Seawell Elementary

Summary:

Seawell Elementary is a highly successful public elementary school in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, serving 491 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in North Carolina, with exceptional academic performance, a diverse student population, and strong outcomes for various student subgroups.

Seawell Elementary's academic achievements are truly impressive. The school ranks 104th out of 1,505 schools in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students excel on state assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 88.7% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in EOG/Science, compared to 77.3% for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district and 66.2% for the state of North Carolina. The school's diverse student population, with a racial makeup that includes 34.42% White, 15.07% African American, 11% Hispanic, 28.92% Asian, and 10.59% two or more races, is another key differentiating factor.

Seawell Elementary's strong performance extends to various student subgroups as well. The school ranks 1st out of 159 North Carolina elementary schools for multi-racial students and excels in the performance of female students, male students, and Hispanic students. However, the school may need to focus on addressing any achievement gaps and ensuring equitable outcomes for all students, as there are some areas where the school's rankings are lower, such as for Asian students and students with low socioeconomic status. Nonetheless, Seawell Elementary's consistent high performance and diverse student population make it a standout institution within the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district and the state of North Carolina.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 9115 Seawell School Rd
       Chapel Hill, NC  27516-9259


(919) 967-4343

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
104th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,527 Help


Students who attend Seawell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Smith Middle
High:    Chapel Hill High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.6 Help
Number of students:  491

Racial breakdown:

White:
34.4%
Asian:
28.9%
African American:
15.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Seawell Elementary ranks better than 93.1% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 3rd among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.68. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Seawell Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (34.4%), Asian (28.9%), African American (15.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Seawell Elementary is 12.6. 7 elementary schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Seawell Elementary is $13,527, which is the 5th highest among 11 elementary schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Seawell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Seawell Elementary 104th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Seawell Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 24th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Seawell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Seawell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 90.02 43rd 1276 96.6%
2007 88.04 52nd 1293 96.0%
2008 93.81 24th 1324 98.2%
2009 92.07 14th 1354 99.0%
2010 89.52 40th 1363 97.1%
2011 91.00 17th 1381 98.8%
2012 90.97 21st 1388 98.5%
2013 97.53 18th 1403 98.7%
2014 88.44 120th 1390 91.4%
2015 88.76 106th 1440 92.6%
2016 88.31 111th 1425 92.2%
2017 86.57 130th 1429 90.9%
2018 87.30 132nd 1434 90.8%
2019 87.34 137th 1473 90.7%
2021 88.62 142nd 1489 90.5%
2022 93.04 79th 1514 94.8%
2023 94.36 53rd 1502 96.5%
2024 90.68 104th 1505 93.1%
See the entire list of North Carolina Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Seawell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.65 18th 86 79.1%
2022 95.77 1st 133 99.2%
2023 92.56 7th 154 95.5%
2024 97.40 1st 159 99.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Seawell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.59 73rd 421 82.7%
2019 73.17 72nd 497 85.5%
2022 79.25 42nd 485 91.3%
2023 84.57 40th 514 92.2%
2024 80.15 56th 533 89.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Seawell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.51 1076th 1332 19.2%
2019 36.79 930th 1361 31.7%
2021 22.26 1095th 1329 17.6%
2022 42.70 795th 1366 41.8%
2023 66.59 382nd 1437 73.4%
2024 55.61 590th 1450 59.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Seawell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.69 230th 1405 83.6%
2019 89.56 78th 1424 94.5%
2021 88.87 116th 1440 91.9%
2022 92.74 57th 1458 96.1%
2023 93.53 44th 1459 97.0%
2024 88.47 111th 1455 92.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Seawell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.23 627th 897 30.1%
2019 85.77 50th 878 94.3%
2021 54.10 216th 646 66.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Seawell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.32 118th 612 80.7%
2021 68.08 143rd 494 71.1%
2022 50.35 356th 500 28.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Seawell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.82 80th 1413 94.3%
2019 81.75 197th 1430 86.2%
2021 84.89 169th 1444 88.3%
2022 91.34 82nd 1464 94.4%
2023 93.22 54th 1461 96.3%
2024 90.89 89th 1464 93.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Seawell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.15 54th 99 45.5%
2019 54.36 66th 106 37.7%
2021 52.76 60th 95 36.8%
2022 62.19 54th 107 49.5%
2023 69.53 41st 114 64.0%
2024 55.01 81st 130 37.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Seawell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.58 480th 927 48.2%
2019 70.48 195th 949 79.5%
2021 66.07 187th 896 79.1%
2022 92.30 30th 927 96.8%
2023 92.77 30th 933 96.8%
2024 44.43 506th 924 45.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Seawell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 63.30 237th 893 73.5%
2023 90.11 51st 915 94.4%
2024 88.79 57th 951 94.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Seawell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.62 19th 1178 98.4%
2019 79.61 186th 1183 84.3%
2021 82.12 159th 1172 86.4%
2022 92.22 32nd 1194 97.3%
2023 92.17 29th 1183 97.5%
2024 87.01 95th 1166 91.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Seawell Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Seawell Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 347 88 19 4 1 n/a n/a 0 459
1989 401 100 18 6 1 n/a n/a 0 526
1990 403 99 31 6 0 n/a n/a 0 539
1991 436 96 24 7 2 n/a n/a 0 565
1992 420 148 21 8 2 n/a n/a 0 599
1993 425 149 13 8 2 n/a n/a 32 629
1994 459 130 17 15 2 n/a n/a 28 651
1995 527 162 22 16 2 n/a n/a 0 729
1996 527 162 22 16 2 n/a n/a 0 729
1997 383 126 26 12 0 n/a n/a 0 547
1998 370 122 28 9 1 n/a n/a 0 530
1999 372 131 37 17 1 n/a n/a 0 558
2000 370 116 64 29 1 n/a n/a 0 580
2001 349 144 103 38 4 n/a n/a 0 638
2002 361 156 130 49 4 n/a n/a 0 700
2003 361 156 130 49 4 n/a n/a 0 700
2004 271 106 98 35 0 n/a n/a 0 510
2005 275 103 103 45 0 n/a n/a 0 526
2006 296 93 107 49 0 n/a n/a 0 545
2007 292 68 107 53 0 n/a n/a 38 558
2008 305 65 110 56 0 n/a n/a 51 587
2009 277 100 173 40 0 n/a n/a 0 590
2010 264 91 171 38 0 n/a n/a 0 564
2011 244 53 180 22 10 0 41 0 550
2012 265 57 151 44 1 0 120 0 638
2013 323 72 218 50 0 1 39 0 703
2014 239 63 165 36 0 0 34 0 537
2015 246 67 143 49 0 0 25 0 530
2016 226 59 160 53 0 0 25 0 523
2017 222 67 180 48 0 0 32 0 549
2018 227 65 157 49 0 0 44 0 542
2019 207 57 153 53 0 0 42 0 512
2020 193 72 175 51 0 0 41 0 532
2021 181 61 142 49 0 0 48 0 481
2022 186 76 132 63 0 0 61 0 518
2023 169 74 142 54 0 0 52 0 491

