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Enrollment
513
Middle
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370075000307
Chatham Middle
2025 South 2nd Avenue Ext, Siler City, NC 27344 · (919) 663-2414 · Chatham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
510 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 182 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 31% |
Student demographics
43%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
38.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Middle
Chatham Middle's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Middle this school | 513 | 99.4% | 39.5% |
| Spring Creek Middle Seven Springs | 571 | 99.5% | 57.4% |
| Walter R Johnson Middle Morganton | 441 | 99.3% | 42.6% |
| Broadview Middle Burlington | 512 | 99.4% | 32.3% |
| Brogden Middle Dudley | 603 | 98.2% | 36.3% |
| North Asheboro Middle Asheboro | 501 | 99.4% | 43.2% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #349 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #320 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #351 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #291 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #63 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #396 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #127 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #190 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
513
-79 (-13%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 513 | 37.2 | 13.8:1 | 99% (510) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 33.5 | 15.3:1 | 91% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 89% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 69% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 88% (496) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 41 | 13.5:1 | 88% (490) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 86% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 60% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 28 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chatham Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (563 to 513); teachers down 9% (41 to 37.2).
About Chatham Middle
Chatham Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school based in Siler City, North Carolina. It reported 513 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Chatham County Schools has 21 schools and 8,987 students, and Chatham Middle is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Chatham Middle is 74%, a majority. After that, the student body is 13% Black, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Chatham County is about 14% Hispanic. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Chatham Middle are from different groups.
Its ratio of 13.8:1 is based on 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Chatham County average 74%.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Chatham Middle outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Chatham Middle is 8.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
The county, Chatham County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $94,317 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Chatham County has 25 public schools with about 10,374 students, including Chatham Middle.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Virginia Cross Elementary, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Chatham Middle places 4th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The school's student count decreased 13% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Chatham Middle is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Chatham Grove ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 634 students
- Siler City ElementaryElementary · 591 students
Other schools in Siler City
- Jordan-Matthews HighHigh · 848 students
- Chatham CharterCombined · 591 students
- Siler City ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- Virginia Cross ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- Silk Hope SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Chatham Early CollegeHigh · 113 students
Other Chatham Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Chatham Middle. Chatham Middle is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Chatham Middle SchoolCHATHAM, NJ · 833 students
- Chatham MiddleChatham, VA · 406 students
- CHATHAM MIDDLE SCHOOLCHATHAM, NY · 226 students
Nearby schools
- Virginia Cross Elementary0.5 mi · 494
- Jordan-Matthews High1.1 mi · 848
- Chatham Early College1.7 mi · 113
- Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy1.7 mi · 9
- ONE Academy1.7 mi · 35
- Siler City Elementary2.9 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Chatham MiddleHow large is Chatham Middle?
Chatham Middle enrolls approximately 513 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Chatham Middle serve?
Chatham Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chatham Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chatham Middle is approximately 13.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chatham Middle?
Student demographics at Chatham Middle are roughly 9% White, 74% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Chatham Middle?
Chatham Middle 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.