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Southern Alamance Middle

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Southern Alamance Middle ranks 575 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

575^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 26% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Southern Alamance Middle is a public middle school in Graham, North Carolina, serving 861 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 242 districts in the state.

Academically, Southern Alamance Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past 10 years, with performance on state standardized tests generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 35.3% to 48.2%, compared to the state averages of 53.5% to 57.2%. Similarly, in Reading, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 37.5% to 43.2%, compared to the state averages of 54.2% to 52.3%.

Compared to other middle schools in the Alamance-Burlington district, Southern Alamance Middle generally performs below its peers, such as Western Alamance Middle and Woodlawn Middle, which have higher academic proficiency rates and better overall rankings. However, the school outperforms some of the lower-performing schools in the district, such as Turrentine Middle, Broadview Middle, and Graham Middle.

822

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,216

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

771 Southern High Road
Graham, NC 27253-9426

(336) 570-6500

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Southern Alamance Middle usually attend:

High:

Southern Alamance High

Feeder schools for Southern Alamance Middle:

Elementary:	B. Everett Jordan Elementary
	Edwin M Holt Elementary
	Sylvan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.9%

Hispanic:

25.7%

African American:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg54%

575^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Middle 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	26.8	575 of 773	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	613 of 793	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	397 of 784	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	414 of 786	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	399 of 741	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	293 of 737	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	330 of 691	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	281 of 694	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.5	338 of 692	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.7	329 of 705	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.1	334 of 627	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.6	289 of 673	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.9	287 of 662	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.2	286 of 648	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.8	313 of 640	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.3	308 of 630	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.8	283 of 620	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.5	287 of 606	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.4	271 of 598	54.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	326 of 546	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	442 of 560	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.7	152 of 559	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	179 of 550	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	89 of 533	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	68 of 519	86.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	418 of 449	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	346 of 478	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	396 of 504	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	411 of 475	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	366 of 371	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	348 of 356	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	291 of 318	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	173 of 312	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	561 of 733	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	599 of 738	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	383 of 731	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	404 of 733	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	353 of 706	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	269 of 684	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	328 of 656	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	404 of 458	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	418 of 461	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	59.9	209 of 452	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	312 of 450	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	364 of 448	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.3	142 of 416	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	514 of 562	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	540 of 564	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	481 of 553	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	425 of 541	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	387 of 522	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.1	130 of 493	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	197 of 472	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	622 of 729	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	671 of 743	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	518 of 735	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	585 of 689	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	514 of 633	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	292 of 639	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	338 of 604	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	545 of 733	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	575 of 751	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	387 of 747	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	406 of 748	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	418 of 711	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	310 of 697	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	327 of 665	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	287 of 328	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	255 of 306	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	277 of 302	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	181 of 283	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	128 of 248	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	474 of 478	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	453 of 473	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	565 of 649	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	579 of 652	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	455 of 656	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	491 of 658	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	511 of 632	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	436 of 624	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	473 of 596	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-40 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science45%-15 vs state

Reading41%-12 vs state

Mathematics40%-13 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, January 9, 2021

