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Enrollment
848
High
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370075000311
Jordan-Matthews High
910 East Cardinal Street, Siler City, NC 27344 · (919) 742-2916 · Chatham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL848 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of North Carolina public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
845 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 242 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 201 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 195 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 210 | 25% |
Student demographics
49%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
42.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
23.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Jordan-Matthews High
Jordan-Matthews High's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan-Matthews High this school | 848 | 99.6% | 32.6% |
| Spring Creek High Seven Springs | 732 | 98.6% | 56.9% |
| Cochrane Collegiate Academy Charlotte | 854 | 99.6% | 27.1% |
| Monroe High Monroe | 1,215 | 99.7% | 25.2% |
| Hugh M Cummings High Burlington | 807 | 98.8% | 24.0% |
| Union High Rose Hill | 494 | 99.2% | 32.6% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Jordan-Matthews High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #381 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #349 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #358 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 848 | #230 of 598 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #50 of 473 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #361 of 474 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #78 of 527 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #249 of 277 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
848
-36 (-4%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 848 | 59.1 | 14.3:1 | 100% (845) |
| 2023-24 | 875 | 58.1 | 15.1:1 | 80% (698) |
| 2022-23 | 913 | 54.7 | 16.7:1 | 76% (690) |
| 2020-21 | 884 | 62 | 14.3:1 | 54% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 870 | 62.2 | 14.0:1 | 72% (626) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 56 | 13.6:1 | 70% (532) |
| 2010-11 | 741 | 53 | 14.0:1 | 59% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 46 | 11.8:1 | 33% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 43 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jordan-Matthews High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (870 to 848); teachers down 5% (62.2 to 59.1).
About Jordan-Matthews High
Jordan-Matthews High is a mid-sized high school located in Siler City, North Carolina. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 848 students.
A total of 21 schools make up Chatham County Schools, with 8,987 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Jordan-Matthews High is 68% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 16% White, 11% Black, and 4% multiracial. Chatham County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 59.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.3:1. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 5.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. The average for public schools in Chatham County is 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Jordan-Matthews High lands at C-, ahead of 20% of North Carolina public high schools.
Jordan-Matthews High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.6% is 15.8 points below the 48.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Chatham County area, median household income comes to about $94,317, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Chatham County's 25 public schools enroll about 10,374 students and include Jordan-Matthews High.
Jordan-Matthews High's nearest public school is Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy (about 0.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Ranked by average proficiency, Jordan-Matthews High places 5th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 884 to 848, a 4% drop.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Jordan-Matthews High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Margaret B. Pollard MiddleMiddle · 736 students
- Chatham Grove ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 634 students
- Siler City ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- North Chatham ElementaryElementary · 588 students
Other schools in Siler City
- Chatham CharterCombined · 591 students
- Siler City ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- Chatham MiddleMiddle · 513 students
- Virginia Cross ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- Silk Hope SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Chatham Early CollegeHigh · 113 students
Nearby schools
- Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 9
- ONE Academy0.6 mi · 35
- Chatham Early College0.6 mi · 113
- Virginia Cross Elementary0.9 mi · 494
- Chatham Middle1.1 mi · 513
- Chatham Charter2.1 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Jordan-Matthews HighHow many students attend Jordan-Matthews High?
Jordan-Matthews High enrolls approximately 848 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Jordan-Matthews High serve?
Jordan-Matthews High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Jordan-Matthews High have?
Jordan-Matthews High employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Jordan-Matthews High?
Student demographics at Jordan-Matthews High are roughly 16% White, 68% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Jordan-Matthews High in?
Jordan-Matthews High is part of Chatham County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.