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East Chapel Hill High

Q: Is East Chapel Hill High a good school?

East Chapel Hill High ranks 185 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 72% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

East Chapel Hill High serves about 1,419 students in grades 9–12 in Chapel Hill, NC, as part of the highly rated Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district, which ranks in the top 15% of North Carolina districts. For 2025–26, the school is rated 4 stars and sits at the 72nd percentile statewide—still solidly above average, but a notable step down from its pre-pandemic days when it was routinely in the top 5% of high schools in the state.

Academically, East Chapel Hill students post strong End-of-Course results in most subjects: roughly 83% are proficient in English II, 82% in Math III, and 76% in Biology—all well above state averages. The glaring exception is Math I, where only 29.9% of students scored proficient in 2025–26, below the state average (42.1%) and well below nearby Chapel Hill High (46.2%) and Carrboro High (31.6%). The Math I result is a recent and sharp drop—just a couple years ago proficiency was near 47%, so the school\u2019s otherwise strong upper-level math and reading data make it stand out as a concern worth watching.

Attendance is another red flag: 33.2% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, nearly double the district rate of 19.2% and above Chapel Hill High\u2019s 25.7%. On the positive side, the graduation rate is strong at 93.1%, and the school has been effective supporting English Learner students (87th percentile statewide) and students with disabilities (81st percentile). Results for economically disadvantaged students have slipped in recent years, but overall East Chapel Hill remains a good, above-average school—one that just no longer stands out as the elite outlier it once was.

1,419

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

22.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Weaver Dairy Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 969-2482

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Feeder schools for East Chapel Hill High:

Middle:

Phillips Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.5%

Asian:

20.7%

Hispanic:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (75% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

✓Above the North Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg72%

North Carolina avg60%

185^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 28% (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	70.5	185 of 662	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	144 of 641	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	135 of 640	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	112 of 626	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	117 of 621	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	211 of 594	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.4	33 of 514	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	19 of 469	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	25 of 476	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	83.8	23 of 507	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	82.8	31 of 531	94.2%	★★★★★
2014	83.0	26 of 451	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	66.5	60 of 505	88.1%	★★★★☆
2012	54.0	193 of 502	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.2	184 of 506	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.9	69 of 499	86.2%	★★★★☆
2009	72.3	51 of 490	89.6%	★★★★☆
2008	82.7	14 of 477	97.1%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	13 of 453	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	84.0	13 of 431	97.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	256 of 450	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	241 of 440	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	183 of 437	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	158 of 434	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	125 of 430	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	36.8	186 of 364	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	83 of 369	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	94 of 359	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	39 of 103	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.9	33 of 106	68.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	37 of 101	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.1	19 of 98	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	17 of 91	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	37 of 83	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.9	10 of 89	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	20 of 77	74.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	79.5	30 of 330	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	73.2	44 of 334	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	19 of 364	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	26 of 349	92.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	38 of 289	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	22 of 273	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	78.1	23 of 262	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	19 of 226	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	6 of 156	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	58.3	26 of 124	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	98.2	3 of 173	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	4 of 147	97.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	174 of 629	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	146 of 610	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	153 of 602	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	120 of 588	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	129 of 594	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	137 of 475	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	28 of 475	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	18 of 449	96.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	204 of 412	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	150 of 403	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	166 of 403	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	140 of 337	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	89 of 325	72.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	267 of 474	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.4	136 of 462	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	153 of 454	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	111 of 449	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	121 of 436	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	22.7	301 of 370	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.0	42 of 354	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	35 of 340	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	424 of 620	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	289 of 606	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	321 of 613	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	256 of 597	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	266 of 544	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.6	283 of 432	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	92 of 446	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	201 of 424	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	190 of 624	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.6	141 of 601	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	125 of 607	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	105 of 602	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	101 of 585	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	134 of 481	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	30 of 488	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	23 of 463	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	37 of 265	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	85.4	25 of 253	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	75.2	48 of 261	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	28 of 249	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	23 of 226	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	71.3	46 of 199	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	7 of 195	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	2 of 185	98.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	72 of 372	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	64.9	62 of 352	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	85 of 349	75.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	119 of 551	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.0	99 of 542	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	91 of 553	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	75 of 537	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	85 of 534	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	112 of 439	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	13 of 444	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	6 of 427	98.6%	★★★★★

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 (2022)91st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)86th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)62nd percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)50th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II83%+19 vs state

Math III82%+13 vs state

Biology76%+18 vs state

Math I30%-12 vs state

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by a student
Monday, December 5, 2011

