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Bennett School

Chatham County Schools · Chatham County

Address
61 Randolph Street, Bennett, NC 27208
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Grades served
PK-8
NCES school ID
370075000304
187
Students
16.3
Teachers (FTE)
11.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
75
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
13.8%
Chronically absent
48.1%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Bennett School's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Chatham County Schools

The area Chatham County Schools assigns to Bennett School. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Chatham County Schools as “Chatham County - High School Boundaries”, last updated 2026-09-05.

How Bennett School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 75 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools82nd percentile
Higher than 82% · rank 407 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools85th percentile
Higher than 85% · rank 183 of 1,419
Chatham County Schools59th percentile
Higher than 59% · rank 7 of 17

Chronic absence is lower here than at 80% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 8 points since 2014 (67 → 75). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202575BExceeded72.4
202468CNot Met68.5
202373BMet71.4
202263CMet58.6
201972BNot Met73.5
201876BExceeded73.1
201769CMet66
201663CNot Met62
201567CMet63
201467CExceeded61

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Chatham County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 85.56%Hispanic 10.7%Two+ Races 2.67%Black 0.53%Native Am. 0.53%
White: 85.56% (160) Hispanic: 10.7% (20) Two+ Races: 2.67% (5) Black: 0.53% (1) Native Am.: 0.53% (1)
White85.56%
Hispanic10.7%
Two+ Races2.67%
Black0.53%
Native Am.0.53%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 187
52.94%99 Female
47.06%88 Male

Student counts for Bennett School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 187 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 86.2%Chronically absent 13.8%
Regular attendance: 86.2% (156) Chronically absent: 13.8% (25)
Regular attendance86.2%
Chronically absent13.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 181
48.1%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Bennett School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 181 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 94.36%Beginning 5.64%
Experienced: 94.36% (15) Beginning: 5.64% (1)
Experienced94.36%
Beginning5.64%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 16 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Bennett School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 16 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)74.6%50%
Science (grades 5 & 8)71.7%56.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)70.5%45.9%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)25.4%24.6%35.2%14.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)29.5%24.6%34.4%11.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)28.3%15.2%45.7%10.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth2.9187.2

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers15.96
Experienced teachers15.06 (94%)
Beginning teachers0.9 (6%)
Holding a standard license15.96 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (25 of 181)13.8%
Economically disadvantaged48.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.87
Library books per student47.56
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.07

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Bennett School report card PDF

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Bennett School's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.