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Estes Hills Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

500 N Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 · (919) 942-4753 · Part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools

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

Students
336
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Estes Hills Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Chapel Hill kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Estes Hills ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 47.2%

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

500 N Estes Dr, Chapel Hill

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten44
Grade 169
Grade 250
Grade 358
Grade 447
Grade 555
Enrollment over time
400’20
356’21
340’22
349’23
336’24

Down 16% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 12%Black 12%Asian 7%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Estes Hills Elementary from Chapel Hill families.

Other schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools

The district →

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; Chapel Hill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.