Ephesus Elementary

Located at 1495 Ephesus Church Rd, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Ephesus Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that instructs 410 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.

Within Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, which oversees 20 schools and 11,392 students, Ephesus Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ephesus Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Black, 14% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ephesus Elementary reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Orange County's rate of about 40%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ephesus Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.7%; this one delivers 70.7%.

Around the school, Orange County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,089, about 62% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Ephesus Elementary is one of 38 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 19,582 students).

Creekside Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ephesus Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ephesus Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 64.5%.

Ephesus Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ephesus Elementary's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 397 (now 410). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 57% to 50%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.