Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370075000316
Silk Hope School
7945 Silk Hope Gum Springs Rd, Siler City, NC 27344 · (919) 742-3911 · Chatham County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
13.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
278 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
54%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
55.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Silk Hope School
Silk Hope School's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silk Hope School this school | 281 | 98.9% | 59.6% |
| Mt Ulla Elementary Mount Ulla | 281 | 98.9% | 68.6% |
| Old Dock Elementary Whiteville | 265 | 98.9% | 68.3% |
| Jonesville Elementary Jonesville | 268 | 98.9% | 48.4% |
| Bonlee School Bear Creek | 290 | 99.0% | 53.2% |
| Mangum Elementary Bahama | 315 | 99.0% | 75.4% |
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 Silk Hope School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #513 of 1,297 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #438 of 1,296 | #6 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #453 of 1,300 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,221 of 1,485 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #262 of 1,377 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #898 of 1,379 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #680 of 1,414 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #156 of 937 | #3 of 9 |
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
281
-32 (-10%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 281 | 21.3 | 13.2:1 | 99% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 21.8 | 12.7:1 | 53% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 22.9 | 12.1:1 | 51% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 41% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 24.5 | 15.4:1 | 39% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 42% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 38% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 32% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 14 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silk Hope School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (377 to 281); teachers down 13% (24.5 to 21.3).
About Silk Hope School
Silk Hope School operates as a small elementary school in Siler City, North Carolina. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 281 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in North Carolina) has about 467 students.
Besides Silk Hope School, Chatham County Schools runs 20 other schools. The district enrolls 8,987 students.
White students account for 63% of enrollment at Silk Hope School. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Silk Hope School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.2:1, with 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%. It compares with 74% for public schools in Chatham County.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Silk Hope School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Silk Hope School is 11.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (59.6% versus 48.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Federal survey data for Chatham County show that median household income is about $94,317, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 25 public schools operate in Chatham County, serving about 10,374 students.
The shortest distance from Silk Hope School to another public school is about 6.2 miles, to Jordan-Matthews High. The ten-mile area around Silk Hope School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 59.6% average proficiency ranks 1st among 5 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Silk Hope School's location as Rural: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 281, 10% below the 313 of 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Silk Hope School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Chatham MiddleMiddle · 513 students
- Virginia Cross ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- Chatham Early CollegeHigh · 113 students
Nearby schools
- Jordan-Matthews High6.2 mi · 848
- ONE Academy6.3 mi · 35
- Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy6.3 mi · 9
- Chatham Early College6.3 mi · 113
- Virginia Cross Elementary6.3 mi · 494
- Chatham Middle6.8 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Silk Hope SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Silk Hope School?
Silk Hope School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-08.
Is Silk Hope School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Silk Hope School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Silk Hope School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Silk Hope School.
How diverse is Silk Hope School?
Silk Hope School reports a student body of 63% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Silk Hope School?
Silk Hope School 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.