📍 7945 Silk Hope Gum Springs Rd, Siler City, Chatham County, 27344
Silk Hope School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Siler City, Chatham County. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chatham County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Silk Hope School enrolls 276 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 186 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
140 of the school's 276 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Silk Hope 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.
Silk Hope 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 276 students, Silk Hope 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