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Jordan-Matthews High

Public Grades 9-12

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 21% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Jordan-Matthews High is a large, traditional public high school in Siler City, NC, serving roughly 848 students in grades 9–12 within Chatham County Schools. While the district overall ranks in the top quarter of North Carolina districts with 4 stars, Jordan-Matthews is a clear outlier: it ranks 523 out of 662 North Carolina high schools, placing it in the 21st percentile with a 1-star rating — a pattern that has persisted for five consecutive years.

The school's most striking warning sign is chronic absenteeism. In 2024-25, 56.6% of students were chronically absent, more than double the state rate of 24.2% and far above same-district peers Northwood High (15.7%) and Chatham Central High (23.1%). Academic proficiency trails state averages in nearly every subject: just 38.3% of students are proficient in Biology and 45.5% in Math III, compared with state averages of 58.5% and 68.9%. The graduation rate of 86.3% falls below the state average of 88.8% and well below Northwood's 93.9% and Chatham Central's 93.6%. The school serves a predominantly low-income community, with a free/reduced lunch rate near 99.65%. However, nearby schools with similar poverty levels — including Northwood, Chatham Central, and Chatham Early College — achieve far stronger results, suggesting that poverty alone does not explain the performance gap.

There are some encouraging signs. English II proficiency has climbed from 34.8% in 2022-23 to 54.0% in 2025-26, and the graduation rate has improved from 83.2% to 86.3% over the same period. Subgroup data show important differences: White and African American students perform near or above the statewide median for their groups, while Hispanic students, English learners, students with disabilities, and low-income students are served far less effectively. Even the school's gifted and talented students rank in the 7th percentile statewide, suggesting possible gaps in advanced coursework and enrichment. The clearest priorities for Jordan-Matthews are reducing chronic absenteeism, strengthening math and science instruction, and providing more targeted support for English learners and students with disabilities.

848

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,306

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 East Cardinal Street
Siler City, NC 27344

(919) 742-2916

District: Chatham County Schools

Feeder schools for Jordan-Matthews High:

Elementary:	Siler City Elementary
	Silk Hope School
	Virginia Cross Elementary
Middle:	Chatham Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

16.4%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (57% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg60%

523^rd of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Chatham County Schools

62^nd of 246Chatham 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
2026	24.4	523 of 662	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	521 of 641	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	520 of 640	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	506 of 626	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	511 of 621	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	466 of 594	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	331 of 514	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	375 of 469	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	357 of 476	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.6	314 of 507	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.3	307 of 531	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.1	262 of 451	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.0	298 of 505	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.8	333 of 502	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.0	286 of 506	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.9	347 of 499	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.3	319 of 490	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.2	286 of 477	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.9	290 of 453	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.0	267 of 431	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	231 of 450	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.8	414 of 440	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	363 of 437	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	392 of 434	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	346 of 430	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	168 of 364	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	271 of 369	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	320 of 359	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	32.1	225 of 334	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	78 of 364	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	13.6	345 of 349	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	262 of 289	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	232 of 273	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	160 of 262	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	209 of 226	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	111 of 124	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	106 of 173	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	498 of 629	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	494 of 610	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	509 of 602	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	475 of 588	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	501 of 594	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	370 of 475	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	335 of 475	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	408 of 449	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	377 of 407	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	381 of 412	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	389 of 403	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	355 of 403	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	314 of 398	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	279 of 337	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	292 of 325	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	98 of 100	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	389 of 474	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	374 of 462	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	357 of 454	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	364 of 449	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	378 of 436	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	266 of 370	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	229 of 354	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.6	310 of 340	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	29.4	32 of 45	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.6	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	469 of 620	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	491 of 606	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	457 of 613	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	463 of 597	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	405 of 544	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	262 of 432	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	251 of 446	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	330 of 424	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	505 of 624	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	515 of 601	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	484 of 607	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	509 of 602	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	492 of 585	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	380 of 481	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	319 of 488	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	348 of 463	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	193 of 261	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	340 of 372	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	271 of 352	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	257 of 349	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	228 of 551	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.4	305 of 542	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	429 of 553	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	437 of 537	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	438 of 534	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	385 of 439	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	202 of 444	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	155 of 427	63.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)59th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2021)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2023)29th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)26th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II54%-11 vs state

Math III45%-23 vs state

Biology38%-20 vs state

Math I38%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 10, 2019

The scores may not suggest this but I believe JM is trying to get better as a school that focuses more on the students. That effort alone is worth a good review. Maybe not all students feel safe and welcomed but it will probably be better in the future. Close Quote

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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)
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 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
Eastern Randolph High School	Public	9-12	390 Eastern Randolph Rd	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 824-2351	586	36	16.0	99.3%	291 (49.7%)	57 (9.7%)	195 (33.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)	8.5	611^th of 662 public high schools	7.7%		6.9	610^th of 641 public high schools	4.8%	1	30.9	37.5	9.0	34.4	$10,181	$839	$9,342
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
Providence Grove High School	Public	9-12	5555 Mack Lineberry Rd	Climax	27233	Guilford County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 685-0728	587	36	16.4	53.8%	432 (73.6%)	16 (2.7%)	101 (17.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	32.5	458^th of 662 public high schools	30.8%		34.9	414^th of 641 public high schools	35.4%	44	48.5	55.6	20.7	64.6	$9,290	$677	$8,613
North Moore High	Public	9-12	1504 North Moore Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 464-3105	605	29	20.8	99.3%	353 (58.3%)	34 (5.6%)	197 (32.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	46.2	354^th of 662 public high schools	46.5%		38.4	389^th of 641 public high schools	39.3%	35	73.5	58.0	47.1	60.5	$11,514	$738	$10,776
Southern Alamance High	Public	9-12	631 Southern High Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6400	1,148	61	18.7	49.8%	668 (58.2%)	143 (12.5%)	250 (21.8%)	22 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.3%)	32.2	464^th of 662 public high schools	29.9%		32.9	425^th of 641 public high schools	33.7%	39	54.0	51.1	39.0	55.1	$8,061	$590	$7,471

Frequently Asked Questions about Jordan-Matthews High

What is the racial makeup of Jordan-Matthews High?

Students at Jordan-Matthews High are 68% Hispanic, 16% White, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Jordan-Matthews High a good school?

Jordan-Matthews High ranks in the bottom 21.0% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Jordan-Matthews High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 848 students attended Jordan-Matthews High.

What schools feed into Jordan-Matthews High?

Jordan-Matthews High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Siler City Elementary
Elementary : Silk Hope School
Elementary : Virginia Cross Elementary
Middle : Chatham Middle

What district is Jordan-Matthews High in?

Chatham County Schools

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