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Siler City Elementary

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Siler City Elementary ranks 1055 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1055^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Siler City Elementary, a PK–5 school in Siler City, NC, serves 591 students as part of Chatham County Schools. The district itself is strong — ranked 62nd of 246 in North Carolina with a 4-star rating. Siler City Elementary, however, currently ranks 1,055th of 1,492 elementary schools statewide (1-star, 29th percentile), making it the lowest-performing school in its nearby Chatham County peer group.

The school serves an exceptionally high-need population: 99.49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the highest rate among surrounding schools. Academic proficiency lags district and state averages in nearly every grade and subject — for example, 4th-grade math is 41.7% proficient versus 68.1% for Chatham County Schools, and 5th-grade reading is 41.4% versus 65.0% districtwide. Reading across grades 3–5 is the most urgent challenge, with roughly 55–60% of students below grade level. Nearby elementary schools with similar poverty rates tell a hopeful story: Bennett School (85th percentile), Silk Hope School (79th percentile), and Virginia Cross Elementary — just 3 miles away — all outperform Siler City Elementary by substantial margins, which suggests school-level strategies, not simply community poverty, can move the needle.

On a positive note, the school has been rebounding from its post-pandemic low. Its percentile rank has risen for two straight years (15th to 26th to 29th), 3rd-grade reading jumped from 25.7% to 46.4% in two years, and 5th-grade science proficiency (65.7%) now sits near the state average. Chronic absenteeism, at 20.6%, is better than the district (21.4%) and state (24.2%), and the student-teacher ratio is a low 12.2:1. Hispanic students (56th percentile) and low-income students (47th percentile) perform well relative to their statewide peers. However, concerns remain: special education students rank in the 20th percentile, gifted students in the 10th, and the African American subgroup's ranking dropped sharply from the 63rd to 11th percentile in one year — findings that merit investigation.

591

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

671 Ellington Road
Siler City, NC 27344

(919) 663-2032

District: Chatham County Schools

Students who attend Siler City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chatham Middle
High:	Jordan-Matthews High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.2%

African American:

15.4%

White:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 61% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg69%

North Carolina avg61%

1,055^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 29% (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	32.0	1055 of 1492	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	1096 of 1490	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1280 of 1505	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1026 of 1502	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	762 of 1514	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	885 of 1489	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	594 of 1473	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	672 of 1434	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.2	943 of 1429	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.0	1175 of 1425	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.3	1104 of 1440	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	1010 of 1390	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	1136 of 1403	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.7	1034 of 1388	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.6	927 of 1381	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.8	1012 of 1363	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.0	835 of 1354	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	15.7	1180 of 1324	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.0	1221 of 1293	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.6	1187 of 1276	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	802 of 903	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.1	338 of 918	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	508 of 924	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	590 of 933	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	487 of 927	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	363 of 896	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	349 of 949	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	418 of 927	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	36.5	386 of 634	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	370 of 646	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	432 of 878	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	501 of 897	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	331 of 519	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.6	516 of 563	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	405 of 533	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.1	101 of 514	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	46 of 485	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	60.7	85 of 385	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	77 of 497	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	137 of 421	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	1102 of 1447	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	1012 of 1451	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1172 of 1455	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1085 of 1459	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.0	712 of 1458	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	764 of 1440	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	528 of 1424	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	788 of 1405	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	638 of 710	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	650 of 669	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	440 of 500	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	459 of 494	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	398 of 612	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	435 of 981	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.4	569 of 961	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	664 of 951	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	342 of 915	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	173 of 893	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	275 of 843	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	106 of 865	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	178 of 851	79.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	90.5	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	756 of 1434	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	788 of 1437	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1079 of 1450	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.5	707 of 1437	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	266 of 1366	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	457 of 1329	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	184 of 1361	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	233 of 1332	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	984 of 1451	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	1119 of 1450	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1286 of 1464	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	935 of 1461	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	780 of 1464	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	932 of 1444	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	656 of 1430	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	561 of 1413	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	652 of 815	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	610 of 821	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	666 of 801	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	445 of 1146	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.3	761 of 1172	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1002 of 1166	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1048 of 1183	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	893 of 1194	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	759 of 1172	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	547 of 1183	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	558 of 1178	52.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2018)88th percentile+34 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science66%~ state avg

Mathematics53%-10 vs state

Reading43%-13 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
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
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
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
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
Coleridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	4528 NC Hwy 22 South	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 628-8292	273	18	15.6	98.9%	157 (57.5%)	10 (3.7%)	92 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	37.1	960^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.7%		25.5	1171^st of 1490 public elementary schools	21.4%	211	67.6	44.4	55.0				51.4	44.4	37.5				70.0		$10,652	$1,597	$9,055
Ramseur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6755 Jordan Road	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 824-4106	346	26	13.3	99.1%	112 (32.4%)	38 (11.0%)	154 (44.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.3%)	18.4	1311^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.1%		17.9	1317^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.6%	6	51.7	50.0	48.9				32.8	41.7	38.3				44.7		$11,800	$2,077	$9,723
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 N Fayetteville St	Liberty	27298	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 622-2253	411	26	15.8	99.3%	212 (51.6%)	29 (7.1%)	132 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	25.1	1188^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.4%		26.9	1137^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.7%	51	48.5	59.7	54.8				25.8	41.7	37.0				57.5		$9,681	$1,463	$8,218
Sylvan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7718 Sylvan Road	Snow Camp	27349	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 376-3350	298	19	15.7	99.0%	211 (70.8%)	14 (4.7%)	49 (16.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	14.9	1365^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.5%		20.4	1275^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.4%	90	48.9	35.8	44.2				24.4	39.6	46.5				44.2		$11,874	$1,471	$10,403
Franklinville Elementary School	Public	K-5	162 Pine St	Franklinville	27248	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 824-2306	272	20	13.6	98.9%	175 (64.3%)	5 (1.8%)	70 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	51.6	702^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	52.9%		67	446^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.1%	256	79.5	57.8	58.5				64.1	42.2	52.8				67.9		$10,355	$1,462	$8,893
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Siler City Elementary

What district is Siler City Elementary in?

Chatham County Schools

What schools do graduates of Siler City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Siler City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chatham Middle
High : Jordan-Matthews High

What is the racial makeup of Siler City Elementary?

Students at Siler City Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Siler City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Siler City Elementary.

Is Siler City Elementary a good school?

Siler City Elementary ranks 1055^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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