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Chatham Middle

Public Grades 6-8

598^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Chatham Middle is a public middle school located in Siler City, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 511 students. It is part of the Chatham County Schools district, which is ranked 72 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chatham Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with its academic performance on state standardized tests (EOG) significantly below the Chatham County Schools district and North Carolina state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, Chatham Middle's proficiency rates in Math and Reading were 33.9%-43.5% and 33%-42.2%, respectively, compared to the district's 53.8%-64.7% and 59.4%-62.6%, and the state's 48.7%-57.2% and 51.9%-54.2%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the bottom 10% of North Carolina middle schools.

Chatham Middle has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 89.21%-91.39% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, significantly higher than the nearby George M. Horton Middle School, which had a 39.11% free/reduced-lunch rate. Despite the higher per-student spending at Chatham Middle compared to George M. Horton Middle, the school's academic performance remains significantly lower, suggesting that the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources or allocating them in a way that directly addresses the needs of its student population.

513

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,233

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2025 South 2nd Avenue Ext
Siler City, NC 27344

(919) 663-2414

District: Chatham County Schools

Students who attend Chatham Middle usually attend:

High:

Jordan-Matthews High

Feeder schools for Chatham Middle:

Elementary:	Siler City Elementary
	Virginia Cross Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.1%

African American:

12.7%

White:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (39% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 21 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg54%

598^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	598 of 773	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	651 of 793	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	503 of 784	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	505 of 786	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	531 of 741	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	596 of 737	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	504 of 691	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.5	478 of 694	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.0	566 of 692	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	560 of 705	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.6	567 of 627	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	502 of 673	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	538 of 662	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.3	525 of 648	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.3	525 of 640	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.0	481 of 630	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.4	368 of 620	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.6	369 of 606	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.1	430 of 598	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	387 of 546	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	448 of 560	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	282 of 559	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	264 of 550	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	343 of 533	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	458 of 519	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	425 of 494	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.2	309 of 449	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	282 of 478	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	292 of 504	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	238 of 475	49.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	225 of 371	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	227 of 356	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	144 of 318	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	188 of 312	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	210 of 236	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	152 of 211	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	102 of 151	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	564 of 733	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	619 of 738	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	412 of 731	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	488 of 733	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	535 of 706	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	581 of 684	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	539 of 656	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	417 of 458	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	453 of 461	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	432 of 452	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	378 of 450	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	428 of 448	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	291 of 416	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	97 of 127	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	381 of 562	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	433 of 564	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	278 of 553	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	256 of 541	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	298 of 522	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	365 of 493	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	288 of 472	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	11 of 44	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.2	22 of 50	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	1 of 13	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	453 of 729	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	553 of 743	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.9	329 of 735	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	251 of 689	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	290 of 633	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	435 of 639	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	329 of 604	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	583 of 733	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	625 of 751	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	561 of 747	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	483 of 748	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	505 of 711	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	560 of 697	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	469 of 665	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	185 of 478	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.9	422 of 473	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	365 of 649	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	451 of 652	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	355 of 656	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	465 of 658	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	536 of 632	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	442 of 624	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	434 of 596	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)75th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+39 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)9th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics40%-13 vs state

Science39%-21 vs state

Reading38%-14 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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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
Chatham Middle	Public	6-8	2025 South 2nd Avenue Ext	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 663-2414	513	37	13.7	99.4%	44 (8.6%)	65 (12.7%)	380 (74.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	24	598^th of 773 public middle schools	22.6%		20.8	651^st of 793 public middle schools	17.9%	53		42.6	33.9	43.5		33.0	40.6	42.2		39.3	$10,233	$1,267	$8,966
Southeastern Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	5302 Foushee Rd	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 824-6700	463	26	17.7	99.1%	220 (47.5%)	33 (7.1%)	169 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	20.9	630^th of 773 public middle schools	18.5%		18.5	674^th of 793 public middle schools	15.0%	44		46.0	42.4	19.9		42.3	42.4	32.5		30.7	$9,220	$1,000	$8,221
Northeastern Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	3493 Ramseur Julian Road	Liberty	27298	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 622-5808	476	26	18.5	99.4%	324 (68.1%)	16 (3.4%)	112 (23.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	48	404^th of 773 public middle schools	47.7%		53.6	352^nd of 793 public middle schools	55.6%	52		56.3	57.7	47.5		51.7	44.9	50.6		54.1	$8,362	$533	$7,828
George M. Horton Middle	Public	5-8	79 Horton Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 542-2303	414	27	15.4	99.3%	217 (52.4%)	78 (18.8%)	70 (16.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.1%)	80.5	134^th of 773 public middle schools	82.7%		76.1	160^th of 793 public middle schools	79.8%	26	68.1	72.0	66.3	60.4	70.2	64.0	66.3	74.3	69.1	76.4	$9,575	$632	$8,943

Frequently Asked Questions about Chatham Middle

What is the racial makeup of Chatham Middle?

Students at Chatham Middle are 74% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% White, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Chatham Middle attend?

Students who attend Chatham Middle usually go on to attend Jordan-Matthews High

Is Chatham Middle a good school?

Chatham Middle ranks in the bottom 22.6% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Chatham Middle in?

Chatham County Schools

How many students attend Chatham Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Chatham Middle.

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