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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Schools
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Orange County (Chapel Hill). SchoolGrade grades 19 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
19 of 19 schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 16B: 2D: 1
Best schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Statewide rankings: all 584 high schools in North Carolina · all 450 middle schools in North Carolina · all 1396 elementary schools in North Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Phillips Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Smith Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Mcdougle Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A East Chapel Hill High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Glenwood Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Morris Grove Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Chapel Hill High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Estes Hills Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Mcdougle Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Scroggs Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
High schools (4)
- A- Carrboro High, Carrboro
- A Chapel Hill High, Chapel Hill
- A East Chapel Hill High, Chapel Hill
- D+ Phoenix Academy High, Chapel Hill
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- A Culbreth Middle, Chapel Hill
- A+ Mcdougle Middle, Chapel Hill
- A+ Phillips Middle, Chapel Hill
- A+ Smith Middle, Chapel Hill
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- A- Carrboro Elementary, Carrboro
- A- Ephesus Elementary, Chapel Hill
- A Estes Hills Elementary, Chapel Hill
- B Fpg Elementary, Chapel Hill
- A Glenwood Elementary, Chapel Hill
- A Mcdougle Elementary, Chapel Hill
- A Morris Grove Elementary, Chapel Hill
- B- Northside Elementary, Chapel Hill
- A- Rashkis Elementary, Chapel Hill
- A Scroggs Elementary, Chapel Hill
- A Seawell Elementary, Chapel Hill
Where Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Chapel Hill (17)
- Carrboro (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Orange County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 11,386 students with 912 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,925 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3700720
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Orange County Schools (13 schools, 12 mi)
- Durham Public Schools (53 schools, 13 mi)
- Chatham County Schools (20 schools, 18 mi)
- Alamance-Burlington Schools (36 schools, 20 mi)
- Wake County Schools (193 schools, 25 mi)
- Lee County Schools (16 schools, 31 mi)
- Person County Schools (12 schools, 33 mi)
- Granville County Schools (17 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
How many schools are in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 19 public schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Chapel Hill, Carrboro.
How good are the schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools?
Across the 19 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 62.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 54.1%. 95% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools?
11,386 students were enrolled in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools?
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is in North Carolina, based in Orange County, with its district office in Chapel Hill. Its boundary covers about 61.9 sq mi.