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Jordan-Matthews High

Chatham County Schools · Chatham County

Address
910 East Cardinal Street, Siler City, NC 27344
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370075000311
848
Students
59.1
Teachers (FTE)
14.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
59
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
56.6%
Chronically absent
62.6%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Jordan-Matthews High'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 Jordan-Matthews High. 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 Jordan-Matthews High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 59 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools43rd percentile
Higher than 43% · rank 1,354 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools22nd percentile
Higher than 22% · rank 392 of 514
Chatham County Schools24th percentile
Higher than 24% · rank 13 of 17

Chronic absence is lower here than at 1% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 8 points since 2014 (67 → 59). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202559CMet55.6
202456CNot Met54.3
202355CNot Met55.3
202251DNot Met48.7
201965CExceeded60.1
201862CMet56.9
201759CNot Met57
201669CExceeded64
201567CExceeded63
201467CExceeded62

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

Hispanic 68.28%White 16.39%Black 10.97%Two+ Races 4.13%Asian 0.24%
Hispanic: 68.28% (579) White: 16.39% (139) Black: 10.97% (93) Two+ Races: 4.13% (35) Asian: 0.24% (2)
Hispanic68.28%
White16.39%
Black10.97%
Two+ Races4.13%
Asian0.24%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 848
47.29%401 Female
52.71%447 Male

Student counts for Jordan-Matthews High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 848 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 43.4%Chronically absent 56.6%
Regular attendance: 43.4% (379) Chronically absent: 56.6% (495)
Regular attendance43.4%
Chronically absent56.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 874
62.6%Economically disadvantaged
26.06%221 English learners

Student indicators for Jordan-Matthews High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 874 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 71.74%Beginning 28.26%
Experienced: 71.74% (40) Beginning: 28.26% (16)
Experienced71.74%
Beginning28.26%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 56.3 FTE
94.32%Fully licensed
5.68%Emergency or provisional
3.55%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Jordan-Matthews High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 56.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 343.3%19%
English II42.9%19.7%
Biology31.9%17.1%
NC Math 123%5%

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
Biology68.1%14.8%13%--
English II57.1%23.2%18.2%--
NC Math 177%18.9%----
NC Math 356.7%24.3%12.4%6.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.771.5

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers56.29
Experienced teachers40.38 (72%)
Beginning teachers15.91 (28%)
Holding a standard license53.09 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3.2 (6%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (495 of 874)56.6%
Economically disadvantaged62.6%
English learners making progress (of 221)11.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.56
Library books per student7.26
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.04

Federal & state designations

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

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

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Jordan-Matthews High'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.