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Best public schools in Chapel Hill, NC

22 public schools in Chapel Hill: 12 elementary · 5 middle · 3 high · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

12 schools in Chapel Hill, best first
1
Glenwood Elementary 96.5
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades K-5 · 408 students
ELA 83%Math 88%Science 88%
#44 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
Morris Grove Elementary 93.5
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 396 students
ELA 79%Math 82%Science 86%
#82 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
Seawell Elementary 91.4
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 442 students
ELA 73%Math 81%Science 93%
#108 of 1,256 in North Carolina
4
Estes Hills Elementary 91.1
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 349 students
ELA 78%Math 82%Science 81%
#112 of 1,256 in North Carolina
5
Scroggs Elementary 89.8
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 397 students
ELA 74%Math 79%Science 84%
#128 of 1,256 in North Carolina
6
North Chatham Elementary 89.7
Chatham County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 623 students
ELA 75%Math 79%Science 84%
#130 of 1,256 in North Carolina
7
Ephesus Elementary 87.5
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 389 students
ELA 75%Math 79%Science 77%
#157 of 1,256 in North Carolina
8
McDougle Elementary 81.2
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 483 students
ELA 69%Math 73%Science 77%
#236 of 1,256 in North Carolina
9
FPG Elementary 74.9
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 517 students
ELA 67%Math 71%Science 72%
#316 of 1,256 in North Carolina
10
Rashkis Elementary 65.1
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 433 students
ELA 58%Math 68%Science 76%
#439 of 1,256 in North Carolina
11
New Hope Elementary 52.5
Orange County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 538 students
ELA 48%Math 69%Science 67%
#597 of 1,256 in North Carolina
12
Northside Elementary 48.0
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 390 students
ELA 57%Math 62%Science 52%
#653 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Middle schools

5 schools in Chapel Hill, best first
1
Margaret B. Pollard Middle 93.2
Chatham County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 742 students
ELA 76%Math 77%Science 80%
#32 of 460 in North Carolina
2
Smith Middle 91.4
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades 6-8 · 749 students
ELA 74%Math 77%Science 79%
#40 of 460 in North Carolina
3
Phillips Middle 90.3
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades 6-8 · 572 students
ELA 71%Math 72%Science 83%
#45 of 460 in North Carolina
4
McDougle Middle 86.0
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades 6-8 · 705 students
ELA 73%Math 70%Science 75%
#65 of 460 in North Carolina
5
Culbreth Middle 81.6
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades 6-8 · 664 students
ELA 69%Math 66%Science 75%
#85 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

3 schools in Chapel Hill, best first
1
Chapel Hill High 71.8
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,638 students
ELA 83%Math 67%Science 84%
#145 of 512 in North Carolina
2
East Chapel Hill High 69.8
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,411 students
ELA 83%Math 67%Science 76%
#155 of 512 in North Carolina
3
Phoenix Academy High 1.9
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades 8-12 · 21 students
ELA 18%Math 14%Science 21%
#503 of 512 in North Carolina

Combined schools

2 schools in Chapel Hill
1
Woods Charter 94.1
Woods Charter School · Grades K-12 · Charter · 512 students
ELA 88%Math 82%Science 89%
#12 of 194 in North Carolina
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UNC Hospital School —
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools · Grades PK-12 · 0 students
No published test results

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