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Hawfields Middle

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Hawfields Middle ranks 185 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 76% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Hawfields Middle is a public middle school located in Mebane, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 822 students. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 242 districts in the state.

Hawfields Middle consistently outperforms the Alamance-Burlington Schools district and the state of North Carolina in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 69.8% of 6th graders, 69.5% of 7th graders, and 70.7% of 8th graders at Hawfields Middle were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district's 45.1%, 38.6%, and 38.9%, respectively, and the state's 57.2%, 53.5%, and 48.7%. The school has also consistently ranked in the top half of North Carolina middle schools, with a ranking as high as 163 out of 784 schools in the 2022-2023 school year, and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

While Hawfields Middle outperforms the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, some of the nearby schools within the same district, such as Western Alamance Middle, Turrentine Middle, and Southern Alamance Middle, have lower academic proficiency rates and lower statewide rankings compared to Hawfields Middle. Additionally, Graham Middle, which is part of the Orange County Schools district and located approximately 5.5 miles from Hawfields Middle, has significantly lower academic proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels compared to Hawfields Middle and the state average.

864

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,568

Per pupil spending ?

56%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1951 S Nc 119
Mebane, NC 27302

(919) 563-5303

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Hawfields Middle usually attend:

High:

Southern Alamance High

Feeder schools for Hawfields Middle:

Elementary:

Audrey W. Garrett Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.1%

Hispanic:

25.8%

African American:

23.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg54%

185^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	71.9	185 of 773	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	229 of 793	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	163 of 784	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	218 of 786	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	255 of 741	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	178 of 737	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	194 of 691	71.9%	★★★★☆
2017	69.1	199 of 694	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	65.3	221 of 692	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.6	330 of 705	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.1	315 of 627	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.0	356 of 673	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.8	381 of 662	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.0	296 of 648	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.1	204 of 640	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.9	175 of 630	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	66.8	210 of 620	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.7	239 of 606	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.5	218 of 598	63.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	70 of 546	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	81 of 560	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	43 of 559	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	71.8	96 of 550	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	60 of 533	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	56 of 519	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	64 of 494	87.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	66 of 111	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	53.2	135 of 449	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	29.6	372 of 478	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	191 of 504	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	274 of 475	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	111 of 371	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	40 of 356	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	39 of 318	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	32 of 312	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	36.5	151 of 236	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.2	21 of 211	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	39.7	85 of 151	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	160 of 733	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	211 of 738	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	145 of 731	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	205 of 733	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	225 of 706	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	167 of 684	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	209 of 656	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	306 of 458	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.0	171 of 461	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	74 of 452	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	158 of 450	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	205 of 448	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	200 of 416	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	99 of 562	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	176 of 564	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	66 of 553	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	137 of 541	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	157 of 522	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	76 of 493	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	119 of 472	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	117 of 729	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	194 of 743	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	123 of 735	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	140 of 689	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	222 of 633	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	101 of 639	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	68 of 604	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	217 of 733	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	234 of 751	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	170 of 747	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	233 of 748	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	285 of 711	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	191 of 697	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	174 of 665	73.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	113 of 328	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	135 of 306	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	127 of 302	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	86 of 283	69.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	103 of 248	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	70 of 237	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	62 of 221	71.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	109 of 478	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	38.1	261 of 473	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	184 of 649	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	200 of 652	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	176 of 656	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	211 of 658	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	314 of 632	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	231 of 624	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	206 of 596	65.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)87th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-36 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)33rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science78%+17 vs state

Mathematics70%+17 vs state

Reading55%~ state avg

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Poor communications between teachers, students and Office personnel. No uniform organization for making assignments. Online material is often wrong or not there--no excuse with the easy of computer programs today. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Orange Middle	Public	6-8	308 Orange High Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6121	514	38	13.4	43.4%	300 (58.4%)	69 (13.4%)	104 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	68.2	219^th of 773 public middle schools	71.7%		65	249^th of 793 public middle schools	68.6%	30	60.8	75.6	49.4	62.9	62.8	57.1	64.1	$10,665	$408	$10,256
A L Stanback Middle	Public	6-8	3700 NC 86 South	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 644-3200	648	45	14.4	57.7%	238 (36.7%)	69 (10.6%)	284 (43.8%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	51.9	371^st of 773 public middle schools	52.0%		49	405^th of 793 public middle schools	48.9%	34	49.5	50.3	55.9	42.9	52.3	54.5	69.2	$11,425	$789	$10,636
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawfields Middle

What high school do graduates of Hawfields Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Hawfields Middle?

Students at Hawfields Middle are 39% White, 26% Hispanic, 23% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Hawfields Middle in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

How many students attend Hawfields Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 864 students attended Hawfields Middle.

Is Hawfields Middle a good school?

Hawfields Middle ranks 185^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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