Enrollment
233
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370096000362
Chadbourn Elementary
409 E Third Avenue, Chadbourn, NC 28431 · (910) 654-3825 · Columbus County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
230 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
42.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chadbourn Elementary
Chadbourn Elementary's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadbourn Elementary this school | 233 | 98.7% | 47.1% |
| E J Hayes Elementary Williamston | 280 | 98.9% | 41.5% |
| Bethel Elementary Bethel | 232 | 98.7% | 45.0% |
| James Y Joyner Elementary Greensboro | 274 | 98.9% | 55.7% |
| Madison Elementary McLeansville | 204 | 98.5% | 40.3% |
| East Albemarle Elementary Albemarle | 261 | 98.9% | 24.8% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chadbourn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Columbus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #897 of 1,297 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #633 of 1,296 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #857 of 1,300 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #1,324 of 1,485 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #242 of 1,377 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #593 of 1,379 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #778 of 1,414 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #336 of 937 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
233
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 233 | 17.8 | 13.1:1 | 99% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 16.6 | 12.0:1 | 98% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 18.2 | 11.2:1 | 99% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 99% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 18.5 | 15.3:1 | 99% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 99% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 96% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 82% (377) |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 35 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chadbourn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (283 to 233); teachers down 4% (18.5 to 17.8).
About Chadbourn Elementary
Chadbourn Elementary is an elementary school in Chadbourn, North Carolina, according to federal school records. The school's 233 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Chadbourn Elementary is one school in a 12-school district, Columbus County Schools, which enrolls 5,440 students.
Black students make up a majority at Chadbourn Elementary, at 55%. The next largest groups are 24% White, 11% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. In Columbus County overall, about 28% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Chadbourn Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.1:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Columbus County.
allk12 grades Chadbourn Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Chadbourn Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 47.1% actual against 48.7% predicted.
Chadbourn Elementary is located in Columbus County, where the median household income is $49,442, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chadbourn Elementary is one of 21 public schools in the county.
Columbus Career and College Academy is the closest public school, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 45.0%, lower than Chadbourn Elementary's 47.1%.
In the federal locale system, Chadbourn Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 233, starting from 235.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Columbus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,140
Census ACS
Median income
$49,442
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
8,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus County Schools
- West Columbus SchoolElementary · 814 students
- South Columbus HighHigh · 669 students
- Williams TownshipElementary · 659 students
- Tabor City SchoolElementary · 598 students
- East Columbus Junior-Senior HighHigh · 576 students
- West Columbus HighHigh · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Columbus Career and College Academy2.2 mi · 230
- West Columbus High5.9 mi · 459
- Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville6.1 mi · 842
- Whiteville Primary6.2 mi · 486
- North Whiteville Academy6.3 mi · 16
- Central Middle6.3 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Chadbourn ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Chadbourn Elementary?
Chadbourn Elementary enrolls approximately 233 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Chadbourn Elementary serve?
Chadbourn Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Chadbourn Elementary have?
Chadbourn Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chadbourn Elementary?
At Chadbourn Elementary, the student body is approximately 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Chadbourn Elementary in?
Chadbourn Elementary is part of Columbus County Schools.
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