Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
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| Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1909 |
| Superintendent | Neil Pedersen |
| Contact number | (919) 967-8211 |
| Location | Chapel Hill and Carrboro North Carolina  United States |
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| Website | www.chccs.k12.nc.us |
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) is a school district which educates over ten thousand students (pre-K through 12th grade) in the southeastern part of Orange County, North Carolina. Being near three major universities as well as the Research Triangle Park, it serves one of the best educated populations in the United States. It is the school district for parts of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, including schools from elementary through high school. It is financed through property taxes, including a city supplement, as well as state and federal money. The administrative center is located at Lincoln Center at 750 South Merritt Mill Road. Lincoln Center is the site of the former all-black high school.[1] An array of services is available for gifted, special needs, and limited English proficiency students. The District's mission is "to enable all students to acquire, through programs of excellence and fairness, the knowledge, skills, and insights necessary to live rewarding, productive lives in an ever-changing society."
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[edit] Elementary Schools
The elementary schools in the District are Ephesus Elementary, Estes Hills Elementary, Frank Porter Graham Elementary, Glenwood Elementary, McDougle Elementary, Rashkis Elementary, Mary Scroggs Elementary School, and Seawell Elementary, and Morris Grove, the newest elementary school scheduled to open for the 2008-2009 school year.[2]
[edit] Middle Schools
The middle schools found in the District are Culbreth Middle School, McDougle Middle School, Phillips Middle School, and Smith Middle School.
[edit] High Schools
The high schools found in the District are Carrboro High, Chapel Hill High, and East Chapel Hill High
[edit] Academics
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District has been called one of the top 37 school districts in the United States and the top performing school district in the Southeast United States. This is according to student scores on the SAT, student participation in Advanced Placement courses, and the number of National Merit Scholars.[3]
The District is known for its high quality student scores, especially at the high school level. Both of the currently open high schools, Chapel Hill High and East Chapel Hill High, have been featured as some of the nation's best by the Newsweek Top 100 High Schools, as well as The Wall Street Journal (October 15, 1999).[4][dead link] The newest high school, Carrboro High School, opened in 2007-08.
Approximately one-third of the K-12 student population is identified to receive gifted services.
[edit] References
- ^ Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Home. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ District Map of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ Who We Are: The Facts and Figures. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ Orange County, NC: Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-12-09.
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