Chatham County Schools

Summary:

The Chatham County Schools district in North Carolina consists of 21 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 7 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 67 out of 242 in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several standout schools emerge from the data, including Chatham Early College, which is ranked 1st out of 640 North Carolina high schools and has a 5-star rating. This school has exceptional test scores, with 100% proficiency in key subject areas. Chatham Grove Elementary and Margaret B. Pollard Middle also stand out, with 5-star and 4-star ratings respectively and strong performance on state assessments. In contrast, schools like Jordan Matthews High and Siler City Elementary struggle, performing well below state averages.

The data reveals significant socioeconomic diversity across the district, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 18% at Chatham Grove Elementary to 93% at Virginia Cross Elementary. This disparity in student demographics appears to correlate with academic performance, suggesting that addressing equity and access to quality education should be a priority for the Chatham County Schools district.

District Detail

468 Renaissance Drive
Pittsboro, NC 27312

(919) 542-3626

SchoolDigger Rank:
67^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 9,023

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
George M. Horton Middle	Public	5-8	79 Horton Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 542-2303	381	23	16.6	39.1%	217 (57.0%)	68 (17.8%)	58 (15.2%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	76.1	160^th of 793 public middle schools	79.8%		66.6	230^th of 784 public middle schools	70.7%	70							66.3	55.6	68.9	67.1			64.1	51.5	70.8	64.7	67.4	81.2	$9,575	$632	$8,943
Pittsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	375 Pittsboro School Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 542-3987	510	36	14.1	41.8%	272 (53.3%)	101 (19.8%)	81 (15.9%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)	77.9	284^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.1%		67.1	466^th of 1502 public elementary schools	69.0%	182					75.0	69.6					54.2	70.7							$11,009	$698	$10,311
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	875	58	15.0	79.8%	145 (16.6%)	105 (12.0%)	586 (67.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.2%)	19.6	520^th of 640 public high schools	18.8%		20.2	506^th of 626 public high schools	19.2%	14	35.5	44.7	30.3	18.9															$11,306	$836	$10,470
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	21	9	2.3	81.0%	10 (47.6%)	4 (19.0%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (23.8%)								(n/a)																			$98,377	$6,717	$91,661
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	105	0		40.0%	62 (59.0%)	9 (8.6%)	26 (24.8%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	97.4	1^st of 640 public high schools	99.8%		96.3	5^th of 626 public high schools	99.2%	4	100.0	100.0	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	687	40	17.0	17.9%	514 (74.8%)	33 (4.8%)	85 (12.4%)	30 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	87.9	144^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.4%		92.9	80^th of 1502 public elementary schools	94.7%	64					76.4	79.2	73.8				72.1	72.8	78.5				80.4
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	240	17	13.8	28.8%	175 (72.9%)	15 (6.3%)	25 (10.4%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.1%)	81.1	225^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.0%		89.7	113^th of 1502 public elementary schools	92.5%	112					55.2	78.0	77.8				55.2	68.0	80.6				86.1		$9,108	$369	$8,739
North Chatham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3380 Lystra Road	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 967-3094	623	44	14.2	33.7%	336 (53.9%)	39 (6.3%)	189 (30.3%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	81.3	221^st of 1505 public elementary schools	85.3%		76.8	291^st of 1502 public elementary schools	80.6%	70					67.4	77.7	75.8				58.7	68.9	69.8				78.9		$10,576	$485	$10,091
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	461	40	11.5	97.0%	25 (5.4%)	86 (18.7%)	329 (71.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	29.3	1113^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.0%		26.9	1140^th of 1502 public elementary schools	24.1%	27					54.5	34.1	61.6				26.0	29.3	30.1				71.2		$13,535	$1,342	$12,192
