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Seawell Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Seawell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 442 students. The school is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district, which is ranked 30th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Seawell Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking among the top elementary schools in North Carolina over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 145th out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students have demonstrated high proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science, significantly exceeding the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Seawell's 5th-grade students achieved 90.5% proficiency in Science, compared to the district's 75.9% and the state's 62% proficiency rates.

While Seawell Elementary has excelled in the performance of several student subgroups, there are some disparities in the performance of Asian and African American students. This suggests that the school may need to explore targeted interventions or support programs to address the specific needs of these student populations and ensure equitable outcomes. Additionally, the school has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 23.17% in 2021-2022 to 32.58% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing need for additional support and resources to address the unique challenges faced by students from lower-income backgrounds.

416

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,527

Per pupil spending ?

30%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9115 Seawell School Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27516-9259

(919) 967-4343

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Students who attend Seawell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Smith Middle
High:	Chapel Hill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.1%

Asian:

32.7%

African American:

13.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (79% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg72%

North Carolina avg57%

145^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary 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	86.9	145 of 1490	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	104 of 1505	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	53 of 1502	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	79 of 1514	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	142 of 1489	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	137 of 1473	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	132 of 1434	90.8%	★★★★★
2017	86.6	130 of 1429	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	88.3	111 of 1425	92.2%	★★★★★
2015	88.8	106 of 1440	92.6%	★★★★★
2014	88.4	120 of 1390	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	97.5	18 of 1403	98.7%	★★★★★
2012	91.0	21 of 1388	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	91.0	17 of 1381	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	89.5	40 of 1363	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	92.1	14 of 1354	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	93.8	24 of 1324	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	88.0	52 of 1293	96.0%	★★★★★
2006	90.0	43 of 1276	96.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	506 of 924	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	92.8	30 of 933	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	30 of 927	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	66.1	187 of 896	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	195 of 949	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	480 of 927	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	88 of 131	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	81 of 130	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.5	41 of 114	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	54 of 107	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	60 of 95	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	66 of 106	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	54 of 99	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	54.1	216 of 646	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.8	50 of 878	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	34.2	627 of 897	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	37 of 563	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	56 of 533	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	40 of 514	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	42 of 485	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	73.2	72 of 497	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	73 of 421	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	129 of 1451	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	111 of 1455	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	44 of 1459	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	57 of 1458	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	116 of 1440	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	78 of 1424	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	230 of 1405	83.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	356 of 500	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.1	143 of 494	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	88.8	57 of 951	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	51 of 915	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	63.3	237 of 893	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	759 of 1437	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	590 of 1450	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	382 of 1437	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	42.7	795 of 1366	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1095 of 1329	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	930 of 1361	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1076 of 1332	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	173 of 1450	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	89 of 1464	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	54 of 1461	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	82 of 1464	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	169 of 1444	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	197 of 1430	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	80 of 1413	94.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	5 of 175	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	1 of 159	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	7 of 154	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	1 of 133	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	73.6	18 of 86	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	108 of 1172	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	95 of 1166	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	29 of 1183	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	32 of 1194	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	159 of 1172	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	186 of 1183	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.6	19 of 1178	98.4%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)67th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-43 vs school

African American (2024)45th percentile-48 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-57 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)29th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science90%+28 vs state

Reading76%+24 vs state

Mathematics76%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Seawell Elementary

How many students attend Seawell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Seawell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Seawell Elementary?

Students at Seawell Elementary are 34% White, 33% Asian, 13% African American, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Seawell Elementary a good school?

Yes. Seawell Elementary ranks in the top 9.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Seawell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Seawell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Smith Middle
High : Chapel Hill High

What district is Seawell Elementary in?

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

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