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Bennett School

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Bennett School ranks 294 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bennett School is a small elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the town of Bennett, North Carolina. With just 182 students enrolled, this school has consistently ranked among the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bennett School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students outperforming their peers in the Chatham County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in several key areas. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are significantly higher than the district and state, especially in grades 3-7. Similarly, Bennett School's reading and science proficiency rates also exceed the district and state averages. The school's strong performance extends to specific student groups as well, with male students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds ranking in the top 10% and 30% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively.

What sets Bennett School apart is its efficient use of resources. The school spends $15,427 per student, which is higher than the state average, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.2 to 13.3 over the past few years. This suggests that the school is effectively utilizing its funding and staffing to support student learning, as evidenced by its consistently high academic performance. When compared to nearby schools, such as Ramseur Elementary School and J S Waters School, Bennett School stands out as a model of excellence in the Chatham County Schools district.

187

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,427

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

61 Randolph Street
Bennett, NC 27208

(336) 581-3586

District: Chatham County Schools

Students who attend Bennett School usually attend:

High:

Chatham Central High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.6%

Hispanic:

10.7%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

294^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

59^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the Chatham County Schools

72^nd of 242Chatham County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	294 of 1490	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	333 of 1505	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	181 of 1502	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	360 of 1514	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	374 of 1489	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	126 of 1473	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	156 of 1434	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	66.8	461 of 1429	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.5	486 of 1425	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.8	543 of 1440	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.2	507 of 1390	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.2	841 of 1403	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.3	596 of 1388	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.5	418 of 1381	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	81.7	167 of 1363	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	72.1	353 of 1354	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	70.5	342 of 1324	74.2%	★★★★☆
2007	49.9	743 of 1293	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	75.0	253 of 1276	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	354 of 1451	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	272 of 1455	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	183 of 1459	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	395 of 1458	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	58 of 1424	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	70.5	387 of 1405	72.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	69.6	121 of 669	81.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	409 of 1437	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	369 of 1450	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	158 of 1437	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	383 of 1366	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	125 of 1450	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	301 of 1464	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	365 of 1464	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	398 of 1444	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	131 of 1430	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	187 of 1413	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	506 of 1172	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	543 of 1166	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	316 of 1183	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	536 of 1194	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	569 of 1172	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	280 of 1183	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	292 of 1178	75.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	59 of 773	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	133 of 793	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	148 of 784	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	289 of 786	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.1	131 of 741	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	186 of 737	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	231 of 691	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.4	294 of 694	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.3	303 of 692	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.0	172 of 705	75.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.5	135 of 627	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	51.1	323 of 673	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.4	143 of 662	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	81.9	68 of 648	89.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	130 of 640	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	79.4	102 of 630	83.8%	★★★★☆
2008	77.2	119 of 620	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	84.3	40 of 606	93.4%	★★★★★
2006	80.2	70 of 598	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	67 of 733	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	46.8	378 of 733	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	86.5	71 of 706	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	62.8	250 of 684	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	302 of 656	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	69.5	122 of 448	72.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	22 of 729	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	66.0	165 of 689	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	99.4	3 of 633	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	47.2	347 of 639	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	87.9	27 of 604	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	76.9	146 of 751	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	233 of 747	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	209 of 748	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	150 of 711	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	165 of 697	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	213 of 665	68.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	137 of 649	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	249 of 652	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	200 of 656	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	414 of 658	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.6	215 of 632	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	275 of 624	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	314 of 596	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2025)91st percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2024)81st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)73rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+18 vs state

Science72%+11 vs state

Reading70%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bennett School	Public	PK, KG-8	61 Randolph Street	Bennett	27208	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 581-3586	187	16	11.4	98.4%	160 (85.6%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	77.1	294^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.3%		74.4	333^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	77.9%	39	83.3	79.2	57.7	70.8	90.0	80.0	61.1	79.2	57.7	75.0	70.0	80.0	65.4	80.0	$15,427	$1,231	$14,197
Highfalls Elementary	Public	K-8	1220 NC Hwy 22	Bennett	27208	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 464-3600	293	21	14.0	99.0%	254 (86.7%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	72.2	360^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.8%		68.9	430^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.4%	70	78.4	89.7	48.1	75.6	82.1	51.5	43.2	64.1	63.0	68.3	78.6	51.5	66.7	57.6	$12,166	$832	$11,333
Coleridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	4528 NC Hwy 22 South	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 628-8292	273	18	15.6	98.9%	157 (57.5%)	10 (3.7%)	92 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	25.5	1171^st of 1490 public elementary schools	21.4%		16.5	1333^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	11.4%	162	59.0	31.1	38.5				35.9	48.9	38.5				51.3		$10,652	$1,597	$9,055
Bonlee School	Public	K-8	152 Bonlee School Road	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 837-5316	290	21	13.9	99.0%	200 (69.0%)	27 (9.3%)	55 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	44.5	841^st of 1490 public elementary schools	43.6%		45.4	828^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.0%	13	70.0	56.1	48.4	61.9	46.5	41.7	33.3	51.2	41.9	55.0	37.2	54.2	61.3	62.5	$12,756	$1,041	$11,714
Westmoore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2159 NC Hwy 705	Seagrove	27341	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 464-3401	268	20	13.6	98.9%	211 (78.7%)	9 (3.4%)	38 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	67.9	428^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.3%		74.1	339^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.5%	89	67.6	40.0	60.0	73.3	47.4	51.7	55.9	35.0	71.4	70.0	63.2	58.6	85.7	75.9	$11,793	$902	$10,890
Robbins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	268 Rushwood Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 948-2411	378	30	12.4	96.8%	116 (30.7%)	28 (7.4%)	213 (56.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	38.8	941^st of 1490 public elementary schools	36.8%		26.8	1164^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.7%	223	64.2	22.6	64.7				31.3	22.6	62.7				63.3		$12,099	$1,357	$10,742
Siler City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	671 Ellington Road	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 663-2032	591	48	12.2	99.5%	63 (10.7%)	91 (15.4%)	415 (70.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	29.5	1096^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.4%		20.2	1280^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.0%	184	56.2	45.0	55.9				29.2	34.0	45.2				54.8		$11,423	$1,068	$10,354
Virginia Cross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	234 Cross School Road	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 742-4279	494	41	12.0	99.4%	34 (6.9%)	99 (20.0%)	344 (69.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	24.2	1200^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.5%		29.3	1113^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.0%	87	52.2	48.0	56.2				20.7	37.3	38.2				46.1		$13,535	$1,342	$12,192
J S Waters School	Public	K-8	55 J S Waters School Road	Goldston	27252	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 898-2259	222	18	12.4	98.6%	144 (64.9%)	24 (10.8%)	35 (15.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	64.9	488^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.2%		65.3	483^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	67.9%	5	65.0	59.3	92.9	52.2	57.9	33.3	50.0	51.9	67.9	47.8	47.4	55.6	85.7	55.6	$12,630	$1,275	$11,355
Seagrove Elementary School	Public	K-5	528 Old Plank Rd	Seagrove	27341	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 873-7321	332	24	13.8	99.1%	251 (75.6%)	10 (3.0%)	62 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	55.2	652^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.2%		56.7	636^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.7%	16	53.8	67.4	72.6				40.4	63.0	50.0				61.3		$10,118	$1,270	$8,848

Frequently Asked Questions about Bennett School

What schools do graduates of Bennett School attend?

Students who attend Bennett School usually go on to attend:

High : Chatham Central High

Is Bennett School a good school?

Bennett School ranks 294^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bennett School in?

Chatham County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Bennett School?

Students at Bennett School are 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bennett School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 187 students attended Bennett School.

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