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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001202147
Wahl Coates Elementary
2200 E 5th St, Greenville, NC 27858 · (252) 752-2514 · Pitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
403 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
31.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Wahl Coates Elementary
Wahl Coates Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahl Coates Elementary this school | 406 | 99.3% | 44.3% |
| Dabney Elementary Henderson | 385 | 97.7% | 31.1% |
| Carver Heights Elementary Goldsboro | 407 | 99.3% | 27.5% |
| Ferguson-Easley Elementary Fayetteville | 392 | 95.9% | 32.5% |
| Riverview Elementary Murfreesboro | 372 | 99.2% | 37.4% |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy Charlotte | 421 | 99.3% | 51.7% |
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 Wahl Coates Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #975 of 1,297 | #18 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #817 of 1,296 | #13 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,153 of 1,300 | #18 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #878 of 1,485 | #15 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #250 of 1,377 | #8 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #1,170 of 1,379 | #22 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #439 of 1,414 | #12 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #198 of 369 | #5 of 9 |
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
406
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 406 | 30.9 | 13.1:1 | 99% (403) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 30.5 | 12.8:1 | 99% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 32.7 | 12.9:1 | 99% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 99% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 33.8 | 11.0:1 | 99% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 77% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 36 | 12.6:1 | 67% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 45% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 30 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wahl Coates Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (371 to 406); teachers down 8% (33.8 to 30.9).
About Wahl Coates Elementary
Wahl Coates Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Greenville, North Carolina. It serves 406 students in pre-K through 5.
Pitt County Schools serves 24,470 students across 40 schools.
Wahl Coates Elementary is 76% Black by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% White, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. In Pitt County overall, about 35% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wahl Coates Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.1:1. That is lower than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The lunch program counts 99% of students at Wahl Coates Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Wahl Coates Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wahl Coates Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 44.3% actual against 48.5% predicted.
Federal survey data for Pitt County show that the median household income is $58,188, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 43 public schools in Pitt County, enrolling about 25,202 students in all.
Innovation Early College High is located about 0.7 miles from Wahl Coates Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wahl Coates Elementary is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Wahl Coates Elementary's location as City: Small.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 410 in 2020-21, 406 in 2024-25.
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Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Other schools in Greenville
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 833 students
- Lakeforest ElementaryElementary · 821 students
Nearby schools
- Innovation Early College High0.7 mi · 227
- Eastern Elementary0.8 mi · 833
- C M Eppes Middle0.8 mi · 631
- Vidant Health0.8 mi · 24
- Elmhurst Elementary1.0 mi · 454
- E B Aycock Middle1.4 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Wahl Coates ElementaryHow large is Wahl Coates Elementary?
Wahl Coates Elementary enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wahl Coates Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wahl Coates Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wahl Coates Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wahl Coates Elementary is approximately 13.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wahl Coates Elementary?
Wahl Coates Elementary reports a student body of 9% White, 7% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Wahl Coates Elementary?
Wahl Coates Elementary is overseen by Pitt County Schools in Pitt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.