📍 234 Cross School Road, Siler City, Chatham County, 27344
Virginia Cross Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Siler City, Chatham County. The school has 455 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chatham County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Virginia Cross Elementary enrolls 455 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 5.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 342 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 15% |
| White | 25 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
425 of the school's 455 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 399 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Virginia Cross Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Virginia Cross Elementary 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 455 students, Virginia Cross Elementary 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 - Fringe
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