Virginia Cross Elementary

Regular School · Siler City, NC

Virginia Cross Elementary is a regular school school in Siler City, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 494 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

494

Teachers (FTE)

41.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	344	70%
Black or African American	99	20%
White	34	7%
Two or more races	16	3%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	494	260M / 234F

English Language Learners: 202 (41% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	22.0% -19.9pp	41.9%	225
Reading Proficiency	25.0% -21.9pp	46.9%	227
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	82

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.37 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

17 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

208

42.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	494	100%

Contact & Location

234 Cross School Road

Siler City, NC 27344

Phone: (919)742-4279

http://www.chatham.k12.nc.us/o/vce

District

Chatham County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,085

District enrollment: 9,129

Other Schools in District

Bennett School Elementary
Bonlee School Elementary
Chatham Grove Elementary Elementary
J S Waters School Elementary
Moncure School Elementary
North Chatham Elementary Elementary
Perry W Harrison Elementary Elementary
Pittsboro Elementary Elementary

View all 20 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 27344) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370075002815

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD