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Perry W Harrison Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Perry W Harrison Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Pittsboro, North Carolina, serving 240 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Chatham County Schools district.

Perry W Harrison Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency, ranking in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the district and state in mathematics (78.6% for 3rd grade, 76.3% for 4th grade, and 81.8% for 5th grade) and reading (64.3% for 3rd grade, 81.6% for 4th grade, and 70.5% for 5th grade). The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 84.1% was also notably higher than the district (67.1%) and state (62%) averages. Perry W Harrison Elementary's performance is particularly strong compared to other Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, often exceeding the test scores of those schools.

Despite serving a student population with varying socioeconomic backgrounds, Perry W Harrison Elementary has been able to maintain its high academic performance, suggesting effective strategies for supporting students from diverse backgrounds. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.5 to 14 students per teacher, may also contribute to its success. Overall, Perry W Harrison Elementary is a standout institution in the region, consistently outperforming its peers and providing a high-quality education for its students.

262

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,108

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2655 Hamlet Chapel Road
Pittsboro, NC 27312

(919) 967-9925

District: Chatham County Schools

Students who attend Perry W Harrison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Margaret B. Pollard Middle
High:	Northwood High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (77% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chatham County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg57%

132^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the Chatham County Schools

72^nd of 242Chatham 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
2025	88.4	132 of 1490	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	225 of 1505	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	113 of 1502	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	116 of 1514	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.9	334 of 1489	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	148 of 1473	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	124 of 1434	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	84.7	156 of 1429	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	85.3	151 of 1425	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.1	170 of 1440	88.2%	★★★★☆
2014	81.4	220 of 1390	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	82.6	196 of 1403	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	71.2	375 of 1388	73.0%	★★★★☆
2011	67.2	465 of 1381	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.0	333 of 1363	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	73.9	319 of 1354	76.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.2	282 of 1324	78.7%	★★★★☆
2007	67.2	404 of 1293	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	81.9	149 of 1276	88.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	88.7	53 of 949	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	101 of 1451	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	163 of 1455	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	93 of 1459	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	64 of 1458	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	73.2	310 of 1440	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	96 of 1424	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	74 of 1405	94.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	467 of 710	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.8	72 of 669	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	65 of 582	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	39.0	392 of 494	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.1	39 of 612	93.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	69.9	194 of 865	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	332 of 851	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	122 of 1437	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	111 of 1450	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	48.4	720 of 1361	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	528 of 1332	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	174 of 1450	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	353 of 1464	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	133 of 1461	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	188 of 1464	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	388 of 1444	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	185 of 1430	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	179 of 1413	87.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	56.9	45 of 103	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	25 of 86	70.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	283 of 1172	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	317 of 1166	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	82 of 1183	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	142 of 1194	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	375 of 1172	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	174 of 1183	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	118 of 1178	90.0%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2019)94th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2019)78th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)56th percentile-34 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)34th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science84%+22 vs state

Mathematics79%+18 vs state

Reading72%+19 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

POOR leadership and terribly overcrowded. District is aware and chooses to turn a blind eye. Put your kids here if you want free babysitting otherwise avoid at all cost!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	88.4	132^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	91.1%		81.1	225^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.0%	93	78.6	76.3	81.8				64.3	81.6	70.5				84.1		$9,108	$369	$8,739
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%)	53.3	685^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.0%		53.4	691^st of 1505 public elementary schools	54.1%	6	50.0	52.9	55.9	52.4	63.6	52.4	67.6	64.7	52.9	66.7	68.2	57.1	52.9	57.1
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%)	89.6	113^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.4%		87.9	144^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.4%	31	81.0	77.2	76.5				68.3	83.2	78.6				81.1
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%)	73.7	334^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.6%		77.9	284^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.1%	50	69.4	71.4					52.9	70.4							$11,009	$698	$10,311
North Chatham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3380 Lystra Road	Chapel Hill	27517	Chatham 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%)	83.1	202^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	86.4%		81.3	221^st of 1505 public elementary schools	85.3%	19	70.6	77.9	78.6				65.7	75.8	68.9				72.5		$10,576	$485	$10,091
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%)	74.5	325^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.2%		86.1	167^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.9%	158	66.2	72.0	70.3				58.8	69.3	67.2				67.2		$13,218	$771	$12,446
FPG Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	101 Smith Level Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 942-6491	536	40	13.2	36.4%	206 (38.4%)	20 (3.7%)	275 (51.3%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	76	305^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.5%		64	510^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.1%	205	70.5	68.7	65.3				60.3	73.5	64.0				73.3		$11,908	$501	$11,407
Carrboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Shelton St	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 968-3652	515	40	12.8	32.6%	286 (55.5%)	17 (3.3%)	174 (33.8%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	82.1	216^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.5%		75.2	323^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	78.5%	107	76.8	75.0	70.1				67.1	72.3	66.7				74.7		$13,407	$564	$12,843
McDougle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	890 Old Fayetteville Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 969-2435	497	39	12.9	31.4%	281 (56.5%)	76 (15.3%)	90 (18.1%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	79.4	253^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	83.0%		85.6	170^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.7%	83	75.0	71.6	76.8				56.5	71.6	67.4				71.6		$12,936	$505	$12,431
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Caldwell St	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 918-2220	412	32	12.9	52.9%	172 (41.7%)	110 (26.7%)	50 (12.1%)	51 (12.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	46.8	808^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.8%		38.6	961^st of 1505 public elementary schools	36.1%	153	64.5	51.3	53.8				56.5	51.3	51.3				53.8		$14,816	$528	$14,288

Frequently Asked Questions about Perry W Harrison Elementary

What district is Perry W Harrison Elementary in?

Chatham County Schools

Is Perry W Harrison Elementary a good school?

Yes. Perry W Harrison Elementary ranks in the top 8.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Perry W Harrison Elementary?

Students at Perry W Harrison Elementary are 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Perry W Harrison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Perry W Harrison Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Perry W Harrison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Perry W Harrison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Margaret B. Pollard Middle
High : Northwood High

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