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Horton Middle

Grades: 5-8

Students: 375

Type: Public

8/10

GreatSchools Rating

Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1

Student-Counselor Ratio: 378:1

Certified Teachers: 100%

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19 Reviews

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Chatham County School District

79 Cooper Horton Road
Pittsboro, NC 27312

(919) 542-2303

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Additional GreatSchools Ratings

8/10

Test Scores

5/10

Equity

Academic Progress

College Readiness

8/10

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this school gave me trama do not recomend

Posted by a student on 3/18/2026

George Moses Horton is a pretty good school. The only bad things about it is the assistant principal, being a bit rude to my son. The learning environment is great but there is usually bullying towards my son. I don’t recommend going to this school and go to a kind and nicer school.

Posted by a parent on 4/30/2025

Our son has had a great experience transition from elementary school to Horton Middle (he's a 5th grader). His two teachers are wonderful (they have been teaching for a while now). When you reach out, they reach right back.

Posted by a parent on 1/27/2023

Our daughter and son have overall had a nice experience a lot HMS. It was a pleasant switch from PES!!

Posted by a parent on 1/21/2023

I need to give a SHOUTOUT to our local public middle school, George Moses Horton. GMH is AMAZING! The work that the faculty and staff at GMH are doing to educate and support our local youth is both impressive and inspirational! As a parent, being able to send your child(ren) to a school where you kn

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Posted by a parent on 10/5/2022

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Pittsboro schools - Horton Middle is located at 79 Cooper Horton Road, Pittsboro NC 27312. Horton Middle is in the Chatham County School District. Horton Middle is a Public school that serves grade levels 5-8.