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Schools in Goldston

Goldston’s public schools

Chatham County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Goldston. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?10/15schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
59%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 9% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
7,280 students on the public path
In brief

Goldston’s schools, in brief

School by school

10 of Goldston’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Chatham Early College places highest (better than 98%); Virginia Cross Elementary lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

11 elementary schools serve Goldston, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five high schools: Seaforth High, Jordan-Matthews High, Northwood High, Chatham Central High and Chatham Early College. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Goldston, with each school’s own grade.

11 schools teach K in Goldston’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–811 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chatham County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 49.9% · 4652 students tested
Math59%
State average 50.8% · 4370 students tested

Goldston vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Goldston’s borders.

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Goldston—Chatham County Schools

Every school in Goldston

16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Goldston’s schools

Are Goldston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Goldston. Chatham County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Goldston. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Goldston in?

Chatham County Schools.

Where do Goldston kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Seaforth High, Jordan-Matthews High, Northwood High, Chatham Central High and Chatham Early College.

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What Goldston families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.