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McDougle Elementary

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McDougle Elementary ranks 253 rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

McDougle Elementary is a public elementary school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, serving 483 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district.

McDougle Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10-20% of elementary schools in North Carolina, with strong academic performance on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 75% of 3rd graders, 71.6% of 4th graders, and 76.8% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in mathematics, outpacing the state averages. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to the state average.

While McDougle Elementary's overall performance is impressive, there are notable differences in achievement across student subgroups. White students perform at the top 5-10% of elementary schools in the state, while African American and Hispanic students perform in the bottom 30-50%. The school's performance for English Language Learners and students with low socioeconomic status is also relatively low. In contrast, the school's performance for students with disabilities and gifted and talented students is strong, ranking in the top 10-20% of schools in the state. Nearby schools like Glenwood Elementary and Morris Grove Elementary also perform at a high level, but outpace McDougle Elementary in some areas.

497

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,936

Per pupil spending ?

31.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg72%

North Carolina avg57%

253^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

White (2025)95th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2019)91st percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)48th percentile-35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile-37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-49 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-58 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+14 vs state

Science72%+10 vs state

Reading65%+12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McDougle Elementary

Is McDougle Elementary a good school?

McDougle Elementary ranks 253^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

How many students attend McDougle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended 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

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