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Pittsboro Elementary

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Pittsboro Elementary ranks 321 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pittsboro Elementary is a PK-4 elementary school in Pittsboro, NC, serving 503 students in Chatham County Schools. The school earns a solid 4-star rating and ranks #321 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the top quarter statewide — on par with the district's own strong standing (Chatham County Schools is ranked 62nd of 246 districts). In its immediate geographic cluster, Pittsboro sits in the upper-middle tier: nearby Chatham Grove Elementary is the area's standout (95th percentile), while North Chatham Elementary (88th percentile) and Perry W Harrison Elementary (87th percentile) rank slightly higher, and J S Waters School and Moncure School rank below.

Academically, Pittsboro outperforms the state average in every grade and subject tested. Its strongest showing is in 4th-grade math, where roughly 74% of students score proficient — about 12 points above the state average. Fourth-grade reading is also consistently strong at around 69–70% proficiency. The school is especially effective with Hispanic students, who ranked in the top 5% statewide in the most recent year. Attendance is another bright spot: just 15.7% of students are chronically absent, compared to 21.4% for the district and 24.2% statewide, and that rate has improved three consecutive years. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.3 to 1, class sizes are relatively modest compared to nearby schools like Deep River Elementary (16.3 to 1) and Chatham Grove Elementary (16.2 to 1).

The biggest metric to watch is 3rd-grade reading, which has historically lagged well behind the school's own 4th-grade results. After two years in the low-to-mid 50s, it jumped to 66.7% in the most recent data — an encouraging improvement that needs to hold up over time. Note that Pittsboro's free/reduced lunch rate jumped from 41.8% to 99.4% in a single year; that almost certainly reflects a reporting change, not a sudden shift in the student population. Also keep in mind that because Pittsboro serves only PK-4, it has no 5th-grade EOG data like neighboring PK-5 schools, making its 4th-grade results especially important as an indicator of how students are progressing. Overall, Pittsboro Elementary is a strong, above-average neighborhood school that is managing the challenges of a high-poverty population effectively and gives families a dependable foundation for the early elementary years.

503

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 Pittsboro School Road
Pittsboro, NC 27312

(919) 542-3987

District: Chatham County Schools

Students who attend Pittsboro Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	George M. Horton Middle
High:	Northwood High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.7%

African American:

21.5%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg67%

North Carolina avg60%

321^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	75.0	321 of 1492	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	334 of 1490	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	284 of 1505	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	466 of 1502	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	505 of 1514	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	439 of 1489	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	393 of 1473	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	393 of 1434	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	74.9	328 of 1429	77.0%	★★★★☆
2016	69.3	408 of 1425	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	65.3	478 of 1440	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.8	651 of 1390	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.0	520 of 1403	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.5	732 of 1388	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	815 of 1381	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.6	790 of 1363	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.8	838 of 1354	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.7	742 of 1324	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.1	818 of 1293	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.7	827 of 1276	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	217 of 903	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	39.3	566 of 918	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	440 of 924	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	415 of 933	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	519 of 927	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.0	855 of 896	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	537 of 949	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	553 of 927	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	27.2	734 of 897	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	360 of 1447	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	305 of 1451	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	308 of 1455	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	517 of 1459	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	624 of 1458	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	457 of 1440	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	389 of 1424	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	515 of 1405	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	51 of 981	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	68.9	219 of 961	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	98 of 951	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	265 of 915	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	383 of 893	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	150 of 843	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	174 of 865	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	224 of 851	73.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	493 of 1434	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	494 of 1437	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	329 of 1450	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	561 of 1437	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	756 of 1366	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	775 of 1329	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	615 of 1361	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	740 of 1332	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	272 of 1451	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	387 of 1450	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	241 of 1464	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	371 of 1461	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	368 of 1464	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	413 of 1444	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	403 of 1430	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	286 of 1413	79.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	149 of 181	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	336 of 815	58.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	266 of 1146	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	217 of 1172	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	236 of 1166	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	370 of 1183	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	340 of 1194	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	256 of 1172	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	332 of 1183	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	125 of 1178	89.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile~ school

African American (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2018)18th percentile-54 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics72%+8 vs state

Reading68%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
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
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
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
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
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
Deep River Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 Deep River Rd	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 776-2722	557	34	16.3	96.8%	159 (28.5%)	86 (15.4%)	267 (47.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	51.8	695^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.4%		56.7	617^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.6%	78	73.1	70.4	67.0				50.5	53.1	46.0				62.0		$9,663	$1,381	$8,282
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	588	46	12.8	99.5%	313 (53.2%)	35 (6.0%)	175 (29.8%)	20 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	85.4	175^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.3%		83.1	202^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	86.4%	27	69.3	77.0	89.6				70.5	77.2	77.1				84.4		$10,576	$485	$10,091
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
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
Scroggs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Kildaire Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-7165	410	34	12.0	30.0%	212 (51.7%)	58 (14.1%)	56 (13.7%)	55 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	86	165^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.9%		74.5	325^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.2%	160	86.1	69.4	80.3				76.4	69.4	76.3				84.2		$13,218	$771	$12,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsboro Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pittsboro Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pittsboro Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : George M. Horton Middle
High : Northwood High

How many students attend Pittsboro Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Pittsboro Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pittsboro Elementary?

Students at Pittsboro Elementary are 55% White, 21% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Is Pittsboro Elementary a good school?

Pittsboro Elementary ranks 321^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pittsboro Elementary in?

Chatham County Schools

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