Elementary Schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools

Summary:

The Alamance-Burlington Schools district in North Carolina is home to 20 diverse elementary schools serving students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. The district as a whole is ranked 193 out of 242 districts in the state and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, but individual school performance varies significantly.

A few schools stand out as high-performing, including Audrey W. Garrett Elementary, Marvin B. Smith Elementary, and E.M. Yoder Elementary. These schools consistently rank among the top elementary schools in North Carolina, with strong test scores and high proficiency rates across multiple subjects. In contrast, some schools like Eastlawn Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, and North Graham Elementary have proficiency rates well below the district and state averages.

The data reveals a significant achievement gap between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, suggesting systemic inequities that need to be addressed. While factors like spending per student and student-teacher ratios vary across the schools, there is no clear relationship between these inputs and academic outcomes, indicating that other factors, such as teaching quality, curriculum, and school leadership, may be more influential in driving student success.

District Detail

1712 Vaughn Road
Burlington, NC 27217-2916

(336) 570-6060

SchoolDigger Rank:
193^rd of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 22,661

Primary Schools: 20
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 11
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
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
Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary	Public	K-5	2832 N Nc 87	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6030	623	37	16.8	99.5%	359 (57.6%)	82 (13.2%)	132 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.5%)	50.9	735^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.7%		68.7	433^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	71.2%	302	75.7	69.8	55.4	42.6	45.7	46.4	59.8	$8,982	$507	$8,475
B. Everett Jordan Elementary	Public	K-5	5827 Church Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 376-3673	338	24	14.3	98.5%	179 (53.0%)	20 (5.9%)	104 (30.8%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	15.2	1346^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.7%		18.3	1305^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.3%	41	33.8	35.2	32.8	24.7	43.4	49.2	34.4	$10,310	$1,141	$9,169
E M Yoder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N Charles Street	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-3722	336	26	13.0	51.5%	179 (53.3%)	66 (19.6%)	45 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.1%)	60.3	561^st of 1490 public elementary schools	62.3%		70	400^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.4%	161	66.7	59.6	68.6	41.7	61.7	58.8	64.7	$10,935	$817	$10,118
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
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
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
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
Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2847 Pleasant Grv Sch Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 421-3701	271	20	13.4	98.9%	79 (29.2%)	81 (29.9%)	79 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.8%)	10.8	1406^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.6%		21.3	1262^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	16.1%	144	47.9	45.2	25.0	25.0	33.3	25.0	26.9	$10,688	$1,545	$9,143
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
South Mebane Elementary	Public	K-5	600 S 3rd Street	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-6905	506	31	16.3	57.1%	168 (33.2%)	170 (33.6%)	81 (16.0%)	16 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.6%)	48.3	772^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	48.2%		60.5	575^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.8%	197	65.3	38.9	69.1	35.6	47.4	56.7	70.1	$8,634	$587	$8,048
Sylvan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7718 Sylvan Road	Snow Camp	27349	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 376-3350	298	19	15.7	99.0%	211 (70.8%)	14 (4.7%)	49 (16.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	20.4	1275^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.4%		28.4	1131^st of 1505 public elementary schools	24.9%	144	62.3	41.9	36.7	22.6	32.6	32.7	49.0	$11,874	$1,471	$10,403
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
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
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
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
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
Audrey W. Garrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3224 Old Hillsborough Road	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 563-2088	785	44	17.8	58.5%	296 (37.7%)	174 (22.2%)	181 (23.1%)	40 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (11.7%)	67.4	437^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.7%		70.9	387^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.3%	50	70.9	63.6	61.3	52.3	66.7	61.3	67.9	$10,140	$1,725	$8,415
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
River Mill Academy	2.81 mi	1
Alamance Community School	3.1 mi	1	189^th
The Hawbridge School	5.96 mi	1
West Triangle High School	6.6 mi	1
Carolina Achieve	6.6 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.