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Glenwood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Glenwood Elementary is a K–5 public school in Chapel Hill, NC, serving 390 students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, a district ranked 28th out of 246 in North Carolina. The school's 2025–2026 state rank of 66 out of 1,492 elementary schools places it in the 96th percentile with a 5-star rating, and it has remained at or above the 89th percentile every year since 2015–2016.

Glenwood leads its immediate cluster academically, with math proficiency averaging roughly 88%, reading about 83%, and 5th-grade science at 88%. In 5th-grade math, 91.3% of Glenwood students are proficient, versus 78.0% for the district and 62.9% statewide. Nearby Estes Hills Elementary and Seawell Elementary are also strong 5-star schools, but Glenwood holds the top spot locally. The contrast is sharper across district lines: Creekside Elementary in Durham Public Schools, only 2.37 miles away, ranks in the 14th percentile and reports a 29.2% chronic absenteeism rate and a 99% free/reduced-price lunch rate. Even within Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Rashkis Elementary—1.18 miles away—shows a different picture, with 48% free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, 16.8% chronic absenteeism, and a state rank of 468th. Glenwood's own free/reduced-price lunch rate is roughly 19%.

Glenwood's results are also broad-based. Economically disadvantaged students have ranked in the 86th–94th percentile statewide over the past three years, and male students in the 95th–98th percentile—groups that often trail overall school averages. Chronic absenteeism is just 5.6%, against 19.2% for the district and 24.2% for the state, and the student-teacher ratio of 12 to 1 is among the most favorable nearby. With a decade of top-tier rankings, strong attendance, and excellent subgroup performance, Glenwood is one of North Carolina's most reliably elite public elementary schools.

390

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

19.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2 Prestwick Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

(919) 968-3473

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.5%

Asian:

35.1%

Two or more races:

13.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (86% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg75%

North Carolina avg61%

66^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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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	93.5	66 of 1492	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	69 of 1490	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	70 of 1505	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	81 of 1502	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	142 of 1514	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	87 of 1489	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	128 of 1473	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	153 of 1434	89.3%	★★★★☆
2017	93.9	35 of 1429	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.2	45 of 1425	96.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.8	38 of 1440	97.4%	★★★★★
2014	91.3	90 of 1390	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	94.5	55 of 1403	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	89.7	43 of 1388	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	91.9	5 of 1381	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	91.4	13 of 1363	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	92.6	7 of 1354	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	95.9	8 of 1324	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	91.0	20 of 1293	98.5%	★★★★★
2006	88.0	68 of 1276	94.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	19.9	837 of 927	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	60.5	242 of 896	73.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	87 of 134	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.4	92 of 131	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.2	42 of 130	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	54 of 114	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	56 of 107	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.1	39 of 95	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	47 of 106	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	57 of 99	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	51.8	191 of 497	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	124 of 421	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	97 of 1447	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	73 of 1451	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	88 of 1455	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	88 of 1459	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	162 of 1458	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	160 of 1440	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	158 of 1424	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	340 of 1405	75.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	244 of 743	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	181 of 582	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	398 of 500	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	373 of 494	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	446 of 612	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	136 of 1434	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	90 of 1437	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.4	197 of 1450	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	134 of 1437	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	40.8	832 of 1366	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.9	303 of 1329	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	495 of 1361	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	684 of 1332	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.4	36 of 1451	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	78 of 1450	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	57 of 1464	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	53 of 1461	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	150 of 1464	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	94.3	51 of 1444	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	106 of 1430	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	65 of 1413	95.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	89.2	8 of 159	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	9 of 154	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	152 of 1146	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	141 of 1172	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	135 of 1166	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	240 of 1183	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	203 of 1194	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	221 of 1172	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	177 of 1183	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	250 of 1178	78.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)67th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)62nd percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2026)35th percentile-61 vs school

African American (2022)10th percentile-81 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science88%+21 vs state

Mathematics88%+24 vs state

Reading83%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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%)	67.1	468^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.6%		66.6	456^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.4%	12	73.4	63.8	74.0	57.8	62.1	58.9	75.3	92.1%	5.3%	$15,130	$665	$14,464
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
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	88.9%	0%	$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%)	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
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 Ephesus Church Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3919	554	35	15.9	—	154 (27.8%)	124 (22.4%)	195 (35.2%)	31 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	19.7	1284^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.6	1304^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.5%	20	47.2	41.2	41.2	44.9	34.1	46.3	54.2	97.2%	0%	$9,865	$805	$9,060
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
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	98.4%	0%	$13,407	$564	$12,843
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	97.8%	2.2%	$13,218	$771	$12,446
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	97.4%	0%	$13,527	$419	$13,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenwood Elementary

What district is Glenwood Elementary in?

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

How many students attend Glenwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Glenwood Elementary.

Is Glenwood Elementary a good school?

Yes! Glenwood Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 66^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Glenwood Elementary?

Students at Glenwood Elementary are 38% White, 35% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 9% African American, 4% Hispanic.

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