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Virginia Cross Elementary

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Virginia Cross Elementary ranks 833 rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

833^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Virginia Cross Elementary is a PK–5 school in Siler City, NC, serving 494 students as part of Chatham County Schools, a district ranked 62nd out of 246 in North Carolina with a 4-star rating. This is a high-poverty school: 99.4% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch. Virginia Cross itself earns 2 stars and ranks in the 44th percentile of the state's 1,492 elementary schools, up from the 19th percentile a year earlier. It maintains a favorable 12:1 student-teacher ratio and per-pupil spending of $13,535.

The school's academic profile shows one major challenge and one bright spot. Reading proficiency trails state and district averages at every grade: 37.0% of 3rd graders, 40.9% of 4th graders, and 42.1% of 5th graders read proficiently, lagging 16 to 25 points behind Chatham County Schools averages. Math, however, is near or above state averages, with 5th-grade math (76.3%) exceeding the district average (74.5%); science follows at 71.1% proficiency. Nearby comparisons add context: Bennett School, Silk Hope School, and J.S. Waters School serve similarly high-poverty populations yet rank in the 76th to 85th percentiles statewide, while Siler City Elementary, with nearly identical poverty rates, posts higher 3rd-grade reading scores than Virginia Cross. Poverty alone does not explain the reading gap—school-level practices matter.

There is also clear momentum. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 46.0% in 2020-21 to 19.0% in 2024-25, now below both the district and state averages. Statewide rankings for Hispanic, English Learner, and low-income students all reached the 70th percentile or higher in the latest year—notable achievements for a high-poverty school—and scores improved in every tested grade and subject in 2025-26. Still, the school has posted one-year jumps before, so another confirming year is needed. The clearest priority is early literacy: reading performance in grades K-3 remains the biggest barrier between Virginia Cross and the sustained long-term success that its math and science results suggest is within reach.

494

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

234 Cross School Road
Siler City, NC 27344

(919) 742-4279

District: Chatham County Schools

Students who attend Virginia Cross Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chatham Middle
High:	Jordan-Matthews High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

African American:

20.0%

White:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Reading scores 16 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg69%

North Carolina avg61%

833^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 44% (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	44.6	833 of 1492	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	1200 of 1490	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1113 of 1505	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1140 of 1502	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	931 of 1514	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1292 of 1489	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	987 of 1473	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1170 of 1434	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	1209 of 1429	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	1219 of 1425	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	1263 of 1440	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.5	1178 of 1390	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.1	1289 of 1403	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.3	1166 of 1388	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.1	1159 of 1381	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.9	1171 of 1363	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	1235 of 1354	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	1196 of 1324	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	457 of 903	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	575 of 918	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	620 of 924	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	820 of 933	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	75.1	137 of 927	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	20.7	799 of 896	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	770 of 949	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	530 of 927	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	29.2	494 of 646	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	609 of 878	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	153 of 519	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	53.1	205 of 563	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	202 of 533	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	194 of 514	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	113 of 485	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	41.4	193 of 385	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	71 of 497	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.0	189 of 421	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	715 of 1447	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.1	1100 of 1451	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	942 of 1455	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1216 of 1459	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	927 of 1458	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1281 of 1440	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1077 of 1424	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1171 of 1405	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	51.5	416 of 582	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	484 of 494	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	387 of 612	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	289 of 981	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	41.7	582 of 961	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	569 of 951	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	512 of 915	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	370 of 893	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	608 of 843	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.3	292 of 865	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	500 of 851	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	60.7	12 of 30	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	432 of 1434	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	39.6	923 of 1437	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	894 of 1450	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	888 of 1437	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	494 of 1366	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.6	971 of 1329	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	502 of 1361	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	752 of 1332	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	941 of 1451	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.6	1222 of 1450	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1246 of 1464	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1044 of 1461	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	864 of 1464	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1205 of 1444	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	848 of 1430	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1126 of 1413	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	525 of 815	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	565 of 821	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	418 of 801	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2019)60th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)29th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2021)24th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+3 vs state

Mathematics68%+5 vs state

Reading40%-16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia Cross Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Virginia Cross Elementary?

Students at Virginia Cross Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 20% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Virginia Cross Elementary in?

Chatham County Schools

What schools do graduates of Virginia Cross Elementary attend?

Students who attend Virginia Cross Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chatham Middle
High : Jordan-Matthews High

How many students attend Virginia Cross Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Virginia Cross Elementary.

Is Virginia Cross Elementary a good school?

Virginia Cross Elementary ranks 833^rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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