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How has Margaret B. Pollard Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
736
Middle
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370075003178
Margaret B. Pollard Middle
185 Granite Mill Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · (919) 969-0070 · Chatham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL736 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of North Carolina public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
153 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 | 248 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 238 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 250 | 34% |
Student demographics
53%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
74.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% 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 Margaret B. Pollard Middle
Margaret B. Pollard Middle's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret B. Pollard Middle this school | 736 | 20.8% | 72.4% |
| Woodland Heights Middle Mooresville | 581 | 23.6% | 67.6% |
| McDougle Middle Chapel Hill | 659 | 27.6% | 71.6% |
| Holly Ridge Middle Holly Springs | 955 | 26.0% | 71.9% |
| Apex Middle Apex | 867 | 24.8% | 73.0% |
| South Charlotte Middle Charlotte | 770 | 23.1% | 75.2% |
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 Margaret B. Pollard Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #38 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #40 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #18 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 736 | #139 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #269 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #320 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #456 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #55 of 143 |
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
736
-34 (-4%) vs 2020
+53% since 2010-11, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 736 | 44.2 | 16.7:1 | 21% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 40.7 | 18.2:1 | 22% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 768 | 40.8 | 18.8:1 | 20% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 770 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 17% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 25% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 25% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 25% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret B. Pollard Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (649 to 736); teachers up 19% (37 to 44.2).
About Margaret B. Pollard Middle
Margaret B. Pollard Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school had 736 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in North Carolina) has about 605 students.
Chatham County Schools runs Margaret B. Pollard Middle along with 20 other schools, enrolling 8,987 students in total.
At Margaret B. Pollard Middle, White students make up 65% of the student body. The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Margaret B. Pollard Middle counts 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.7 students for each one. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. About 21% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Chatham County is 74%.
allk12 grades Margaret B. Pollard Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In North Carolina, Margaret B. Pollard Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 72.4% actual against a predicted 72.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Chatham County, the median household income is $94,317, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Margaret B. Pollard Middle is one of 25 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Chatham Grove Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Margaret B. Pollard Middle has 6 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Margaret B. Pollard Middle at 4th of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Margaret B. Pollard Middle is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 770 in 2020-21 to 736 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.9:1 to 16.7:1.
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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
- Chatham Grove ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 634 students
- Siler City ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- North Chatham ElementaryElementary · 588 students
Other schools in Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,608 students
- East Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,419 students
- Smith MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- McDougle MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Culbreth MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- Phillips MiddleMiddle · 600 students
Nearby schools
- Chatham Grove Elementary0.2 mi · 683
- Willow Oak Montessori0.2 mi · 281
- Woods Charter0.3 mi · 515
- Perry W Harrison Elementary2.7 mi · 262
- North Chatham Elementary4.3 mi · 588
- Scroggs Elementary5.0 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Margaret B. Pollard MiddleHow large is Margaret B. Pollard Middle?
Margaret B. Pollard Middle enrolls approximately 736 students in grades 06-08.
Is Margaret B. Pollard Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Margaret B. Pollard Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Margaret B. Pollard Middle have?
Margaret B. Pollard Middle employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Margaret B. Pollard Middle?
Student demographics at Margaret B. Pollard Middle are roughly 65% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Margaret B. Pollard Middle in?
Margaret B. Pollard Middle is part of Chatham County Schools.
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