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McDougle Elementary

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McDougle Elementary ranks 280 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

McDougle Elementary is a PK–5 school in Chapel Hill, NC, serving 497 students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district, which ranks 28th out of 246 districts statewide. McDougle itself is a solid, above-average school: it currently ranks 280th out of 1,492 elementary schools in North Carolina — the 81st percentile — with a 4-star rating. It sits in a very competitive cluster of elementary schools, placing 8th among 11 nearby schools. Indeed, Glenwood Elementary (96th percentile), Morris Grove Elementary (93rd), and Estes Hills Elementary (91st) all currently rank higher.

Academically, McDougle beats the state average on every End-of-Grade test by roughly 6 to 14 percentage points, though it trails its own district average by a few points in most subjects. The school’s most distinctive strength is special education: students receiving special education services rank in the 95th percentile statewide — a rare achievement that suggests strong, targeted instructional support. White students also perform very well, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide. Chronic absenteeism sits at 13.9%, notably better than the district average of 19.2% and the state average of 24.2%.

That said, McDougle’s ranking has drifted downward from a 91st-percentile peak in 2021-22 to its current 81st-percentile position. The sharpest concern is an equity gap: Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low-income households have all seen their statewide rankings decline over the past three years, while African American students perform near the statewide midpoint and are improving slightly. The school’s effectiveness clearly varies by student group. A closer look at Seawell Elementary, just 1.4 miles away with a nearly identical free/reduced lunch rate, shows it ranks in the 90th percentile and posts much lower chronic absenteeism (8.9% vs. 13.9%). For parents, McDougle is a dependable, above-average school — though not the highest-performing option in its immediate area.

497

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

31.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

890 Old Fayetteville Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 969-2435

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Students who attend McDougle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McDougle Middle
High:	Chapel Hill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.5%

Hispanic:

18.1%

African American:

15.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg75%

North Carolina avg61%

280^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 19% (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	76.9	280 of 1492	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	253 of 1490	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	170 of 1505	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	247 of 1502	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	135 of 1514	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	176 of 1489	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	186 of 1473	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	273 of 1434	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	287 of 1429	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.4	319 of 1425	77.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.3	164 of 1440	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	83.2	191 of 1390	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	89.7	110 of 1403	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	70.1	405 of 1388	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	273 of 1381	80.2%	★★★★☆
2010	78.2	234 of 1363	82.8%	★★★★☆
2009	78.3	239 of 1354	82.3%	★★★★☆
2008	81.8	156 of 1324	88.2%	★★★★☆
2007	82.2	133 of 1293	89.7%	★★★★☆
2006	84.7	111 of 1276	91.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	438 of 903	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.5	474 of 918	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	512 of 924	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	745 of 933	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	553 of 927	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	375 of 896	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	570 of 949	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	650 of 927	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	80.1	80 of 878	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	67.6	180 of 897	79.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	482 of 519	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	421 of 563	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.3	88 of 385	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	149 of 497	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.3	153 of 421	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	271 of 1447	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	264 of 1451	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	176 of 1455	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	278 of 1459	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	136 of 1458	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.3	181 of 1440	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	182 of 1424	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	346 of 1405	75.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	188 of 743	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	57.7	383 of 710	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	338 of 582	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.6	150 of 500	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	25 of 612	95.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	771 of 981	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	630 of 961	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	570 of 951	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	530 of 915	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	457 of 893	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	667 of 843	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	599 of 865	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	617 of 851	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	1234 of 1434	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	1137 of 1437	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	906 of 1450	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1045 of 1437	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	839 of 1366	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	781 of 1329	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	883 of 1361	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	962 of 1332	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	321 of 1451	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	254 of 1450	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	165 of 1464	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	219 of 1461	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	153 of 1464	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	176 of 1444	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	189 of 1430	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	237 of 1413	83.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	82.7	12 of 103	88.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	39 of 815	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	84.0	55 of 821	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	26 of 801	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	69 of 1146	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	62 of 1172	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	54 of 1166	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	62 of 1183	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	13 of 1194	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	43 of 1172	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	16 of 1183	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	11 of 1178	99.1%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)94th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2019)91st percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile-30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile-60 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-67 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile-74 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+9 vs state

Mathematics73%+9 vs state

Reading69%+13 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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McDougle Elementary

What schools do graduates of McDougle Elementary attend?

Students who attend McDougle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McDougle Middle
High : Chapel Hill High

How many students attend McDougle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended McDougle Elementary.

What district is McDougle Elementary in?

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

What is the racial makeup of McDougle Elementary?

Students at McDougle Elementary are 57% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is McDougle Elementary a good school?

McDougle Elementary ranks 280^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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