Best Public Schools in Chatham County, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	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
George M. Horton Middle	Public	5-8	79 Horton Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 542-2303	381	23	16.6	39.1%	217 (57.0%)	68 (17.8%)	58 (15.2%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	76.1	160^th of 793 public middle schools	79.8%		66.6	230^th of 784 public middle schools	70.7%	70							66.3	55.6	68.9	67.1			64.1	51.5	70.8	64.7	67.4	81.2	$9,575	$632	$8,943
Pittsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	375 Pittsboro School Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 542-3987	510	36	14.1	41.8%	272 (53.3%)	101 (19.8%)	81 (15.9%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)	77.9	284^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.1%		67.1	466^th of 1502 public elementary schools	69.0%	182					75.0	69.6					54.2	70.7							$11,009	$698	$10,311
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	105	0		40.0%	62 (59.0%)	9 (8.6%)	26 (24.8%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	97.4	1^st of 640 public high schools	99.8%		96.3	5^th of 626 public high schools	99.2%	4	100.0	100.0	100.0																$2,517	$114	$2,403
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	875	58	15.0	79.8%	145 (16.6%)	105 (12.0%)	586 (67.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.2%)	19.6	520^th of 640 public high schools	18.8%		20.2	506^th of 626 public high schools	19.2%	14	35.5	44.7	30.3	18.9															$11,306	$836	$10,470
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	21	9	2.3	81.0%	10 (47.6%)	4 (19.0%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (23.8%)								(n/a)																			$98,377	$6,717	$91,661
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	240	17	13.8	28.8%	175 (72.9%)	15 (6.3%)	25 (10.4%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.1%)	81.1	225^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.0%		89.7	113^th of 1502 public elementary schools	92.5%	112					55.2	78.0	77.8				55.2	68.0	80.6				86.1		$9,108	$369	$8,739
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	461	40	11.5	97.0%	25 (5.4%)	86 (18.7%)	329 (71.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	29.3	1113^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.0%		26.9	1140^th of 1502 public elementary schools	24.1%	27					54.5	34.1	61.6				26.0	29.3	30.1				71.2		$13,535	$1,342	$12,192
Chatham Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2200 Hamp Stone Rd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 742-4550	583	42	13.7	28.5%	441 (75.6%)	54 (9.3%)	38 (6.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.5%)								(n/a)	77.2	91.4	72.7	94.7	68.9	63.4	54.8	95.7	62.8	55.6	62.2	65.9	64.3	66.0	58.1	62.2	54.8	91.1
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	273	25	10.9		209 (76.6%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (8.1%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.0%)	53.4	691^st of 1505 public elementary schools	54.1%		57	637^th of 1502 public elementary schools	57.6%	54					50.0	44.1	44.8	55.6	42.9	68.8	60.0	61.8	58.6	85.2	57.1	93.8	51.7	93.8
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	687	40	17.0	17.9%	514 (74.8%)	33 (4.8%)	85 (12.4%)	30 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	87.9	144^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.4%		92.9	80^th of 1502 public elementary schools	94.7%	64					76.4	79.2	73.8				72.1	72.8	78.5				80.4
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	631	45	14.0	87.6%	82 (13.0%)	100 (15.8%)	423 (67.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	20.2	1280^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.0%		33.7	1026^th of 1502 public elementary schools	31.7%	254					50.5	39.4	41.6				25.7	39.4	37.2				43.4		$11,423	$1,068	$10,354
Chatham Middle	Public	6-8	2025 South 2nd Avenue Ext	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 663-2414	511	33	15.2	91.4%	51 (10.0%)	63 (12.3%)	376 (73.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	20.8	651^st of 793 public middle schools	17.9%		35.5	503^rd of 784 public middle schools	35.8%	148								37.7	17.9	43.0				34.6	23.7	40.9		35.4	$10,233	$1,267	$8,966
