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Chatham Early College

Public Grades 9-12

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 99% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Chatham Early College is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Siler City, North Carolina, part of the Chatham County Schools district. This exceptional school has consistently ranked among the top 8 high schools in the state for the past 5 years, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chatham Early College significantly outperforms the Chatham County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in end-of-course test scores across all subjects, with a 95.6% proficiency rate in Biology compared to 54.3% for the district and 48.3% for the state. The school also demonstrates exceptional performance across various student subgroups, ranking within the top 30 schools in the state, often placing in the top 10 or 20. This indicates that Chatham Early College is effectively serving and supporting the academic achievement of all its students, regardless of their demographic or socioeconomic background.

Despite a relatively low spending per student of $2,517, Chatham Early College is able to achieve its exceptional academic performance, outperforming nearby high schools like Northwood High, Chatham Central High, and Jordan Matthews High. This suggests that the school is employing effective and innovative educational practices that could serve as a model for other schools in the state.

113

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,517

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Siler City, NC 27344

(919) 663-5899

District: Chatham County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

Hispanic:

26.5%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2021 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (98% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of North Carolina high schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chatham County Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school98%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg53%

8^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High 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	96.1	8 of 641	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	1 of 640	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	5 of 626	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	2 of 621	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	24 of 594	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	11 of 610	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	14 of 602	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	4 of 588	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	4 of 594	99.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	42 of 412	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	6 of 403	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	3 of 403	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	17 of 398	95.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	3 of 462	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	5 of 606	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	9 of 613	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	1 of 597	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	11 of 601	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	3 of 607	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	21 of 602	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	15 of 585	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	28 of 542	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	19 of 553	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	12 of 537	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	7 of 534	98.7%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)90th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II100%+40 vs state

Math III100%+34 vs state

Biology96%+47 vs state

Math I92%+58 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
ONE Academy	Public	6-12	501 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 663-5899	35	5	7.0	91.4%	13 (37.1%)	14 (40.0%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (17.1%)	7	609^th of 641 public high schools	5.0%					(n/a)	14.3	27.3			$98,377	$6,717	$91,661
Chatham Early College	Public	9-12	501 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 663-5899	113	6	20.5	97.3%	65 (57.5%)	8 (7.1%)	30 (26.5%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	96.1	8^th of 641 public high schools	98.8%		97.4	1^st of 640 public high schools	99.8%	7	95.6	100.0	92.3	100.0	$2,517	$114	$2,403
Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	501 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(919) 663-5899	9	0		33.3%	8 (88.9%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Jordan-Matthews High	Public	9-12	910 East Cardinal Street	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 742-2916	848	59	14.3	99.6%	139 (16.4%)	93 (11.0%)	579 (68.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	20.4	521^st of 641 public high schools	18.7%		19.6	520^th of 640 public high schools	18.8%	1	31.5	43.0	22.4	43.3	$11,306	$836	$10,470
Chatham Central High	Public	9-12	14950 NC Hwy 902 W	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 837-2251	320	31	10.3	99.1%	208 (65.0%)	20 (6.3%)	76 (23.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	63.6	209^th of 641 public high schools	67.4%		45.9	324^th of 640 public high schools	49.4%	115	51.5	65.7	59.5	73.2	$12,606	$549	$12,058
Eastern Randolph High School	Public	9-12	390 Eastern Randolph Rd	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 824-2351	586	36	16.0	99.3%	291 (49.7%)	57 (9.7%)	195 (33.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)	6.9	610^th of 641 public high schools	4.8%		10.2	590^th of 640 public high schools	7.8%	20	16.7	25.0	10.8	26.0	$10,181	$839	$9,342
Northwood High	Public	9-12	310 Northwood High School Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 542-4181	634	49	12.9	99.5%	387 (61.0%)	100 (15.8%)	94 (14.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (6.8%)	58.2	239^th of 641 public high schools	62.7%		59.3	238^th of 640 public high schools	62.8%	1	58.7	71.4	42.2	63.0	$9,555	$397	$9,159
Providence Grove High School	Public	9-12	5555 Mack Lineberry Rd	Climax	27233	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 685-0728	587	36	16.4	53.8%	432 (73.6%)	16 (2.7%)	101 (17.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	34.9	414^th of 641 public high schools	35.4%		22	500^th of 640 public high schools	21.9%	86	38.1	39.9	20.8	76.9	$9,290	$677	$8,613
North Moore High	Public	9-12	1504 North Moore Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 464-3105	605	29	20.8	99.3%	353 (58.3%)	34 (5.6%)	197 (32.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	38.4	389^th of 641 public high schools	39.3%		45.6	328^th of 640 public high schools	48.8%	61	43.9	46.0	31.0	67.4	$11,514	$738	$10,776
Southern Alamance High	Public	9-12	631 Southern High Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6400	1,148	61	18.7	49.8%	668 (58.2%)	143 (12.5%)	250 (21.8%)	22 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.3%)	32.9	425^th of 641 public high schools	33.7%		43	350^th of 640 public high schools	45.3%	75	42.6	45.5	19.9	63.8	$8,061	$590	$7,471

Frequently Asked Questions about Chatham Early College

What is the racial makeup of Chatham Early College?

Students at Chatham Early College are 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Chatham Early College a good school?

Yes! Chatham Early College is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 641 North Carolina high schools.

What district is Chatham Early College in?

Chatham County Schools

How many students attend Chatham Early College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 113 students attended Chatham Early College.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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