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B+

Bennett School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

61 Randolph Street, Bennett, NC 27208 · (336) 581-3586 · Part of Chatham County Schools

Bennett’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
187
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Bennett School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Bennett kids: 5 high schools

On the path

Where Bennett kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Bennett SchoolYou are here
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

61 Randolph Street, Bennett

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K10
Kindergarten20
Grade 119
Grade 213
Grade 318
Grade 425
Grade 526
Grade 623
Grade 712
Grade 821
Enrollment over time
187’20
307’21
192’22
182’23
187’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bennett School from Bennett families.

Other schools in Chatham County Schools

The district →
Chatham Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pittsboro
A
683 students16:1
Siler City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Siler City
C+
591 students12:1
North Chatham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chapel Hill
A−
588 students13:1
Pittsboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Pittsboro
B+
503 students13:1
Virginia Cross Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Siler City
C−
494 students12:1
Silk Hope School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Siler City
B−
281 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Bennett’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.