Margaret B. Pollard Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Margaret B. Pollard Middle in Chapel Hill, North Carolina enrolled 736 students in 2024-25 with 44.2 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 67-71% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
768 students in 2022-23, 742 students in 2023-24, 736 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.8 to 44.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 768 | 40.8 | 18.8 |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 40.7 | 18.2 |
| 2024-25 | 736 | 44.2 | 16.7 |
16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 519 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Margaret B. Pollard Middle enrolled 778 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 519 of the 778 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions30
- Chronically absent17.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.1% of students were White, 18.1% Hispanic, 6.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White65.1%
- Hispanic18.1%
- Two or more races6.7%
- Black6.4%
- Asian3.0%
- American Indian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Margaret B. Pollard Middle scored proficient or above: 67-71% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 67‑71% | 59% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Chapel Hill
5 public middle schools in Chapel Hill report 2024-25 enrollment; Margaret B. Pollard Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Middle | 763 | 13.7 | 21.4% |
| Margaret B. Pollard Middle | 736 | 16.7 | 20.1% |
| McDougle Middle | 659 | 11.6 | 26.3% |
| Culbreth Middle | 632 | 12.1 | 31.2% |
| Phillips Middle | 600 | 11.5 | 25.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Margaret B. Pollard Middle
- Culbreth MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 5.6 miles away: 632 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
- McDougle MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 7.7 miles away: 659 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).7.7 mi
- Compare Margaret B. Pollard Middle with Culbreth MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chatham County Schools spends per student$14,128 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,128
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaMargaret B. Pollard Middle is the number 139 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#139 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Margaret B. Pollard Middle
How many students attend Margaret B. Pollard Middle?
736 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 768 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Chapel Hill, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Margaret B. Pollard Middle?
16.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Margaret B. Pollard Middle a Title I school?
Margaret B. Pollard Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Margaret B. Pollard Middle do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Margaret B. Pollard Middle scored proficient or above: 67-71% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Margaret B. Pollard Middle in?
Chatham County Schools, NCES district ID 3700750. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370075003178 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.