Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370072000298
Estes Hills Elementary
500 N Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 · (919) 942-4753 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
89 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
74.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
80.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Estes Hills Elementary
Estes Hills Elementary's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estes Hills Elementary this school | 336 | 26.5% | 77.9% |
| Underwood Elementary Raleigh | 405 | 29.9% | 72.7% |
| Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus Charlotte | 330 | 18.8% | 87.9% |
| Olds Elementary Raleigh | 244 | 32.4% | 67.2% |
| Creekside Elementary New Bern | 453 | 27.8% | 79.8% |
| Hawks Nest STEAM Academy Gastonia | 356 | 36.0% | 78.0% |
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 Estes Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #98 of 1,297 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #123 of 1,296 | #3 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #85 of 1,300 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #1,095 of 1,485 | #18 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #32 of 1,377 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #579 of 1,379 | #13 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #1,326 of 1,414 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #73 of 937 | #1 of 15 |
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
336
-64 (-16%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 336 | 30.8 | 10.9:1 | 26% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 29.2 | 11.9:1 | 29% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 31% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 26% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 27% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 38 | 12.6:1 | 28% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 23% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 23% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 40 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Estes Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (491 to 336); teachers down 21% (39 to 30.8).
About Estes Hills Elementary
A low-enrollment elementary school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Estes Hills Elementary is part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. It serves 336 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Estes Hills Elementary is part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, where 20 schools serve 11,392 students.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Estes Hills Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 13% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 7% Asian. Among all residents of Orange County, the White share is about 69%. Estes Hills Elementary has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.9:1, with 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Estes Hills Elementary is 26%. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 40%, higher than here.
Estes Hills Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 70.8%. Estes Hills Elementary scores 77.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Orange County show that median household income is about $90,089, about 62% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Estes Hills Elementary is one of 38 public schools in Orange County, which together enroll about 19,582 students.
Phillips Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Estes Hills Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 77.9% against a local average of 70.5%.
Estes Hills Elementary is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
The number of students dropped from 400 to 336 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
- Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,608 students
- East Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,419 students
- Carrboro HighHigh · 885 students
- Smith MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- McDougle MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Culbreth MiddleMiddle · 632 students
Other schools in Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,608 students
- East Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,419 students
- Smith MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- Margaret B. Pollard MiddleMiddle · 736 students
- McDougle MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Culbreth MiddleMiddle · 632 students
Nearby schools
- Phillips Middle0.2 mi · 600
- Ephesus Elementary1.5 mi · 410
- Northside Elementary1.7 mi · 412
- East Chapel Hill High1.9 mi · 1,419
- Smith Middle2.0 mi · 763
- Seawell Elementary2.0 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Estes Hills ElementaryHow many students attend Estes Hills Elementary?
Estes Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Estes Hills Elementary serve?
Estes Hills Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Estes Hills Elementary have?
Estes Hills Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
How diverse is Estes Hills Elementary?
Estes Hills Elementary reports a student body of 57% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Estes Hills Elementary in?
Estes Hills Elementary is part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.