Estes Hills Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Estes Hills Elementary in Chapel Hill, North Carolina enrolled 336 students in 2024-25 with 30.8 full-time teachers, 10.9 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, 69-74% 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 fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
340 students in 2022-23, 349 students in 2023-24, 336 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 30.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 340 | 30.0 | 11.3 |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 29.2 | 11.9 |
| 2024-25 | 336 | 30.8 | 10.9 |
10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 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 350 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Estes Hills Elementary enrolled 350 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 350 of the 350 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent13.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.8% of students were White, 12.5% of two or more races, 11.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White56.8%
- Two or more races12.5%
- Hispanic11.6%
- Black11.6%
- Asian7.4%
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 Estes Hills Elementary scored proficient or above: 69-74% 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 | 69‑74% | 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.
Elementary schools in Chapel Hill
12 public elementary schools in Chapel Hill report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Chatham Elementary | 588 | 12.8 | 99.5% |
| FPG Elementary | 536 | 13.3 | 32.8% |
| New Hope Elementary | 528 | 11.6 | 99.1% |
| McDougle Elementary | 497 | 12.9 | 30.6% |
| Rashkis Elementary | 455 | 12.9 | 45.9% |
| Seawell Elementary | 416 | 12.4 | 26.9% |
| Northside Elementary | 412 | 12.9 | 49.3% |
| Ephesus Elementary | 410 | 12.6 | 28.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Estes Hills Elementary
- Ephesus ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 410 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Northside ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 412 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare Estes Hills Elementary with Ephesus 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 CarolinaEstes Hills Elementary is the number 1,081 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,081 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.10.9:1
- 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 Estes Hills Elementary
How many students attend Estes Hills Elementary?
336 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 340 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chapel Hill, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Estes Hills Elementary?
10.9 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 Estes Hills Elementary a Title I school?
Estes Hills Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Estes Hills Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Estes Hills Elementary scored proficient or above: 69-74% 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 Estes Hills Elementary in?
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, NCES district ID 3700720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370072000298 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.