📍 55 J S Waters School Road, Goldston, Chatham County, 27252
J S Waters School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Goldston, Chatham County. The school has 193 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chatham County Schools school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
J S Waters School enrolls 193 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 125 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
112 of the school's 193 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 108 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
J S Waters School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 54.
J S Waters School 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 193 students, J S Waters School is smaller than the district average of about 428 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant