Virginia Cross Elementary

234 Cross School Road, Siler City NC, 27344 | Chatham County Schools | 919-742-4279
  • grades PK-5
  • students 576
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 32% 25% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in Siler City
  • Ranked #0 of 3289 in North Carolina
Proficiency Averages
45%Siler City
43%North Carolina

Virginia Cross Elementary is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Chatham County Schools" in Siler City, NC. There are a total of 576 students and 49 teachers at Virginia Cross Elementary, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

Virginia Cross Elementary has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 32.0%, which is 25% lower than the North Carolina average.

Virginia Cross Elementary location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students576
Teachers49
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Virginia Cross Elementary, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
325-29%
435-39%
540-44%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All29%
320-24%
430-34%
525-29%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Virginia Cross Elementary race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNorth CarolinaNational
White 6.7% 54.1% 51.3% 51.1%
Black 16.2% 12.3% 26.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.7% 1.0% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 73.7% 28.3% 14.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.3% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.2% 3.9% 3.7% 3.1%

Siler City demographics profile

StatisticSiler CityNorth CarolinaNational
Population8,15910,488,084328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,35621891
Median age34.638.337.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)49%57%55%
Speak English53%89%79%
Speak Spanish47%7%13%

Education level achieved in Siler City

IndexSiler CityNorth CarolinaNational
Completed 8th grade60.1%83.4%84.3%
Completed high school56.1%81.9%83.0%
Completed some college35.7%59.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree14.5%38.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors9.7%29.0%30.3%
Completed masters3.6%10.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.5%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.2%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The Virginia Cross Elementary data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.