📍 79 Horton Road, Pittsboro, Chatham County, 27312
Horton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pittsboro, Chatham County. The school has 375 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chatham County Schools school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Horton Middle enrolls 375 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 21% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 211 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
148 of the school's 375 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Horton Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 23, state house district 54.
Horton Middle is one of 21 schools in Chatham County Schools, based in Pittsboro, North Carolina. The district serves 8,987 students district-wide and employs 612 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 375 students, Horton Middle is close to the district average of about 428 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant