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Siler City Elementary

Chatham County Schools · Chatham County

Address
671 Ellington Road, Siler City, NC 27344
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370075000315
591
Students
48.2
Teachers (FTE)
12.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
56
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
20.6%
Chronically absent
66.7%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Chatham County Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Siler City Elementary — 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 Siler City Elementary. 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 for Siler City ElementaryNeighbouring zoneThis school

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

How Siler City Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 56 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools34th percentile
Higher than 34% · rank 1,563 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools36th percentile
Higher than 36% · rank 865 of 1,419
Chatham County Schools12th percentile
Higher than 12% · rank 15 of 17

Chronic absence is lower here than at 55% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 2 points since 2014 (54 → 56). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202556CExceeded48.4
202448DMet40.9
202351DMet43.8
202253DMet46.2
201968CExceeded62.1
201867CExceeded62
201761CExceeded54
201650DNot Met46
201553DMet46
201454DMet48

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 70.22%Black 15.4%White 10.66%Two+ Races 2.37%Asian 1.18%Pacific Isl. 0.17%
Hispanic: 70.22% (415) Black: 15.4% (91) White: 10.66% (63) Two+ Races: 2.37% (14) Asian: 1.18% (7) Pacific Isl.: 0.17% (1)
Hispanic70.22%
Black15.4%
White10.66%
Two+ Races2.37%
Asian1.18%
Pacific Isl.0.17%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 591
47.88%283 Female
52.12%308 Male

Student counts for Siler City Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 591 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 79.4%Chronically absent 20.6%
Regular attendance: 79.4% (470) Chronically absent: 20.6% (122)
Regular attendance79.4%
Chronically absent20.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 592
66.7%Economically disadvantaged
29.27%173 English learners

Student indicators for Siler City Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 592 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 86.98%Beginning 13.02%
Experienced: 86.98% (38) Beginning: 13.02% (6)
Experienced86.98%
Beginning13.02%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 43.4 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
2.3%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Siler City Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 43.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)54.8%35.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)52.1%27%
Reading (grades 3–8)36.2%20.9%

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)47.9%25.2%24.1%--
Reading (grades 3–8)63.8%15.2%14.5%6.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)45.2%19.4%25.8%9.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth387.5

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers43.4
Experienced teachers37.75 (87%)
Beginning teachers5.65 (13%)
Holding a standard license43.4 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (122 of 592)20.6%
Economically disadvantaged66.7%
English learners making progress (of 173)48.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.77
Library books per student30.25
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.67

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
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 Siler City Elementary report card PDF

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Siler City Elementary'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.