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River Park Elementary

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River Park Elementary ranks 234 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

River Park Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hillsborough, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 555 students. The school is part of the Orange County Schools district, which is ranked 87 out of 242 districts in the state.

River Park Elementary consistently outperforms the Orange County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across various grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading compared to the district and state averages. River Park Elementary also had a 73% proficiency rate in Science, outperforming the district (65.3%) and the state (62%).

While River Park Elementary excels in overall academic achievement, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students, is more mixed. This indicates a need to focus on addressing the unique needs and challenges faced by these student populations. When compared to other nearby schools in the Orange County Schools district, River Park Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, outpacing its peers in academic achievement across multiple grade levels and subject areas. However, the school's performance is not as strong when compared to the highly-ranked Morris Grove Elementary, which is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district.

523

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,994

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

240 St. Mary's Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278-2521

(919) 732-9326

District: Orange County Schools

Students who attend River Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Orange Middle
High:	Orange High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.1%

Hispanic:

25.0%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (71% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% 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 school71%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg57%

234^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Orange County Schools

87^th of 242Orange County 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	81.0	234 of 1490	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	390 of 1505	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	314 of 1502	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	470 of 1514	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	513 of 1489	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	519 of 1473	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	402 of 1434	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	275 of 1429	80.8%	★★★★☆
2016	75.6	299 of 1425	79.0%	★★★★☆
2015	78.4	269 of 1440	81.3%	★★★★☆
2014	81.5	213 of 1390	84.7%	★★★★☆
2013	88.4	120 of 1403	91.4%	★★★★★
2012	80.5	193 of 1388	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	84.4	134 of 1381	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	75.0	295 of 1363	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	71.1	374 of 1354	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	72.0	313 of 1324	76.4%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	157 of 1293	87.9%	★★★★☆
2006	80.6	171 of 1276	86.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	49.5	435 of 924	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	340 of 896	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	477 of 949	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	636 of 927	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.9	452 of 634	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	487 of 646	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	629 of 878	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.7	289 of 897	67.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	401 of 563	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	350 of 533	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	369 of 514	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	427 of 485	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	220 of 385	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	463 of 497	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	212 of 1451	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	385 of 1455	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	401 of 1459	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	512 of 1458	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	507 of 1440	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	522 of 1424	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	471 of 1405	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	150 of 710	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	42.1	568 of 669	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	507 of 582	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.2	340 of 500	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	331 of 494	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	481 of 612	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	483 of 961	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	654 of 951	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	422 of 915	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	565 of 893	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	571 of 843	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	750 of 865	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	555 of 851	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1057 of 1437	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1222 of 1450	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.2	733 of 1437	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	787 of 1366	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1014 of 1329	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1195 of 1361	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	931 of 1332	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	247 of 1450	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	391 of 1464	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	246 of 1461	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	408 of 1464	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	502 of 1444	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	484 of 1430	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	344 of 1413	75.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	76 of 821	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	44.3	388 of 801	51.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	148 of 1172	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	233 of 1166	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	301 of 1183	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	321 of 1194	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	378 of 1172	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	306 of 1183	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	180 of 1178	84.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)91st percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2024)53rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile-56 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+14 vs state

Science73%+11 vs state

Reading67%+14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, February 17, 2014

My child has been at Cameron Park for 2 years and has enjoyed both years there. The teachers are uniformly excellent, being dedicated and caring. The school does very well academically considering the diverse socio-economic catchment area. There is also a good school community feel, with regular events planned - like the fall festival, Christmas concert and silent auction. The teachers take part and there are quite a few youngish teachers which add energy and vitality to the school.
I thoroughly recommend Cameron Park. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

My school is one of the best schools I have been to, well I have never been to any other schools, but the teachers are nice and firm. They really give fun projects and they teach kids a lot. Close Quote

Schools Near River Park Elementary

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 St. Mary's Road	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-9326	523	36	14.4	37.5%	309 (59.1%)	27 (5.2%)	131 (25.0%)	10 (1.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	81	234^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.3%		70.7	390^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.1%	156	78.2	71.3	76.0				56.4	70.6	71.0				73.0		$10,994	$454	$10,540
Hillsborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 North Nash Street	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6137	435	30	14.6	17.5%	337 (77.5%)	28 (6.4%)	30 (6.9%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	90.8	98^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.4%		90.6	108^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.8%	10	88.9	75.0	74.3				68.1	80.6	82.4				87.8		$11,531	$386	$11,145
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	154 Hayes St	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 732-3622	261	23	11.1	98.9%	105 (40.2%)	72 (27.6%)	63 (24.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	34.1	1017^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.7%		29.8	1102^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	26.8%	85	54.0	58.1	52.7				36.0	41.9	45.5				50.9		$14,465	$1,168	$13,297
The Expedition School	Public, Charter	K-8	437 Dimmocks Mill Rd Ste 33	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	The Expedition School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 245-8432	380	29	13.1		282 (74.2%)	14 (3.7%)	37 (9.7%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.4%)	95.1	52^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	96.5%		94.3	56^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.3%	4	95.4	69.8	81.8	88.4	88.4	92.1	88.6	95.4	88.6	93.0	86.0	94.7	97.7	94.7
Pathways Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 Strouds Creek Road	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-9136	371	27	13.7	54.4%	204 (55.0%)	66 (17.8%)	57 (15.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.0%)	80.8	238^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.0%		52	715^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.5%	477	82.5	78.0	74.6				62.5	70.0	56.7				79.1		$14,700	$1,138	$13,561
Grady Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 New Grady Brown Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 732-6138	406	31	13.2	59.6%	170 (41.9%)	46 (11.3%)	146 (36.0%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	49.3	757^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.2%		30.2	1094^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.3%	337	65.7	58.6	51.5				49.3	55.7	50.0				55.9		$12,441	$1,012	$11,429
New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 New Hope Church Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-9696	528	46	11.5	99.1%	142 (26.9%)	62 (11.7%)	273 (51.7%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	47.4	791^st of 1490 public elementary schools	46.9%		42.9	872^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	42.1%	81	67.8	65.4	58.5				36.8	56.8	39.4				58.5		$13,203	$1,160	$12,043
Efland Cheeks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Fuller Rd	Efland	27243	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 245-4042	532	36	14.7	99.4%	175 (32.9%)	129 (24.2%)	154 (28.9%)	26 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.8%)	61.9	533^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	64.2%		42.1	884^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.3%	351	75.0	78.7	56.1				50.6	67.4	54.1				52.0		$11,292	$882	$10,410
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
Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3007 Mount Sinai Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3932	662	51	13.0	99.5%	205 (31.0%)	149 (22.5%)	227 (34.3%)	42 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	34.8	1007^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.4%		31.1	1081^st of 1505 public elementary schools	28.2%	74	52.5	51.0	43.3				36.6	51.0	48.1				57.7		$11,776	$1,086	$10,690

Frequently Asked Questions about River Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of River Park Elementary?

Students at River Park Elementary are 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is River Park Elementary a good school?

River Park Elementary ranks 234^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of River Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend River Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orange Middle
High : Orange High

What district is River Park Elementary in?

Orange County Schools

How many students attend River Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended River Park Elementary.

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