Northwood High	Public	9-12	310 Northwood High School Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 542-4181	702	55	12.8	32.8%	418 (59.5%)	116 (16.5%)	108 (15.4%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	59.3	238^th of 640 public high schools	62.8%		51.3	279^th of 626 public high schools	55.4%	41	62.9	75.4	46.3	53.8															$9,555	$397	$9,159
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	277	22	12.7	52.7%	188 (67.9%)	15 (5.4%)	53 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	66.8	459^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.5%		63	532^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	64.6%	73					88.5	61.3	60.0	44.0	32.1	50.0	69.2	54.8	53.3	56.0	32.1	59.4	76.7	81.3	$12,214	$733	$11,481
Seaforth High	Public	9-12	444 Seaforth Rd	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 642-7095	1,035	52	19.8	25.6%	664 (64.2%)	75 (7.2%)	205 (19.8%)	27 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.0%)	65.1	204^th of 640 public high schools	68.1%					(n/a)	74.1	77.3	37.7	60.7
Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	14950 NC Hwy 902 W	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(919) 837-2251	28	0		32.1%	22 (78.6%)	5 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)								(n/a)
Bonlee School	Public	K-8	152 Bonlee School Road	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 837-5316	294	22	13.5	64.3%	207 (70.4%)	28 (9.5%)	50 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	45.4	828^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.0%		35.4	999^th of 1502 public elementary schools	33.5%	171					62.5	54.8	63.2	47.8	50.0	50.0	40.0	41.9	50.0	45.7	33.3	58.8	66.7	82.4	$12,756	$1,041	$11,714
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	326	31	10.4	59.8%	210 (64.4%)	20 (6.1%)	80 (24.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	45.9	324^th of 640 public high schools	49.4%		44.9	325^th of 626 public high schools	48.1%	1	50.0	57.1	46.3	56.5															$12,606	$549	$12,058
Moncure School	Public	K-8	600 Moncure School Road	Moncure	27559	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 542-3725	184	14	13.4	46.7%	107 (58.2%)	24 (13.0%)	40 (21.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	47.2	795^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.2%		53.3	712^th of 1502 public elementary schools	52.6%	83					72.7	40.0	45.0	36.8	41.7	44.0	45.5	40.0	55.0	68.4	58.3	72.0	60.0	88.0	$11,877	$805	$11,072
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	208	15	13.6	63.9%	130 (62.5%)	29 (13.9%)	33 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)	65.3	483^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	67.9%		74.4	335^th of 1502 public elementary schools	77.7%	148					62.5	79.3	76.2	55.0	29.6	55.2	25.0	65.5	52.4	55.0	29.6	65.5	81.0	75.9	$12,630	$1,275	$11,355
Bennett School	Public	PK, KG-8	61 Randolph Street	Bennett	27208	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 581-3586	182	16	11.7	55.5%	153 (84.1%)	3 (1.6%)	20 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	74.4	333^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	77.9%		84.1	181^st of 1502 public elementary schools	87.9%	152					79.2	56.5	62.5	54.5	61.1	68.8	58.3	73.9	66.7	63.6	77.8	56.3	75.0	93.8	$15,427	$1,231	$14,197
Highfalls Elementary	Public	K-8	1220 NC Hwy 22	Bennett	27208	Chatham County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 464-3600	274	22	12.2	54.4%	238 (86.9%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (9.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	68.9	430^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.4%		71	389^th of 1502 public elementary schools	74.1%	41					76.5	52.2	66.7	84.0	51.5	47.8	44.1	52.2	52.8	80.0	51.5	56.5	77.8	87.0	$12,166	$832	$11,333

Best Public Schools in Chatham County, NC

Chatham Early College

Chatham Grove Elementary

Perry W Harrison Elementary

Pittsboro Elementary

George M. Horton Middle

Bennett School

Highfalls Elementary

Silk Hope School

J S Waters School

Seaforth High

Northwood High

Willow Oak Montessori

Moncure School

Chatham Central High

Bonlee School

Virginia Cross Elementary

Chatham Middle

Siler City Elementary

Jordan Matthews High

Chatham Charter

Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy

ONE Academy

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