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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370072002679
Rashkis Elementary
601 Meadowmont Ln, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 · (919) 918-2160 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test 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.
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
12.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
217 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
77%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
51.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Rashkis Elementary
Rashkis Elementary's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rashkis Elementary this school | 455 | 47.7% | 62.5% |
| Kingswood Elementary Cary | 427 | 42.4% | 63.8% |
| Northwoods Elementary Cary | 579 | 35.1% | 68.7% |
| Bryan Road Elementary Garner | 685 | 34.0% | 72.9% |
| Northside Elementary Chapel Hill | 412 | 52.9% | 53.5% |
| Patriots Elementary Concord | 636 | 37.3% | 64.8% |
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 Rashkis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #429 of 1,297 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #396 of 1,296 | #14 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #552 of 1,300 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #734 of 1,485 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #198 of 1,377 | #9 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.9% | #9 of 1,379 | #1 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #1,175 of 1,414 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #771 of 937 | #13 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
455
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 455 | 35.4 | 12.8:1 | 48% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 48% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 37.4 | 11.4:1 | 48% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 40 | 11.3:1 | 33% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 30% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 31% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 18% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rashkis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (481 to 455); teachers up 1% (35 to 35.4).
About Rashkis Elementary
Rashkis Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, one of the schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. It serves 455 students in pre-K through 5.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has 20 schools; together they serve 11,392 students.
Rashkis Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 32%. Other reported shares: 23% Asian, 21% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 69% White among all Orange County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 77% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligible students account for 48% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is higher.
Rashkis Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Rashkis Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.5%, compared with a predicted 64.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Orange County, the median household income is $90,089, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 62% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 38 public schools in Orange County, enrolling about 19,582 students in all.
Nearby, Glenwood Elementary is about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Rashkis Elementary's average proficiency of 62.5% compares with 62.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 451 to 455. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Glenwood Elementary1.2 mi · 390
- Creekside Elementary1.3 mi · 554
- Ignite Online Academy1.3 mi · 363
- Ephesus Elementary1.4 mi · 410
- Estes Hills Elementary2.5 mi · 336
- Sherwood Githens Middle2.6 mi · 878
Frequently asked questions
About Rashkis ElementaryHow large is Rashkis Elementary?
Rashkis Elementary enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rashkis Elementary serve?
Rashkis Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rashkis Elementary have?
Rashkis Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rashkis Elementary?
At Rashkis Elementary, the student body is approximately 32% White, 15% Hispanic, 21% Black, 23% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Rashkis Elementary in?
Rashkis 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.