Margaret B. Pollard Middle	Public	6-8	185 Granite Mill Blvd.	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 969-0070	742	41	18.2	21.8%	494 (66.6%)	46 (6.2%)	128 (17.3%)	17 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	50 (6.7%)	85.2	97^th of 793 public middle schools	87.8%		86.6	86^th of 784 public middle schools	89.0%	11								74.3	73.1	58.3				72.2	66.7	75.0		80.9	$8,507	$455	$8,052
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	511	33	15.2	91.4%	51 (10.0%)	63 (12.3%)	376 (73.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	20.8	651^st of 793 public middle schools	17.9%		35.5	503^rd of 784 public middle schools	35.8%	148								37.7	17.9	43.0				34.6	23.7	40.9		35.4	$10,233	$1,267	$8,966
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	631	45	14.0	87.6%	82 (13.0%)	100 (15.8%)	423 (67.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	20.2	1280^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.0%		33.7	1026^th of 1502 public elementary schools	31.7%	254					50.5	39.4	41.6				25.7	39.4	37.2				43.4		$11,423	$1,068	$10,354
Northwood High	Public	9-12	310 Northwood High School Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 542-4181	702	55	12.8	32.8%	418 (59.5%)	116 (16.5%)	108 (15.4%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	59.3	238^th of 640 public high schools	62.8%		51.3	279^th of 626 public high schools	55.4%	41	62.9	75.4	46.3	53.8															$9,555	$397	$9,159
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	277	22	12.7	52.7%	188 (67.9%)	15 (5.4%)	53 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	66.8	459^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.5%		63	532^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	64.6%	73					88.5	61.3	60.0	44.0	32.1	50.0	69.2	54.8	53.3	56.0	32.1	59.4	76.7	81.3	$12,214	$733	$11,481
Bonlee School	Public	K-8	152 Bonlee School Road	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 837-5316	294	22	13.5	64.3%	207 (70.4%)	28 (9.5%)	50 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	45.4	828^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.0%		35.4	999^th of 1502 public elementary schools	33.5%	171					62.5	54.8	63.2	47.8	50.0	50.0	40.0	41.9	50.0	45.7	33.3	58.8	66.7	82.4	$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	326	31	10.4	59.8%	210 (64.4%)	20 (6.1%)	80 (24.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	45.9	324^th of 640 public high schools	49.4%		44.9	325^th of 626 public high schools	48.1%	1	50.0	57.1	46.3	56.5															$12,606	$549	$12,058
Moncure School	Public	K-8	600 Moncure School Road	Moncure	27559	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 542-3725	184	14	13.4	46.7%	107 (58.2%)	24 (13.0%)	40 (21.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	47.2	795^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.2%		53.3	712^th of 1502 public elementary schools	52.6%	83					72.7	40.0	45.0	36.8	41.7	44.0	45.5	40.0	55.0	68.4	58.3	72.0	60.0	88.0	$11,877	$805	$11,072
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	208	15	13.6	63.9%	130 (62.5%)	29 (13.9%)	33 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)	65.3	483^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	67.9%		74.4	335^th of 1502 public elementary schools	77.7%	148					62.5	79.3	76.2	55.0	29.6	55.2	25.0	65.5	52.4	55.0	29.6	65.5	81.0	75.9	$12,630	$1,275	$11,355
Seaforth High	Public	9-12	444 Seaforth Rd	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 642-7095	1,035	52	19.8	25.6%	664 (64.2%)	75 (7.2%)	205 (19.8%)	27 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.0%)	65.1	204^th of 640 public high schools	68.1%					(n/a)	74.1	77.3	37.7	60.7
Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	14950 NC Hwy 902 W	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(919) 837-2251	28	0		32.1%	22 (78.6%)	5 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)								(n/a)
Bennett School	Public	PK, KG-8	61 Randolph Street	Bennett	27208	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 581-3586	182	16	11.7	55.5%	153 (84.1%)	3 (1.6%)	20 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	74.4	333^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	77.9%		84.1	181^st of 1502 public elementary schools	87.9%	152					79.2	56.5	62.5	54.5	61.1	68.8	58.3	73.9	66.7	63.6	77.8	56.3	75.0	93.8	$15,427	$1,231	$14,197

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moore County Schools	5.36 mi	24	62^nd
Randolph County School System	7.01 mi	32	165^th
Chatham Charter	13.03 mi	1
Uwharrie Charter Academy	16.61 mi	2
Asheboro City Schools	16.66 mi	8	198^th

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