Schools in Zip Code 27207

ZIP code 27207 contains just one school: Chatham Central High, a public high school in Bear Creek, NC, serving grades 9–12 and part of Chatham County Schools. With 320 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.3, this is a small school where 99% of students are eligible for free/reduced lunch, placing it in a high-poverty, rural context.

Chatham Central stands out for beating the state average in every EOC subject tested across the last two school years. Most notably, its Math I proficiency rate reached 71.4% in 2025–2026, far above the state’s 42.1% and the district’s 49.5%. Its graduation rate of 93.6% also exceeds both the district (92.3%) and state (88.8%) averages. The school’s statewide ranking has improved from a 2-star, 49th-percentile spot in 2023–2024 to a 3-star, 66th-percentile ranking in 2025–2026, solidly above the median for North Carolina high schools. Gains from the prior year include +12 percentage points in Biology and +11.9 in Math I, reflecting positive momentum across most subjects.

The main challenge is chronic absenteeism, which affects 23.1% of students—better than the state average of 24.2% but worse than the district’s 21.4%. Chatham Central also trails its district in Biology and English II proficiency, although it remains ahead of the state in both subjects. Given the exceptionally high poverty rate, the school’s strong graduation rate and math achievement are notable, but reducing absenteeism and closing the gap with the district in English and science would help more students succeed.