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Northside Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

350 Caldwell St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · (919) 918-2220 · Part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools

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

Directions
Students
412
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Northside Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • 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–5Northside ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C+, 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 ↗

350 Caldwell St, Chapel Hill

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten59
Grade 149
Grade 259
Grade 361
Grade 478
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
422’20
391’21
395’22
390’23
412’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Black 27%Asian 12%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northside Elementary from Chapel Hill families.

Other schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools

The district →
FPG Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chapel Hill
B+
536 students13:1
Carrboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carrboro
B+
515 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
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; Chapel Hill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.