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Best Public Schools in Chatham County, NC

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Schools

8,828

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedChatham Early College10^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Virginia Cross Elementary up 367 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Willow Oak Montessori 9.7 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
Chatham Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2200 Hamp Stone Rd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 742-4550	591	42	14.0	29.4%	445 (75.3%)	57 (9.6%)	40 (6.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)								(n/a)	91.5	95.7	86.5	97.7	76.2	86.7	71.1	87.5	80.9	87.5	78.6	75.6	68.9	70.8	76.6	79.2	57.8	97.9
Willow Oak Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1476 Andrews Store Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Willow Oak Montessori	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 240-7787	281	29	9.7		227 (80.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.1%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.9%)	49.9	729^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.1%		53.3	685^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.0%	44					62.2	32.1	45.5	51.9	57.1	56.3	70.3	71.4	63.6	59.3	57.1	87.5	57.6	87.5
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%)	81.7	222^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	85.1%		77.1	294^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.3%	72					75.0	76.2	81.5	75.9	68.0	90.9	50.0	66.7	70.4	72.4	72.0	81.8	85.2	90.9	$15,427	$1,231	$14,197
Bonlee School	Public	K-8	152 Bonlee School Road	Bear Creek	27213	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%)	46.8	786^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.3%		44.5	841^st of 1490 public elementary schools	43.6%	55					78.1	46.9	56.5	56.7	60.0	35.6	59.4	46.9	54.3	46.7	65.0	57.8	65.2	64.4	$12,756	$1,041	$11,714
Chatham Central High	Public	9-12	14950 NC Hwy 902 W	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 837-2251	320	31	10.3	99.1%	208 (65.0%)	20 (6.3%)	76 (23.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	64	227^th of 662 public high schools	65.7%		63.6	209^th of 641 public high schools	67.4%	18	63.5	69.9	71.4	73.4															$12,606	$549	$12,058
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%)	17.1	671^st of 778 public middle schools	13.8%		24	598^th of 773 public middle schools	22.6%	73								40.1	37.7	28.5				37.7	33.3	43.0		50.3	$10,233	$1,267	$8,966
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%)	80.7	122^nd of 778 public middle schools	84.3%		80.5	134^th of 773 public middle schools	82.7%	12							75.0	76.7	74.0	57.1			72.2	76.7	73.8	70.7	74.1	78.3	$9,575	$632	$8,943
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%)	73.5	353^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	76.3%		64.9	488^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.2%	135					83.3	76.2	82.1	66.7	52.4	52.9	62.5	52.4	60.7	60.0	57.1	70.6	82.1	76.5	$12,630	$1,275	$11,355
Jordan-Matthews High	Public	9-12	910 East Cardinal Street	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 742-2916	848	59	14.3	99.6%	139 (16.4%)	93 (11.0%)	579 (68.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	24.4	523^rd of 662 public high schools	21.0%		20.4	521^st of 641 public high schools	18.7%	2	38.3	54.0	38.3	45.5															$11,306	$836	$10,470
Moncure School	Public	K-8	600 Moncure School Road	Moncure	27559	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 542-3725	176	14	13.0	98.3%	98 (55.7%)	23 (13.1%)	44 (25.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	48.6	758^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.2%		44.8	837^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.8%	79					73.3	23.8	45.0	87.5	73.3	71.4	60.0	47.6	65.0	62.5	73.3	71.4	60.0	90.5	$11,877	$805	$11,072
Northwood High	Public	9-12	310 Northwood High School Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 542-4181	634	49	12.9	99.5%	387 (61.0%)	100 (15.8%)	94 (14.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (6.8%)	63.6	228^th of 662 public high schools	65.6%		58.2	239^th of 641 public high schools	62.7%	11	73.0	81.1	41.9	72.2															$9,555	$397	$9,159
Pittsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	375 Pittsboro School Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 542-3987	503	38	13.3	99.4%	275 (54.7%)	108 (21.5%)	74 (14.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	75	321^st of 1492 public elementary schools	78.5%		73.7	334^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.6%	13					70.7	73.9					66.7	69.3							$11,009	$698	$10,311
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%)	32	1055^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.3%		29.5	1096^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.4%	41					58.3	41.7	58.6				46.4	41.7	41.4				65.7		$11,423	$1,068	$10,354
Silk Hope School	Public	PK, KG-8	7945 Silk Hope Gum Springs Rd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 742-3911	281	21	13.1	98.9%	178 (63.3%)	19 (6.8%)	60 (21.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	75.2	315^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.9%		64	498^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.6%	183					82.6	82.8	74.2	62.2	66.7	50.0	69.6	69.0	61.3	59.5	59.3	67.9	77.4	71.4	$12,214	$733	$11,481
ONE Academy	Public	6-12	501 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 663-5899	35	5	7.0	91.4%	13 (37.1%)	14 (40.0%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (17.1%)	6.3	620^th of 662 public high schools	6.3%		7	609^th of 641 public high schools	5.0%	11		36.4	537.8	29.4															$98,377	$6,717	$91,661
Perry W Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2655 Hamlet Chapel Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 967-9925	262	20	12.8	98.9%	188 (71.8%)	19 (7.3%)	26 (9.9%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.6%)	83.5	196^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.9%		88.4	132^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	91.1%	64					82.0	78.3	81.1				66.0	67.4	78.4				81.1		$9,108	$369	$8,739
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%)	44.6	833^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	44.2%		24.2	1200^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.5%	367					69.9	60.2	76.3				37.0	40.9	42.1				71.1		$13,535	$1,342	$12,192
Chatham Early College	Public	9-12	501 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 663-5899	113	6	20.5	97.3%	65 (57.5%)	8 (7.1%)	30 (26.5%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	94.5	10^th of 662 public high schools	98.5%		96.1	8^th of 641 public high schools	98.8%	2	97.3	100.0	95.2	100.0															$2,517	$114	$2,403
Chatham Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Andrews Store Rd	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 642-7069	683	42	16.2	18.0%	496 (72.6%)	46 (6.7%)	81 (11.9%)	29 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	92.9	73^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	95.1%		89.6	113^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.4%	40					90.0	83.3	81.1				84.4	78.7	85.5				89.2
Seaforth High	Public	9-12	444 Seaforth Rd	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 642-7095	1,088	57	19.0	20.0%	720 (66.2%)	62 (5.7%)	216 (19.9%)	30 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	55 (5.1%)	75.7	158^th of 662 public high schools	76.1%		65.8	200^th of 641 public high schools	68.8%	42	76.5	85.6	54.2	85.4
Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	501 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(919) 663-5899	9	0		33.3%	8 (88.9%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Highfalls Elementary	Public	K-8	1220 NC Hwy 22	Bennett	27208	Chatham 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%)	69.6	424^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.6%		72.2	360^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.8%	64					82.4	81.1	87.8	62.1	60.5	76.9	55.9	56.8	58.5	51.7	65.1	80.8	75.6	88.5	$12,166	$832	$11,333

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