Glenwood Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Glenwood Elementary in Chapel Hill, North Carolina enrolled 390 students in 2024-25 with 32.5 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 69-75% 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

433 students in 2022-23, 408 students in 2023-24, 390 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.0 to 32.5.

Students enrolled at Glenwood Elementary by school year2022-23: 433, 2023-24: 408, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-234332023-244082024-25390
Students enrolled at Glenwood Elementary by school year2022-23: 433, 2023-24: 408, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-234332023-244082024-25390
Students enrolled at Glenwood Elementary by school year2022-23: 433, 2023-24: 408, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-234332023-244082024-25390
Students enrolled at Glenwood Elementary by school year2022-23: 433, 2023-24: 408, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-234332023-244082024-25390
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343328.015.5
2023-2440830.013.6
2024-2539032.512.0

12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Glenwood Elementary 12.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGlenwood Elementary 12.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Glenwood Elementary 12.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGlenwood Elementary 12.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Glenwood Elementary 12.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGlenwood Elementary 12.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Glenwood Elementary 12.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGlenwood Elementary 12.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

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 421 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Glenwood Elementary enrolled 421 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 421 of the 421 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent11.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.5% of students were White, 35.1% Asian, 13.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White38.5%
  2. Asian35.1%
  3. Two or more races13.1%
  4. Black8.7%
  5. Hispanic4.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Glenwood Elementary scored proficient or above: 69-75% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math69‑75%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.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Chatham Elementary58812.899.5%
FPG Elementary53613.332.8%
New Hope Elementary52811.699.1%
McDougle Elementary49712.930.6%
Rashkis Elementary45512.945.9%
Seawell Elementary41612.426.9%
Northside Elementary41212.949.3%
Ephesus Elementary41012.628.3%

All public schools in Chapel Hill →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Glenwood Elementary

  1. Rashkis ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 455 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Ephesus ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 410 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Glenwood Elementary with Rashkis ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaGlenwood Elementary is the number 921 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#921 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.0:1
  7. 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 Glenwood Elementary

  1. How many students attend Glenwood Elementary?
    390 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 433 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chapel Hill, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenwood Elementary?
    12.0 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.
  3. Is Glenwood Elementary a Title I school?
    Glenwood Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Glenwood Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Glenwood Elementary scored proficient or above: 69-75% 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.
  5. What district is Glenwood Elementary in?
    Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, NCES district ID 3700720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370072000300 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.

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