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What advice would you give to incoming students at Chatham Grove Elementary?
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Enrollment
683
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370075003516
Chatham Grove Elementary
1301 Andrews Store Rd, Pittsboro, NC 27312 · (919) 642-7069 · Chatham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
123 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
75.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
77.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chatham Grove Elementary
Chatham Grove Elementary's state test result (77.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Grove Elementary this school | 683 | 18.0% | 77.7% |
| Olde Providence Elementary Charlotte | 687 | 19.1% | 83.3% |
| Beverly Woods Elementary Charlotte | 645 | 18.9% | 82.3% |
| Sharon Elementary Charlotte | 688 | 14.8% | 83.1% |
| Sherwood Forest Elementary Winston Salem | 670 | 19.0% | 87.5% |
| Pinehurst Elementary Pinehurst | 584 | 18.7% | 87.0% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chatham Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #102 of 1,297 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #153 of 1,296 | #2 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #80 of 1,300 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #202 of 1,485 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,061 of 1,377 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #1,088 of 1,379 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.0% | #1,370 of 1,414 | #11 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
683
+88 (+15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 683 | 42.1 | 16.2:1 | 18% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 40.3 | 17.1:1 | 18% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 46.6 | 14.5:1 | 18% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 11% (67) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chatham Grove Elementary.
About Chatham Grove Elementary
Chatham Grove Elementary sits in Pittsboro, North Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrolled students number 683 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Chatham Grove Elementary sits within Chatham County Schools, which has 21 schools and 8,987 students.
Chatham Grove Elementary's enrollment is 73% White. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 71% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Chatham Grove Elementary comes in at 45%.
Its 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 18% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Chatham County averages 74%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Chatham Grove Elementary is A-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Chatham Grove Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.7%; the prediction is 73.3%.
Census estimates describe Chatham County this way: median household income is about $94,317, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 25 public schools in Chatham County, with a combined enrollment of about 10,374.
Margaret B. Pollard Middle is located about 0.2 miles from Chatham Grove Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 5. The school's 77.7% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Chatham Grove Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Federal counts put enrollment at 595 in 2020-21 and 683 in 2024-25, a 15% rise.
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Chatham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,151
Census ACS
Median income
$94,317
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,374 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chatham County Schools
- Seaforth HighHigh · 1,088 students
- Jordan-Matthews HighHigh · 848 students
- Margaret B. Pollard MiddleMiddle · 736 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 634 students
- Siler City ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- North Chatham ElementaryElementary · 588 students
Other schools in Pittsboro
- Seaforth HighHigh · 1,088 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 634 students
- Pittsboro ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- George M. Horton MiddleMiddle · 414 students
- Willow Oak MontessoriElementary · 281 students
- Perry W Harrison ElementaryElementary · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Margaret B. Pollard Middle0.2 mi · 736
- Willow Oak Montessori0.3 mi · 281
- Woods Charter0.3 mi · 515
- Perry W Harrison Elementary2.5 mi · 262
- North Chatham Elementary4.4 mi · 588
- Northwood High5.1 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About Chatham Grove ElementaryHow large is Chatham Grove Elementary?
Chatham Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 683 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Chatham Grove Elementary serve?
Chatham Grove Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Chatham Grove Elementary?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Chatham Grove Elementary.
How diverse is Chatham Grove Elementary?
Chatham Grove Elementary reports a student body of 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Chatham Grove Elementary?
Chatham Grove Elementary is overseen by Chatham County Schools in Chatham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.