Carrboro Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Carrboro, North Carolina
Carrboro Elementary in Carrboro, North Carolina enrolled 515 students in 2024-25 with 40.0 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 67-71% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
501 students in 2022-23, 506 students in 2023-24, 515 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.1 to 40.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 501 | 38.1 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 39.0 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | 515 | 40.0 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 493 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carrboro Elementary enrolled 493 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 493 of the 493 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent15.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
55.5% of students were White, 33.8% Hispanic, 4.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White55.5%
- Hispanic33.8%
- Two or more races4.9%
- Black3.3%
- Asian2.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Carrboro Elementary scored proficient or above: 67-71% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 67‑71% | 68% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Carrboro Elementary
- Northside ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 412 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- FPG ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 536 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Carrboro Elementary with Northside ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools spends per student$16,963 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,963
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaCarrboro Elementary is the number 563 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#563 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Carrboro Elementary
How many students attend Carrboro Elementary?
515 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 501 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Carrboro, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Carrboro Elementary?
12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Carrboro Elementary a Title I school?
Carrboro Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Carrboro Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Carrboro Elementary scored proficient or above: 67-71% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Carrboro Elementary in?
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, NCES district ID 3700720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370072000294 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.