I hate it there man it's straight-up hell, none of the teachers really talk to each other about how much work the give one student it's almost like they don't care that you have like 28 assignments from one class so they give you more work Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southern Alamance Middle	Public	6-8	771 Southern High Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6500	822	45	18.2	58.2%	443 (53.9%)	106 (12.9%)	211 (25.7%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.0%)	26.8	575^th of 773 public middle schools	25.6%		25.5	613^th of 793 public middle schools	22.7%	38	48.2	35.3	36.5	43.2	41.6	37.5	45.1	$8,216	$680	$7,536
Graham Middle	Public	6-8	311 E Pine Street	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6460	553	31	17.8	99.5%	42 (7.6%)	206 (37.3%)	259 (46.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	4.2	752^nd of 773 public middle schools	2.7%		3.2	775^th of 793 public middle schools	2.3%	23	8.5	20.2	18.0	18.9	14.1	25.8	30.5	$9,053	$1,314	$7,739
Broadview Middle	Public	6-8	2229 Broadview Drive	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6195	512	28	17.9	99.4%	24 (4.7%)	140 (27.3%)	321 (62.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)	15.6	680^th of 773 public middle schools	12.0%		15.7	703^rd of 793 public middle schools	11.3%	23	36.8	45.5	29.3	33.3	22.8	29.0	33.1	$9,956	$2,056	$7,899
Turrentine Middle	Public	6-8	1710 Edgewood Avenue	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6150	739	41	18.2	99.6%	157 (21.2%)	251 (34.0%)	250 (33.8%)	27 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	48 (6.5%)	15.9	676^th of 773 public middle schools	12.5%		21.6	641^st of 793 public middle schools	19.2%	35	38.9	25.9	25.5	40.1	30.3	34.1	41.3	$8,378	$1,130	$7,248
Hawfields Middle	Public	6-8	1951 S Nc 119	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-5303	864	46	18.8	56.0%	338 (39.1%)	201 (23.3%)	223 (25.8%)	24 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.8%)	71.9	185^th of 773 public middle schools	76.1%		67.2	229^th of 793 public middle schools	71.1%	44	69.8	69.5	70.7	53.0	48.3	63.1	77.5	$8,568	$559	$8,009
Woodlawn Middle	Public	6-8	3970 Mebane Rogers Road	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-3222	633	32	19.7	99.5%	200 (31.6%)	187 (29.5%)	178 (28.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.5%)	25.5	586^th of 773 public middle schools	24.2%		29.3	567^th of 793 public middle schools	28.5%	19	46.9	37.4	39.9	35.8	28.6	36.7	54.1	$8,662	$579	$8,083
Western Alamance Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Eldon Drive	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6010	837	47	17.8	55.0%	400 (47.8%)	166 (19.8%)	193 (23.1%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	59 (7.0%)	31.5	532^nd of 773 public middle schools	31.2%		48.6	410^th of 793 public middle schools	48.3%	122	56.0	35.0	38.9	40.7	39.6	45.3	49.5	$8,194	$561	$7,633
Gravelly Hill Middle	Public	6-8	4801 West Ten Road	Efland	27243	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4050	415	31	13.4	56.4%	187 (45.1%)	86 (20.7%)	99 (23.9%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	48.3	399^th of 773 public middle schools	48.4%		42.9	461^st of 793 public middle schools	41.9%	62	55.6	38.5	52.6	45.1	47.5	60.9	61.7	$11,455	$480	$10,975
Eastern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	435 Peeden Drive	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4255	901	57	15.7	99.7%	148 (16.4%)	432 (47.9%)	191 (21.2%)	59 (6.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.5%)	20.2	635^th of 773 public middle schools	17.9%		20	656^th of 793 public middle schools	17.3%	21	36.4	33.2	35.2	34.8	35.0	40.9	45.1	$8,157	$966	$7,191
Southeast Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	4825 Woody Mill Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 674-4280	826	49	16.8	99.6%	381 (46.1%)	260 (31.5%)	112 (13.6%)	22 (2.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.3%)	44.2	437^th of 773 public middle schools	43.5%		52.1	373^rd of 793 public middle schools	53.0%	64	55.7	55.2	37.6	45.4	49.0	53.2	53.5	$8,530	$508	$8,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Alamance Middle

What is the racial makeup of Southern Alamance Middle?

Students at Southern Alamance Middle are 54% White, 26% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Southern Alamance Middle a good school?

Southern Alamance Middle ranks 575^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Southern Alamance Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 822 students attended Southern Alamance Middle.

What high school do graduates of Southern Alamance Middle attend?

Students who attend Southern Alamance Middle usually go on to attend Southern Alamance High

What district is Southern Alamance Middle in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

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