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Carrboro Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

400 Shelton St, Carrboro, NC 27510 · (919) 968-3652 · Part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools

Carrboro’s School Grade A better than 87% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
515
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Carrboro Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Carrboro kids: McDougle Middle

On the path

Where Carrboro kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Carrboro ElementaryYou are here
6–8McDougle Middlein Chapel Hill

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency51%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

400 Shelton St, Carrboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten74
Grade 169
Grade 289
Grade 379
Grade 485
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
502’20
529’21
501’22
506’23
515’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 34%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Carrboro Elementary from Carrboro families.

Other schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools

The district →
FPG Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chapel Hill
B+
536 students13:1
McDougle Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chapel Hill
A−
497 students13:1
Rashkis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chapel Hill
A−
455 students13:1
Seawell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chapel Hill
A
416 students12:1
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chapel Hill
C+
412 students13:1
Ephesus Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chapel Hill
A−
410 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Carrboro’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.