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Seawell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 459 26.0 17.6 n/a
1989 526 28.0 18.7 11.8
1990 539 36.0 14.9 16.1
1991 565 42.0 13.4 15.4
1992 599 42.0 14.2 9.2
1993 629 42.0 15.0 15.2
1994 651 44.0 14.8 15.1
1995 729 49.0 14.9 15.2
1996 729 49.0 14.9 15.2
1997 547 38.0 14.4 21.2
1998 530 41.0 12.9 21.1
1999 558 41.0 13.6 21.9
2000 580 41.0 14.1 21.4
2001 638 41.0 15.6 21.8
2002 700 41.0 17.1 0
2003 700 41.0 17.1 0
2004 510 41.0 12.4 18.6
2005 526 41.0 12.8 25.5
2006 545 41.0 13.3 21.1
2007 558 n/a n/a 19.8
2008 587 41.9 14.0 19.4
2009 590 44.0 13.4 13.9
2010 564 43.9 12.8 14.9
2011 550 40.4 13.6 16.5
2012 638 46.3 13.7 15.7
2013 703 47.6 14.7 15.8
2014 537 39.8 13.4 22.3
2015 530 39.0 13.5 23
2016 523 38.0 13.7 25.8
2017 549 39.3 13.9 25.3
2018 542 36.5 14.8 23.8
2019 512 37.2 13.7 23.6
2020 532 35.7 14.8 26.5
2021 481 41.0 11.7 23.3
2022 518 42.0 12.3 23.2
2023 491 38.8 12.6 30.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Seawell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 459 26.0 17.6 n/a
1989 526 28.0 18.7 11.8
1990 539 36.0 14.9 16.1
1991 565 42.0 13.4 15.4
1992 599 42.0 14.2 9.2
1993 629 42.0 15.0 15.2
1994 651 44.0 14.8 15.1
1995 729 49.0 14.9 15.2
1996 729 49.0 14.9 15.2
1997 547 38.0 14.4 21.2
1998 530 41.0 12.9 21.1
1999 558 41.0 13.6 21.9
2000 580 41.0 14.1 21.4
2001 638 41.0 15.6 21.8
2002 700 41.0 17.1 0
2003 700 41.0 17.1 0
2004 510 41.0 12.4 18.6
2005 526 41.0 12.8 25.5
2006 545 41.0 13.3 21.1
2007 558 n/a n/a 19.8
2008 587 41.9 14.0 19.4
2009 590 44.0 13.4 13.9
2010 564 43.9 12.8 14.9
2011 550 40.4 13.6 16.5
2012 638 46.3 13.7 15.7
2013 703 47.6 14.7 15.8
2014 537 39.8 13.4 22.3
2015 530 39.0 13.5 23
2016 523 38.0 13.7 25.8
2017 549 39.3 13.9 25.3
2018 542 36.5 14.8 23.8
2019 512 37.2 13.7 23.6
2020 532 35.7 14.8 26.5
2021 481 41.0 11.7 23.3
2022 518 42.0 12.3 23.2
2023 491 38.8 12.6 30.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Seawell Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $419 (3.1%) $13,108 (96.9%) $13,527

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Seawell Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 137th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 53rd of 1502 Elementary schools
 5.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Seawell Elementary)70.180
 9.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools)74.574.1
 0.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Seawell Elementary)67.270
 2.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools)73.767.4
 6.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Seawell Elementary)84.181.9
 2.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools)74.470.1
 4.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Seawell Elementary)80.583
 2.5%
   4th Grade Reading (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools)73.571.5
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Seawell Elementary)83.688.5
 4.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools)76.371.5
 4.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Seawell Elementary)78.286.1
 7.9%
   5th Grade Reading (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools)70.865.1
 5.7%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Seawell Elementary)88.292.6
 4.4%
   5th Grade Science (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools)80.377.1
 3.2%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students512491
 4.1%
African American5774
 29.8%
American Indian00
Asian153142
 7.2%
Hispanic5354
 1.9%
Pacific Islander00
White207169
 18.4%
Two or More Races4252
 23.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients23.6%30.5%
 6.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Seawell Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 491 students attended Seawell Elementary.

Students at Seawell Elementary are 34% White, 29% Asian, 15% African American, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

Students who attend Seawell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Smith Middle
High : Chapel Hill High

Yes. Seawell Elementary ranks in the top 6.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.


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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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