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South Graham Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

South Graham Elementary is a public elementary school serving 493 students in grades PK-5 in Graham, North Carolina, which is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district.

Despite its relatively small student population, South Graham Elementary faces significant academic challenges. The school consistently performs below the Alamance-Burlington Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 36% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in reading, compared to 46.7% statewide. Similarly, in math, only 33.8% of 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to 59.3% statewide. This low academic performance has resulted in South Graham Elementary being ranked in the bottom 15% of North Carolina elementary schools for the past several years, consistently ranking around 1,300 out of 1,500 schools.

When comparing South Graham Elementary to other nearby schools in the Alamance-Burlington district, such as Marvin B. Smith Elementary, it consistently underperforms. Additionally, South Graham Elementary's academic performance has been declining over the past several years, with proficiency rates dropping in both math and reading across multiple grade levels. This trend is concerning and suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of the school's student population, which has a high concentration of students from low-income families.

518

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,049

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 Ivey Road
Graham, NC 27253-3723

(336) 570-6520

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend South Graham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Graham Middle
High:	Graham High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.6%

African American:

29.7%

White:

16.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg45%

North Carolina avg57%

1,272^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	20.4	1272 of 1490	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1270 of 1505	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1327 of 1502	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1224 of 1514	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1207 of 1489	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1219 of 1473	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1286 of 1434	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	1324 of 1429	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	1211 of 1425	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	1275 of 1440	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.5	1227 of 1390	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	1205 of 1403	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	1134 of 1388	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	1062 of 1381	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.4	1015 of 1363	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.3	808 of 1354	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.1	880 of 1324	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.3	903 of 1293	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.5	737 of 1276	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	526 of 918	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	728 of 924	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	688 of 933	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	589 of 927	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	688 of 896	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	637 of 949	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	775 of 927	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	28.0	707 of 878	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	510 of 897	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	400 of 563	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	296 of 533	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	402 of 514	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	298 of 485	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	329 of 385	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	379 of 497	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	340 of 421	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1205 of 1451	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1225 of 1455	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1263 of 1459	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1137 of 1458	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	1060 of 1440	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1210 of 1424	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1315 of 1405	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	38.5	396 of 494	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	803 of 961	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	689 of 951	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	668 of 915	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	618 of 893	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	508 of 843	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	692 of 865	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	720 of 851	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1162 of 1437	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1202 of 1450	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1212 of 1437	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1140 of 1366	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	959 of 1329	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1131 of 1361	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1272 of 1332	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1250 of 1450	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1242 of 1464	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1342 of 1461	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1235 of 1464	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1227 of 1444	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1156 of 1430	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1232 of 1413	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	589 of 801	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1086 of 1172	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	950 of 1166	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1124 of 1183	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1129 of 1194	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1111 of 1172	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1020 of 1183	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1112 of 1178	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)43rd percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2024)26th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%-16 vs state

Reading37%-15 vs state

Science32%-30 vs state

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
North Graham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Trollinger Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 578-2272	362	26	13.9	99.2%	62 (17.1%)	124 (34.3%)	134 (37.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.2%)	2.5	1486^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.8	1488^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.1%	2	37.3	13.2	15.9			20.3	17.0	15.9			14.8	$11,600	$1,691	$9,909
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
Alamance Community School	Public, Charter	K-7	195 Kronbergs Court	Haw River	27258	Alamance County	Alamance Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 270-5052	736	50	14.6		285 (38.7%)	238 (32.3%)	137 (18.6%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.0%)	32.5	1044^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.9%		36.4	986^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.5%	58	44.3	29.8	32.5	57.0	50.0	40.6	52.1	40.0	57.0	40.0	57.5
R Homer Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2630 Buckingham Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6170	498	40	12.3	99.4%	36 (7.2%)	112 (22.5%)	321 (64.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	15.6	1342^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	9.9%		29.7	1104^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.6%	238	50.7	31.3	22.2			42.7	41.8	22.2			35.8	$10,821	$1,898	$8,923
Alexander Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2518 Nc 54	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 578-1366	609	38	16.0	55.7%	317 (52.1%)	77 (12.6%)	155 (25.5%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	46.3	813^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.4%		53.7	689^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.2%	124	47.1	54.1	61.1			37.5	55.1	49.6			71.7	$8,547	$664	$7,883
Haw River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 E Main Street	Haw River	27258	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 578-0177	490	33	15.0	98.8%	40 (8.2%)	117 (23.9%)	301 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	9.4	1430^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.0%		6.5	1466^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.6%	36	47.5	41.9	19.4			26.3	32.4	15.3			16.7	$10,856	$1,654	$9,202
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Graham Elementary

How many students attend South Graham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended South Graham Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of South Graham Elementary?

Students at South Graham Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 30% African American, 17% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is South Graham Elementary a good school?

South Graham Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of South Graham Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Graham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Graham Middle
High : Graham High

What district is South Graham Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

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