📍 101 Smith Level Rd, Chapel Hill, Orange County, 27516
FPG Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chapel Hill, Orange County. The school has 528 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
FPG Elementary enrolls 528 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 277 | 52% |
| White | 193 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 528 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 198 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
FPG Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 23, state house district 56.
FPG Elementary is one of 21 schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The district serves 11,353 students district-wide and employs 906 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 528 students, FPG Elementary is close to the district average of about 541 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small