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Carrboro Elementary

Q: Is Carrboro Elementary a good school?

Carrboro Elementary ranks 171 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Carrboro Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Carrboro, NC, serving 515 students as part of the highly regarded Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district. The school recently earned its best-ever statewide ranking, placing 171st among 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — the 89th percentile with a 4-star rating. That marks a dramatic upward swing from a 323rd-place ranking just two years ago, positioning Carrboro as a solid "second tier" school within a very strong cluster of nearby elementaries.

Academically, Carrboro outperforms district and state proficiency averages in most subjects, with 4th grade as a particular standout: 81.5% proficiency in math and 79% in reading — roughly 20 points above state levels in both. The school trails the area's top performers, Glenwood Elementary, Morris Grove Elementary, Estes Hills Elementary, and Seawell Elementary in overall rank, but sits essentially tied with Scroggs Elementary and ahead of Ephesus Elementary, McDougle Elementary, FPG Elementary, Rashkis Elementary, and Northside Elementary. Carrboro also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.7% — far better than the district's 19.2% and nearly half of its own rate from two years ago.

The school's effectiveness is strong across many student groups, including White students, gifted learners, and students receiving special education services, who all rank in the 87th–97th percentile statewide. Outcomes are notably weaker for Hispanic students, English learners, and students from low-income households, though recent years show measurable improvement for those groups. With per-student spending and class sizes near the district norm, Carrboro's strong attendance culture and rapid academic gains stand out as genuine strengths. Its next challenge is ensuring all student subgroups share equally in the school's success.

515

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

32.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Shelton St
Carrboro, NC 27510-1762

(919) 968-3652

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Students who attend Carrboro Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McDougle Middle
High:	Chapel Hill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

Hispanic:

33.8%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (77% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg75%

North Carolina avg61%

171^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 246Chapel 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
2026	85.5	171 of 1492	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	216 of 1490	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	323 of 1505	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	290 of 1502	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	236 of 1514	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	315 of 1489	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	206 of 1473	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	278 of 1434	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.9	262 of 1429	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	79.7	231 of 1425	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	70.4	409 of 1440	71.6%	★★★★☆
2014	81.5	215 of 1390	84.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.9	308 of 1403	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	67.9	442 of 1388	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.8	439 of 1381	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.3	386 of 1363	71.7%	★★★★☆
2009	74.1	313 of 1354	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	81.4	163 of 1324	87.7%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	258 of 1293	80.0%	★★★★☆
2006	73.5	283 of 1276	77.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	30.1	670 of 878	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	489 of 897	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	305 of 519	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	299 of 563	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	423 of 533	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	337 of 514	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	341 of 485	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	364 of 385	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	471 of 497	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	343 of 421	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	205 of 1447	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	85.2	148 of 1451	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	396 of 1455	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	328 of 1459	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	338 of 1458	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	343 of 1440	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	184 of 1424	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	349 of 1405	75.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	26 of 743	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	55.1	426 of 710	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	384 of 669	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.2	52 of 582	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	60.1	237 of 500	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.1	424 of 494	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.1	203 of 612	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	543 of 981	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.5	457 of 961	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	647 of 951	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	690 of 915	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	605 of 893	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	444 of 843	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	464 of 865	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	709 of 851	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	915 of 1434	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	1014 of 1437	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1073 of 1450	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	919 of 1437	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	836 of 1366	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1041 of 1329	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1062 of 1361	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1177 of 1332	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	156 of 1451	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	307 of 1450	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	308 of 1464	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	270 of 1461	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	166 of 1464	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	348 of 1444	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	261 of 1430	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	232 of 1413	83.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	28 of 175	84.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	102 of 815	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	234 of 821	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	268 of 801	66.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	49 of 1146	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	86.4	101 of 1172	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	82 of 1166	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	91 of 1183	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	23 of 1194	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	155 of 1172	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	17 of 1183	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	38 of 1178	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)97th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)96th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile-44 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)41st percentile-47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-52 vs school

Disabled (2019)24th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics80%+17 vs state

Science76%+8 vs state

Reading75%+19 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th 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%)	85.5	171^st of 1492 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.1	216^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.5%	45	82.7	81.5	77.0	72.8	79.0	72.7	76.1	$13,407	$564	$12,843
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%)	51.8	697^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.3%		46.8	808^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.8%	111	72.6	65.5	54.8	59.7	63.8	53.4	53.4	$14,816	$528	$14,288
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%)	72.8	363^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	75.7%		76	305^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.5%	58	70.9	68.6	72.3	64.0	68.6	69.9	72.3	$11,908	$501	$11,407
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%)	76.9	280^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.2%		79.4	253^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	83.0%	27	72.0	69.8	77.0	68.8	68.6	68.9	77.0	$12,936	$505	$12,431
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%)	88	146^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.2%		86.9	145^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.3%	1	76.8	78.3	84.7	75.0	71.1	73.5	92.9	$13,527	$419	$13,108
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%)	88.7	136^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.8	141^st of 1490 public elementary schools	90.5%	5	77.4	84.2	86.0	71.7	82.5	79.1	81.4	$14,515	$862	$13,653
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%)	86	165^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.9%		74.5	325^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.2%	160	86.1	69.4	80.3	76.4	69.4	76.3	84.2	$13,218	$771	$12,446
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%)	93.5	66^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.6%		93.3	69^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.4%	3	84.0	88.2	91.3	74.7	88.2	85.5	88.4	$13,438	$519	$12,919
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%)	84.9	182^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	87.8%		78.9	265^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.2%	83	79.1	76.8	80.8	76.1	71.4	76.9	76.9	$13,810	$557	$13,253
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%)	91.2	97^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.5%		93.5	67^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.5%	30	81.4	85.9	83.3	77.1	79.7	83.3	86.4	$12,863	$298	$12,565

Frequently Asked Questions about Carrboro Elementary

Is Carrboro Elementary a good school?

Carrboro Elementary ranks 171^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carrboro Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Carrboro Elementary.

What district is Carrboro Elementary in?

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

What schools do graduates of Carrboro Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carrboro Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McDougle Middle
High : Chapel Hill High

What is the racial makeup of Carrboro Elementary?

Students at Carrboro Elementary are 56% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

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