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Perry W Harrison Elementary

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Perry W Harrison Elementary ranks 196 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Perry W Harrison Elementary is a small pre-K–5 school in Pittsboro, NC, serving 262 students in Chatham County Schools. Despite its modest size, it has been one of the region's steadiest high performers, earning 4 or 5 stars in nearly every reporting year over the past decade. For 2025-2026, the school ranks 196th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — an 87th-percentile, 4-star result — following a 2024-2025 year in which it ranked 132nd (91st percentile, 5 stars). Even during the pandemic-disrupted 2020-2021 year, it remained above average at the 78th percentile before rebounding to the 92nd percentile for two consecutive years.

The school's end-of-grade test scores beat both district and state averages in every grade and subject in the most recent year. Fifth-grade reading is especially strong: 78.4% of students scored proficient versus 55.3% statewide. These results are particularly notable given the school's high reported economic need — its Low Socio-Economic Status subgroup ranked at the 92nd percentile statewide in both 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, essentially matching the school's overall performance. Attendance is another asset: chronic absenteeism was 16.7% in 2024-2025, well below the district's 21.4% and the state's 24.2%. The school's reported free/reduced-price lunch rate jumped to 98.85% recently, but this appears to reflect a change in meal reporting rather than a sudden shift in the student population.

Parents weighing nearby options will find this school competitive with middle-tier schools in the higher-ranked Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district, such as Carrboro Elementary (rank 171) and McDougle Elementary (rank 280). Within Chatham County, Chatham Grove Elementary, about 2.5 miles away, ranks higher at 73rd with a far lower reported poverty rate, while North Chatham Elementary sits just ahead at 175th and Pittsboro Elementary trails at 321st. The school also achieves these results while spending less per pupil than many neighboring schools, making it a compelling example of a high-performing, high-need school.

262

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

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 — 89th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (76% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg69%

North Carolina avg61%

196^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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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	83.5	196 of 1492	86.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	84.1	169 of 1447	88.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	76.0	291 of 1451	79.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	68.1	346 of 1146	69.8%	★★★☆☆
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

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

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2019)78th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-17 vs school

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

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

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science81%+13 vs state

Mathematics80%+17 vs state

Reading70%+14 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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	72.8	363^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	75.7%		76	305^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.5%	58	70.9	68.6	72.3				64.0	68.6	69.9				72.3		$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%)	85.5	171^st of 1492 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.1	216^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.5%	45	82.7	81.5	77.0				72.8	79.0	72.7				76.1		$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%)	76.9	280^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.2%		79.4	253^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	83.0%	27	72.0	69.8	77.0				68.8	68.6	68.9				77.0		$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%)	51.8	697^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.3%		46.8	808^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.8%	111	72.6	65.5	54.8				59.7	63.8	53.4				53.4		$14,816	$528	$14,288

Frequently Asked Questions about Perry W Harrison Elementary

What district is Perry W Harrison Elementary in?

Chatham County Schools

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

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.

Is Perry W Harrison Elementary a good school?

Perry W Harrison Elementary ranks 196^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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