Glenwood Elementary

Elementary school·Grades K-5 Chapel Hill, North Carolina·27517
Score
96.5/100
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#44
Among 1,256 North Carolina elementary schools
#1
In Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
#1
In Chapel Hill
Top 4%
In North Carolina

Score 96.5/100: better than 96% of North Carolina elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
83%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 96% of them
212 students tested
Math
88%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 63%, better than 96% of them
212 students tested
Science
88%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 93% of them
69 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading82.5212
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math87.7212
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science88.469

School profile

Grades
K-5
Students
408
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
408
Typical elementary school: 453
Free or reduced-price lunch
18%
Typical elementary school: 96%

District and location

City
Orange County

Contact

Address
2 Prestwick Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Glenwood Elementary at a glance

Glenwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, serving grades K-5. It is part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. It has about 408 students (a typical North Carolina elementary school has 453). About 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 96% at a typical North Carolina elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 83% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 88% in math (similar schools: 63%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina elementary schools, it scores 96.5 out of 100: better than 96% of them, ranking #44 of 1,256. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.