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Chatham Grove Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Chatham Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in Pittsboro, North Carolina, serving 687 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Chatham County Schools district, which is ranked 72 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Chatham Grove Elementary consistently ranks among the top 100 elementary schools in North Carolina, with strong academic performance across subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 81% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 64.1% statewide and 67.5% in the Chatham County district. The school's reading and science proficiency rates are also impressive, with 83.2% of 4th-grade students and 81.1% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better, respectively. Chatham Grove's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as African American and female students, though the school's Hispanic and low-income students have relatively weaker outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools, Chatham Grove Elementary outperforms Pittsboro Elementary and North Chatham Elementary in most academic areas, but the nearby Perry W. Harrison Elementary school also demonstrates strong performance, with several metrics on par with or exceeding Chatham Grove's. The school's consistently high ranking and performance over the past several years, along with its relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending, suggest that it is providing a quality education to its students.

683

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Andrews Store Rd
Pittsboro, NC 27312

(919) 642-7069

District: Chatham County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.6%

Hispanic:

11.9%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2021 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (78% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg57%

113^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2021

From top 11% (2021) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	89.6	113 of 1490	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	144 of 1505	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	80 of 1502	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	82 of 1514	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	167 of 1489	88.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	18 of 918	98.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	55.1	202 of 634	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	100 of 1451	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	160 of 1455	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	50 of 1459	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	74 of 1458	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	115 of 1440	92.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	62.7	220 of 582	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	154 of 500	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	288 of 494	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	309 of 961	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	344 of 951	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.2	110 of 915	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	210 of 893	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	243 of 843	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	848 of 1437	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	769 of 1450	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.0	445 of 1437	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	804 of 1366	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	451 of 1329	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	171 of 1450	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	127 of 1464	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	101 of 1461	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	83 of 1464	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	225 of 1444	84.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	127 of 821	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	244 of 801	69.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	173 of 1172	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	158 of 1166	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	79 of 1183	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	93 of 1194	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	77.3	223 of 1172	81.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)98th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)62nd percentile-32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+19 vs state

Mathematics78%+17 vs state

Reading76%+24 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chatham Grove Elementary

How many students attend Chatham Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended Chatham Grove Elementary.

Is Chatham Grove Elementary a good school?

Yes. Chatham Grove Elementary ranks in the top 7.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chatham Grove Elementary?

Students at Chatham Grove Elementary are 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Chatham Grove Elementary in?

Chatham County Schools

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