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1366 of 1489	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1245 of 1473	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1226 of 1434	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	1215 of 1429	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.4	1054 of 1425	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.8	990 of 1440	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.1	978 of 1390	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.7	735 of 1403	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.2	1204 of 1388	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.3	1118 of 1381	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	1267 of 1363	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	1218 of 1354	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.0	906 of 1324	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.4	757 of 1293	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	77.7	206 of 1276	83.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	480 of 903	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	481 of 918	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	732 of 924	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	597 of 933	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	768 of 927	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	811 of 896	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	647 of 949	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	611 of 927	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	61.2	253 of 897	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	975 of 1447	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	996 of 1451	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1223 of 1455	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1242 of 1459	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1232 of 1458	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1273 of 1440	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1132 of 1424	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1254 of 1405	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	720 of 1434	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.6	1065 of 1437	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1257 of 1450	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1154 of 1437	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1228 of 1366	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1211 of 1329	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1090 of 1361	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1090 of 1332	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	1031 of 1451	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	1246 of 1450	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1347 of 1464	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1168 of 1461	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1392 of 1464	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1332 of 1444	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1228 of 1430	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1180 of 1413	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	717 of 821	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	374 of 801	53.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	22.4	1012 of 1183	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	920 of 1178	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)72nd percentile+57 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

White (2023)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science59%-9 vs state

Mathematics58%-5 vs state

Reading42%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Wahl Coates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 E 5th St	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-2514	406	31	13.1	99.3%	37 (9.1%)	309 (76.1%)	30 (7.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	33.6	1035^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.6%		26.5	1142^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	23.4%	107	65.5	53.2	56.4				47.3	35.5	46.2				59.0		$13,427	$2,630	$10,796
Eastern Elementary	Public	K-5	1700 Cedar Ln	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 758-4813	833	50	16.5	99.6%	228 (27.4%)	439 (52.7%)	79 (9.5%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.6%)	65.4	499^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.6%		45.8	820^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.0%	321	75.8	65.5	72.8				56.8	57.6	60.5				75.4		$8,469	$1,223	$7,246
Elmhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	1815 W Berkley Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-0180	454	34	13.4	99.3%	157 (34.6%)	221 (48.7%)	35 (7.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.9%)	49.1	745^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.1%		51.2	725^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.3%	20	65.5	67.7	52.1				45.2	63.1	47.9				71.8		$10,442	$1,421	$9,021
South Greenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 Howell St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-7004	251	26	9.7	98.8%	4 (1.6%)	205 (81.7%)	20 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	18.5	1308^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.3%		25.8	1161^st of 1490 public elementary schools	22.1%	147	59.2	42.6	45.2				30.6	46.8	19.0				50.0		$12,110	$2,467	$9,643
ECU Community School	Public	K-5	811 Howell St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	East Carolina Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 737-5600	108	9	13.0	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	104 (96.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	65.5	496^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.8%		55.2	651^st of 1490 public elementary schools	56.3%	155	71.4	58.8	90.0				35.7	52.9	75.0				80.0
Winterville Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4160 Bayswater Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Winterville Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 689-6153	624	28	22.1	69.7%	123 (19.7%)	341 (54.6%)	87 (13.9%)	20 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.4%)	61.5	555^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.8%		51	732^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	50.9%	177	66.2	47.5	71.4	64.2	70.4	80.0	55.8	62.7	66.1	66.0	64.8	67.5	73.2	85.0
Wintergreen Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	4710 County Home Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 353-5270	786	53	14.8	99.6%	346 (44.0%)	237 (30.2%)	100 (12.7%)	44 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)								(n/a)															$9,724	$1,030	$8,694
Lakeforest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Briarcliff Drive	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-3941	821	53	15.4	98.1%	44 (5.4%)	663 (80.8%)	58 (7.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.1%)	34.5	1020^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.6%		31.1	1071^st of 1490 public elementary schools	28.1%	51	47.9	55.4	58.0				43.7	50.4	45.5				63.1		$10,158	$1,578	$8,580
Wintergreen Intermediate	Public	3-5	4720 County Home Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 355-2411	821	50	16.4	99.6%	416 (50.7%)	219 (26.7%)	82 (10.0%)	53 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.1%)	83.4	200^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.6%		87.3	144^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.3%	56	79.0	80.9	79.3				66.9	71.9	71.5				79.6		$8,418	$893	$7,525
Ridgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 South Bend Dr	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 355-7879	700	48	14.6	99.6%	252 (36.0%)	300 (42.9%)	64 (9.1%)	30 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	75.9	303^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	79.7%		82.3	211^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.8%	92	71.8	65.0	78.1				64.1	67.0	72.8				79.8		$9,012	$1,064	$7,949

Frequently Asked Questions about Wahl Coates Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Wahl Coates Elementary?

Students at Wahl Coates Elementary are 76% African American, 9% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Wahl Coates Elementary in?

Pitt County Schools

How many students attend Wahl Coates Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Wahl Coates Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wahl Coates Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wahl Coates Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : C M Eppes Middle
High : Junius H Rose High

Is Wahl Coates Elementary a good school?

Wahl Coates Elementary ranks 1035^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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