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McDougle Elementary

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools · Orange County

Address
890 Old Fayetteville Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370072001962
497
Students
38.5
Teachers (FTE)
12.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
72
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
14%
Chronically absent
32.9%
Economically disadvantaged

Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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McDougle ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. McDougle MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8under 0.1 mi
  2. Seawell ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.3 mi
  3. Smith MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.5 mi
  4. Carrboro ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.5 mi
  5. Chapel Hill HighHigh · Grades 9-121.6 mi
  6. Northside ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.2 mi
  7. Phoenix Academy HighHigh · Grades 8-122.5 mi
  8. FPG ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.5 mi
  9. Morris Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.5 mi
  10. Carrboro HighHigh · Grades 9-122.7 mi

How McDougle Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 72 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools76th percentile
Higher than 76% · rank 548 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools79th percentile
Higher than 79% · rank 265 of 1,419
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools33rd percentile
Higher than 33% · rank 11 of 18

Chronic absence is lower here than at 79% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score down 3 points since 2014 (75 → 72). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202572BMet71.5
202477BMet75
202369CNot Met70.3
202278BExceeded74.2
201980BExceeded77.7
201874BMet72.3
201772BMet72
201671BMet71
201577BMet76
201475BMet73

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 56.54%Hispanic 18.11%Black 15.29%Two+ Races 7.24%Asian 2.82%
White: 56.54% (281) Hispanic: 18.11% (90) Black: 15.29% (76) Two+ Races: 7.24% (36) Asian: 2.82% (14)
White56.54%
Hispanic18.11%
Black15.29%
Two+ Races7.24%
Asian2.82%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 497
46.88%233 Female
53.12%264 Male

Student counts for McDougle Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 497 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 86%Chronically absent 14%
Regular attendance: 86% (437) Chronically absent: 14% (71)
Regular attendance86%
Chronically absent14%

Student Population

Students Counted: 508
32.9%Economically disadvantaged
9.46%47 English learners

Student indicators for McDougle Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 508 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 89.58%Beginning 10.42%
Experienced: 89.58% (32) Beginning: 10.42% (4)
Experienced89.58%
Beginning10.42%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 35.4 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
25.41%9 teachers certified

Teacher figures for McDougle Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 35.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)74.7%61.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)71.6%52.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)64.8%50.6%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)25.3%13%31%30.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)35.2%14.2%24.1%26.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)28.4%18.9%23.2%29.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.7576.2

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers35.42
Experienced teachers31.73 (90%)
Beginning teachers3.69 (10%)
Holding a standard license35.42 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified9

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (71 of 508)14%
Economically disadvantaged32.9%
English learners making progress (of 47)57.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.94
Library books per student31.29
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.2

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the McDougle Elementary report card PDF

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McDougle Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.