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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370072000300
Glenwood Elementary
2 Prestwick Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 · (919) 968-3473 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
75 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
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%
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
81.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
84.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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
82.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Glenwood Elementary
Glenwood Elementary's state test result (82.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Elementary this school | 390 | 19.2% | 82.9% |
| Knights View Elementary School Charlotte | 511 | 19.4% | N/A |
| Seawell Elementary Chapel Hill | 416 | 30.0% | 77.6% |
| Hawk Ridge Elementary Charlotte | 640 | 19.5% | 82.9% |
| Woods Creek Elementary Holly Springs | 406 | 24.6% | 77.3% |
| Sandy Ridge Elementary Waxhaw | 528 | 7.2% | 90.2% |
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 Glenwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #45 of 1,297 | #1 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #62 of 1,296 | #2 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #40 of 1,300 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #929 of 1,485 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #90 of 1,377 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #191 of 1,379 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #1,362 of 1,414 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #192 of 937 | #3 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
390
-49 (-11%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 390 | 32.5 | 12.0:1 | 19% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 22% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 20% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 15% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 23% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 32% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 20% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 34 | 10.7:1 | 31% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 38 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (510 to 390); teachers down 10% (36 to 32.5).
About Glenwood Elementary
Glenwood Elementary serves students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, as a small elementary school. The school serves 390 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Glenwood Elementary is run by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, whose 20 schools enroll 11,392 students.
White students are the largest group at Glenwood Elementary, with 38% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 35% Asian, 13% multiracial, 9% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Orange County, the White share is about 69%. By the diversity index, Glenwood Elementary comes in at 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 32.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 19%. That is 21 points below the 40% average for public schools in Orange County.
allk12 grades Glenwood Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 82.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 73.0%.
Orange County has about 149,678 residents, and median household income is about $90,089, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Orange County number 38 and enroll about 19,582.
The shortest distance from Glenwood Elementary to another public school is about 1.2 miles, to Rashkis Elementary. The five-mile area around Glenwood Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 82.9% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Glenwood Elementary went from 439 students to 390. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.2:1 in 2020-21 to 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Glenwood Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other Glenwood Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 16 states are named Glenwood Elementary. Glenwood Elementary is the 11th largest of the 23.
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolMarion, NC · 435 students
- Glenwood ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 896 students
- Glenwood ElementaryLake Stevens, WA · 641 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolMedia, PA · 586 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolWaukegan, IL · 577 students
Nearby schools
- Rashkis Elementary1.2 mi · 455
- Ephesus Elementary2.0 mi · 410
- Northside Elementary2.2 mi · 412
- Estes Hills Elementary2.3 mi · 336
- Phoenix Academy High2.3 mi · 27
- Virtual Academy School2.3 mi · 39
Frequently asked questions
About Glenwood ElementaryHow large is Glenwood Elementary?
Glenwood Elementary enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Glenwood Elementary serve?
Glenwood Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glenwood Elementary is approximately 12.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Glenwood Elementary?
Glenwood Elementary reports a student body of 38% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 35% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Glenwood Elementary?
Glenwood Elementary is overseen by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.