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Virginia Cross Elementary

Chatham County Schools · Chatham County

Address
234 Cross School Road, Siler City, NC 27344
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370075002815
494
Students
41.0
Teachers (FTE)
12.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
55
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
19%
Chronically absent
72.5%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Chatham County Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Virginia Cross 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 Virginia Cross 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 boundary published by Chatham County Schools as “Chatham County - High School Boundaries”, last updated 2026-09-05.

How Virginia Cross Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 55 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools31st percentile
Higher than 31% · rank 1,643 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools33rd percentile
Higher than 33% · rank 915 of 1,419
Chatham County Schools6th percentile
Higher than 6% · rank 16 of 17

Chronic absence is lower here than at 61% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 5 points since 2014 (50 → 55). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202555CExceeded46.1
202454DExceeded45
202350DExceeded41
202250DExceeded40.7
201961CExceeded52.9
201855CMet48.3
201750DMet44
201649DMet44
201547DMet39
201450DMet42

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 69.64%Black 20.04%White 6.88%Two+ Races 3.24%Asian 0.2%
Hispanic: 69.64% (344) Black: 20.04% (99) White: 6.88% (34) Two+ Races: 3.24% (16) Asian: 0.2% (1)
Hispanic69.64%
Black20.04%
White6.88%
Two+ Races3.24%
Asian0.2%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 494
47.37%234 Female
52.63%260 Male

Student counts for Virginia Cross Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 494 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 81%Chronically absent 19%
Regular attendance: 81% (404) Chronically absent: 19% (95)
Regular attendance81%
Chronically absent19%

Student Population

Students Counted: 499
72.5%Economically disadvantaged
33.2%164 English learners

Student indicators for Virginia Cross Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 499 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 84.61%Beginning 15.39%
Experienced: 84.61% (34) Beginning: 15.39% (6)
Experienced84.61%
Beginning15.39%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 40.3 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
2.48%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Virginia Cross 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 40.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)51.3%22.6%
Science (grades 5 & 8)45.2%20.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)31.3%11.3%

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)48.7%28.7%18.9%--
Reading (grades 3–8)68.7%20%9.1%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)54.8%24.7%16.1%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth5.2292

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers40.29
Experienced teachers34.09 (85%)
Beginning teachers6.2 (15%)
Holding a standard license40.29 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (95 of 499)19%
Economically disadvantaged72.5%
English learners making progress (of 164)51.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.91
Library books per student31
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.73

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
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 Virginia Cross Elementary report card PDF

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Virginia Cross 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.