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East Chapel Hill High

500 Weaver Dairy Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 · (919) 969-2482 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,419 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of North Carolina public high schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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 high schools

Enrollment
1,419
High
DISTRICT 796 · STATE 761
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
315 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 937326%
Grade 1035225%
Grade 1135725%
Grade 1233724%
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
66047%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
18813%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
15811%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
29421%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
1198%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
73252%
Female
68748%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
87.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
41.7%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 East Chapel Hill High

East Chapel Hill High's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
East Chapel Hill High this school1,41922.2%66.8%
Enloe High
Raleigh
2,64328.0%57.1%
Hickory Ridge High
Harrisburg
1,67119.6%64.2%
Central Academy of Technology and Arts
Monroe
87513.8%87.6%
Providence High School
Charlotte
2,16715.2%81.4%
Cox Mill High School
Concord
1,77214.1%75.7%
Matched among North Carolina high 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 East Chapel Hill High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Orange County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.8%#97 of 468N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
41.7%#181 of 464N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
87.5%#44 of 448N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,419#102 of 598#2 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#123 of 473N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.4%#48 of 474N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
22.2%#504 of 527N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.0%#240 of 277N/A
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,419
-121 (-8%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 1,281
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,4198716.3:122% (315)
2023-241,41188.416.0:121% (302)
2022-231,44790.216.0:121% (310)
2020-211,5409017.1:116% (249)
2017-181,46384.917.2:117% (245)
2015-161,3608516.0:120% (273)
2010-111,4428217.6:116% (233)
2000-011,2816918.6:110% (122)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Chapel Hill High.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,463 to 1,419); teachers up 2% (84.9 to 87).

About East Chapel Hill High

Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, East Chapel Hill High is a large high school. It reports enrollment of 1,419 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 761.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools includes 20 schools. Together they enroll 11,392 students.

No group is above 50% at East Chapel Hill High; the largest is White, at 47%. The school is also 21% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 69%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, East Chapel Hill High scores 70%.

There are about 16.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at East Chapel Hill High, which has 87. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 22%. Public schools in Orange County average 40%.

Among North Carolina public high schools, East Chapel Hill High outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.

East Chapel Hill High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (66.8%) and its predicted rate (72.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that median household income comes to about $90,089, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Across Orange County, 38 public schools serve about 19,582 students.

Estes Hills Elementary is the nearest public school to East Chapel Hill High, about 1.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, East Chapel Hill High ranks 5th on average proficiency.

The NCES locale for East Chapel Hill High is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment figures show a decline of 121 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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Orange County at a glance

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Population
149,678
Census ACS
Median income
$90,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
19,582 students

Quick facts

School name
East Chapel Hill High
District
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Address
500 Weaver Dairy Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone
(919) 969-2482
County
Orange County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,419
Teachers (FTE)
87
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
315 (22%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
370072001942
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About East Chapel Hill High
What is the total enrollment at East Chapel Hill High?
East Chapel Hill High enrolls approximately 1,419 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does East Chapel Hill High serve?
East Chapel Hill High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at East Chapel Hill High?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at East Chapel Hill High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Chapel Hill High?
At East Chapel Hill High, the student body is approximately 47% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is East Chapel Hill High public or private?
East Chapel Hill High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
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