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Edwin M Holt Elementary

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Edwin M Holt Elementary ranks 662 nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

662^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Edwin M Holt Elementary is a public elementary school in Burlington, North Carolina, serving 486 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 242 districts in the state.

Overall, Edwin M Holt Elementary has consistently performed better than the district and state averages in academic measures. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 70.1%, compared to 56.1% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was also higher at 69.1%, compared to 50.2% for the district and 62% for the state. However, the school's performance has fluctuated, with its ranking among North Carolina elementary schools ranging from the 300s to the 600s over the past several years.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington district, Edwin M Holt Elementary generally outperforms lower-performing schools, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Marvin B. Smith Elementary. The school's performance gaps between different student subgroups, such as gender and race/ethnicity, are also areas that require closer attention. Additionally, the school's growing population of students from lower-income households and the increase in student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its overall academic performance.

505

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,443

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4751 S Nc 62
Burlington, NC 27215

(336) 570-6420

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Edwin M Holt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southern Alamance Middle
High:	Southern Alamance High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.1%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools

✓Above the North Carolina median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg45%

North Carolina avg57%

662^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools

193^rd of 242Alamance-Burlington Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	662 of 1490	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	605 of 1505	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	396 of 1502	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	585 of 1514	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	584 of 1489	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	469 of 1473	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	523 of 1434	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.3	336 of 1429	76.5%	★★★★☆
2016	71.6	367 of 1425	74.2%	★★★★☆
2015	58.0	602 of 1440	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.2	480 of 1390	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.6	546 of 1403	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.1	508 of 1388	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.3	625 of 1381	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	599 of 1363	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.6	469 of 1354	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.2	542 of 1324	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.7	475 of 1293	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.9	456 of 1276	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	39.2	351 of 634	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.2	79 of 646	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	26.3	736 of 878	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	886 of 897	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	796 of 1451	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	612 of 1455	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	445 of 1459	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	667 of 1458	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	596 of 1440	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	569 of 1424	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	449 of 1405	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	402 of 710	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.4	204 of 669	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	249 of 582	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	349 of 500	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.8	125 of 494	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	547 of 961	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	407 of 951	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	141 of 915	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	302 of 893	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	718 of 1437	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	820 of 1450	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.9	414 of 1437	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	45.6	736 of 1366	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	750 of 1329	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	823 of 1361	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	744 of 1332	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	543 of 1450	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	587 of 1464	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	365 of 1461	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	481 of 1464	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	534 of 1444	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	371 of 1430	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	570 of 1413	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	165 of 175	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	550 of 821	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	518 of 801	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	775 of 1172	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	755 of 1166	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	648 of 1183	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	774 of 1194	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	696 of 1172	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	662 of 1183	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	796 of 1178	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)43rd percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+7 vs state

Mathematics60%~ state avg

Reading51%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edwin M Holt Elementary	Public	K-5	4751 S Nc 62	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6420	505	33	15.3	49.1%	369 (73.1%)	33 (6.5%)	62 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	54.4	662^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	55.6%		58.7	605^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.8%	57	70.1	55.7	56.4	49.4	56.7	46.8	69.1	$9,443	$688	$8,755
Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	3720 Bonnar Bridge Parkway	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-8700	661	41	16.3	53.7%	220 (33.3%)	213 (32.2%)	127 (19.2%)	39 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.2%)	46.1	815^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.3%		52.7	705^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.2%	110	53.4	55.7	57.1	42.2	59.8	49.1	60.7	$9,245	$741	$8,504
Marvin B Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2235 Delaney Drive	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6140	556	36	15.2	99.3%	217 (39.0%)	127 (22.8%)	141 (25.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.3%)	74.6	322^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	78.4%		74.4	330^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.1%	8	81.5	69.0	72.4	51.9	65.5	56.6	76.3	$9,448	$690	$8,757
Grove Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Trail One	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6115	437	30	14.7	99.3%	55 (12.6%)	188 (43.0%)	140 (32.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.3%)	9.5	1429^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.1%		15.2	1361^st of 1505 public elementary schools	9.6%	68	50.0	20.0	34.7	20.7	30.0	20.8	37.5	$10,942	$1,874	$9,068
Harvey R Newlin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	316 Carden Street	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6125	491	32	15.2	99.4%	51 (10.4%)	146 (29.7%)	252 (51.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)	4.3	1474^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.1%		7	1461^st of 1505 public elementary schools	2.9%	13	33.8	30.0	24.6	19.7	21.3	17.4	29.4	$9,853	$1,732	$8,121
South Graham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Ivey Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6520	518	34	15.2	99.4%	86 (16.6%)	154 (29.7%)	226 (43.6%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	20.4	1272^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	14.6%		20.8	1270^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.6%	2	58.1	38.9	33.8	36.0	45.8	29.6	32.4	$10,049	$1,265	$8,783
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1714 W Davis Street	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6120	556	37	15.0	99.5%	65 (11.7%)	215 (38.7%)	220 (39.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.2%)	13.1	1378^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.5%		15.6	1354^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.0%	24	55.3	40.6	27.6	28.9	28.7	22.4	40.8	$9,901	$1,732	$8,169
Elon Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Walker Road	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6000	689	40	17.0	99.6%	307 (44.6%)	120 (17.4%)	181 (26.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.6%)	50.4	741^st of 1490 public elementary schools	50.3%		50.4	737^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.0%	4	65.3	59.3	54.9	36.3	50.9	55.9	70.6	$8,235	$631	$7,604
Gibsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 East Joyner Street	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4214	595	41	14.4	99.5%	234 (39.3%)	213 (35.8%)	93 (15.6%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	35.8	987^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.8%		39.5	940^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.5%	47	64.5	39.6	43.5	54.8	46.2	40.2	51.1	$9,628	$722	$8,905
Eastlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 N Graham Hopedale Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6180	528	35	15.2	99.4%	32 (6.1%)	133 (25.2%)	320 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.2%)	2.5	1485^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.9	1473^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	2.1%	12	21.8	15.1	21.4	17.2	24.7	20.2	25.0	$9,376	$1,578	$7,799

Frequently Asked Questions about Edwin M Holt Elementary

What schools do graduates of Edwin M Holt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edwin M Holt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southern Alamance Middle
High : Southern Alamance High

What is the racial makeup of Edwin M Holt Elementary?

Students at Edwin M Holt Elementary are 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American.

Is Edwin M Holt Elementary a good school?

Edwin M Holt Elementary ranks 662^nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Edwin M Holt Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

How many students attend Edwin M Holt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Edwin M Holt Elementary.

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