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Chatham County Schools Schools
Chatham County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Chatham County (Pittsboro). SchoolGrade grades 20 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Chatham County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Chatham County Schools
18 of 20 schools in Chatham County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 8C: 2D: 1
Best schools in Chatham County Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Chatham School Of Science And Engineering (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Margaret B Pollard Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A Northwood High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Chatham Grove Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Bennett School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- North Chatham Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Perry W Harrison Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Chatham Central High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Silk Hope School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Horton Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Chatham County Schools
High schools (4)
- B+ Chatham Central High, Bear Creek
- B Jordan Matthews High, Siler City
- A Northwood High, Pittsboro
- Seaforth High, Pittsboro
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- C+ Chatham Middle, Siler City
- B+ Horton Middle, Pittsboro
- A+ Margaret B Pollard Middle, Chapel Hill
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- A Chatham Grove Elementary, Pittsboro
- A- North Chatham Elementary, Chapel Hill
- A- Perry W Harrison Elementary, Pittsboro
- B Pittsboro Elementary, Pittsboro
- B- Siler City Elementary, Siler City
- D+ Virginia Cross Elementary, Siler City
Other schools and academies (7)
- A Bennett School, Bennett
- C+ Bonlee School, Bear Creek
- A+ Chatham School Of Science And Engineering, Siler City
- B J S Waters School, Goldston
- B Moncure School, Moncure
- Sage Academy, Siler City
- B+ Silk Hope School, Siler City
Where Chatham County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (7)
- Siler City (7)
- Pittsboro (6)
- Bear Creek (2)
- Chapel Hill (2)
- Bennett (1)
- Goldston (1)
- Moncure (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Chatham County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 9,023 students with 619 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,156 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3700750
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lee County Schools (16 schools, 16 mi)
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (19 schools, 18 mi)
- Alamance-Burlington Schools (36 schools, 25 mi)
- Orange County Schools (13 schools, 27 mi)
- Moore County Schools (22 schools, 30 mi)
- Durham Public Schools (53 schools, 31 mi)
- Asheboro City Schools (8 schools, 31 mi)
- Harnett County Schools (28 schools, 31 mi)
Questions about Chatham County Schools
How many schools are in Chatham County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 20 public schools in Chatham County Schools, across 7 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Chatham County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Siler City, Pittsboro, Bear Creek, Chapel Hill, Bennett and 2 more.
How good are the schools in Chatham County Schools?
Across the 18 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 53.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 47.2%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Chatham County Schools?
9,023 students were enrolled in Chatham County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Chatham County Schools?
Chatham County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Chatham County, with its district office in Pittsboro. Its boundary covers about 681 sq mi.