East Chapel Hill is a school I would NEVER recommend to anyone. As a student who attended another high school, I can easily compare. When leaving my old high school I was not exactly happy, but now attending this school I see how fantastic my old high school was. To begin the hygiene of this school is beyond disgusting. Many toilets that you flush spray water back up on you, stalls will go days without toilet paper being replaced, and so far it has been over a week since we have had paper towels and soap in our upper c bathroom. The administration even has to lock certain bathrooms in order for them to know they will be clean when they bring in visitors to view the school, which they then unlock and show the visitors how NICE our bathrooms our. They care more about their appearance then the actual students. There is no one punishment policy across the board, it is mainly how nice your vice principle is and your personal relationship with your vice principle. For example, true story, two students got caught with the same issue. Student A has been caught skipping a lot over the years while Student B has never been caught skipping. Student A got 1 day of lunch detention, while Student B got 10 days of not being allowed to leave study hall, even for the bathroom, and also lost free period for over a month. This unfair punishment is due to Student B having a bad relationship with their vice principle. Then there is the legal issue of punishing students who get in trouble with alcohol or drugs OFF CAMPUS. Students caught by the police partying over winter break, weekends, spring break, and basically anytime are punished not only with the law, home, and now even school. First off, this is illegal, second off isn't school suppose to be a safe zone for kids. Those who are punished get parking pass taken away, off campus privileged revoked, extra curricular activities take away, and more. I mean i understand if you were caught ON CAMPUS but OFF CAMPUS? When will this stop, soon it is going to be speeding tickets and coming home late. Out of school punishment is for the parent to decide, not the school. Schools are for students to learn, not to be punished and act as the students parent. Until there is a law suit or enough parents to complain about this policy it will stay in place, illegal or not. Another policy is their new Saturday school, no exception, for those who have an unexcused absence. First off in 2011 we changed our homecoming date because of it being on a Jewish holiday. What about Saturday being the day of rest for Jewish people? Also what happens to those students who have to work on Saturdays to support their family income or pay for college. East does not care what is contradicting or illegal until a parent complains. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Chapel Hill High	Public	9-12	500 Weaver Dairy Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 969-2482	1,419	87	16.3	22.2%	660 (46.5%)	158 (11.1%)	188 (13.2%)	294 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (8.4%)	70.5	185^th of 662 public high schools	72.1%		77.3	144^th of 641 public high schools	77.5%	41	76.4	83.2	29.9	82.2								$11,539	$386	$11,153
Chapel Hill High	Public	9-12	9217 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-2106	1,608	101	15.9	22.2%	821 (51.1%)	174 (10.8%)	316 (19.7%)	190 (11.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (6.5%)	71.7	180^th of 662 public high schools	72.8%		75.3	154^th of 641 public high schools	76.0%	26	83.7	83.0	46.2	75.7								$11,533	$502	$11,031
Phoenix Academy High	Public	9-12	750 S Merritt Mill Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2300	27	10	2.7	88.9%	8 (29.6%)	8 (29.6%)	8 (29.6%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	4.3	634^th of 662 public high schools	4.2%		14.5	567^th of 641 public high schools	11.5%	67	21.4	18.2	20.0	11.1								$46,250	$370	$45,881
C E Jordan High	Public	9-12	6806 Garrett Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3912	2,189	105	20.9	99.9%	628 (28.7%)	653 (29.8%)	660 (30.2%)	90 (4.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	154 (7.0%)	44.4	373^rd of 662 public high schools	43.7%		45.9	331^st of 641 public high schools	48.4%	42	54.4	62.4	36.0	71.2								$9,868	$693	$9,175
Carrboro High	Public	9-12	201 Rock Haven Rd	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2200	885	64	13.7	30.4%	441 (49.8%)	82 (9.3%)	272 (30.7%)	43 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	50.8	323^rd of 662 public high schools	51.2%		51.8	282^nd of 641 public high schools	56.0%	41	60.9	72.2	31.6	68.5								$13,304	$311	$12,993
Hillside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3925	1,433	82	17.3	99.8%	27 (1.9%)	859 (59.9%)	460 (32.1%)	19 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.3%)	19.6	556^th of 662 public high schools	16.0%		15.3	558^th of 641 public high schools	12.9%	2	43.6	46.3	25.6	43.9								$11,407	$967	$10,441
Durham School of Technology	Public	9-12	3727 Fayetteville St	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-9183	219	16	13.5	98.6%	13 (5.9%)	146 (66.7%)	49 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	69.9	188^th of 662 public high schools	71.6%		78.9	139^th of 641 public high schools	78.3%	49	77.8	81.3	54.8	75.4								$8,663	$236	$8,427
J D Clement Early College High School	Public	9-12	1801 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2696	380	14	26.2	99.2%	16 (4.2%)	214 (56.3%)	119 (31.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	90.5	69^th of 662 public high schools	89.6%		94.8	26^th of 641 public high schools	95.9%	43	92.2	91.8	79.5	98.8								$8,162	$393	$7,769
Durham School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	401 North Duke Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3926	1,764	100	17.6	99.2%	612 (34.7%)	437 (24.8%)	542 (30.7%)	50 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (6.9%)	77.1	154^th of 662 public high schools	76.7%		85.1	111^th of 641 public high schools	82.7%	43	78.6	84.4	64.6	81.3	72.8	71.6	79.2	73.7	73.4	82.4	86.4	$10,260	$523	$9,737
Partnership Academy	Public	9-12	920 Corporate Drive	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4030	40	4	10.5	92.5%	16 (40.0%)	9 (22.5%)	6 (15.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (20.0%)								(n/a)		20.0										$22,657	$918	$21,740

Frequently Asked Questions about East Chapel Hill High

What schools feed into East Chapel Hill High?

East Chapel Hill High is fed by the following schools:

Middle : Phillips Middle

Is East Chapel Hill High a good school?

East Chapel Hill High ranks 185^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is East Chapel Hill High in?

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

How many students attend East Chapel Hill High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,419 students attended East Chapel Hill High.

What is the racial makeup of East Chapel Hill High?

Students at East Chapel Hill High are 47% White, 21% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races.

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