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B. Everett Jordan Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

B. Everett Jordan Elementary is a K–5 school in Graham, NC, serving 338 students in the Alamance-Burlington Schools district. The school has ranked in the bottom 10–15% of North Carolina elementary schools in recent years, and it serves a student body where nearly all families (98.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The biggest story at Jordan is what's going well despite these challenges. Chronic absenteeism sits at 20.4% — better than the district average (30%) and state average (24.2%), and far better than nearby high-poverty peers like Harvey R Newlin Elementary (32.9%) and North Graham Elementary (35.5%). Students are showing up, which means learning gaps aren't an attendance problem. Third-grade reading is also a genuine bright spot: 55.8% of students were proficient in 2025-26, matching the state average and beating the district (46.6%). English Language Learner students also perform relatively well compared with ELL students statewide.

The harder truth shows up in math and science. Fourth-grade math proficiency was just 25% in 2025-26 — a staggering 36 points below the state average — and this has been a recurring weakness for years. Fifth-grade science (40.7% proficient) also lags far behind the state (67.7%). While Jordan is actually the highest-ranked school among its high-poverty neighbors (compare Sylvan Elementary at the 9th percentile, South Graham Elementary at the 7th, and North Graham at the 0th), that bar is low. For context, nearby schools with more economic diversity — like Edwin M Holt Elementary and Audrey W. Garrett Elementary — rank in the 65th and 70th percentiles. Jordan's decade-long slide from the 41st percentile suggests the core challenge isn't student effort, but building consistent instructional strength in math and the grades beyond 3rd.

338

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5827 Church Road
Graham, NC 27253-9145

(336) 376-3673

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend B. Everett Jordan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southern Alamance Middle
High:	Southern Alamance High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Hispanic:

30.8%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg61%

1,331^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

179^th of 246Alamance-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
2026	17.3	1331 of 1492	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	1346 of 1490	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1305 of 1505	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1351 of 1502	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1265 of 1514	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	1012 of 1489	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1212 of 1473	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1158 of 1434	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.7	975 of 1429	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.5	844 of 1425	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.0	829 of 1440	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.1	1005 of 1390	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.1	743 of 1403	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.5	880 of 1388	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.1	1022 of 1381	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.6	829 of 1363	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.2	763 of 1354	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.4	726 of 1324	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.8	531 of 1293	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.3	492 of 1276	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	45.1	444 of 897	50.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	375 of 519	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	444 of 563	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	358 of 533	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	361 of 514	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	1305 of 1447	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	1239 of 1451	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1241 of 1455	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1329 of 1459	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1247 of 1458	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1029 of 1440	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1286 of 1424	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1218 of 1405	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	838 of 981	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	843 of 961	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	896 of 951	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	828 of 915	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	809 of 893	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	596 of 843	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	774 of 865	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	776 of 851	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	1298 of 1434	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	1356 of 1437	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1366 of 1450	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1258 of 1437	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1324 of 1366	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	763 of 1329	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1228 of 1361	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1159 of 1332	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	1273 of 1451	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	1355 of 1450	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1287 of 1464	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1317 of 1461	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1202 of 1464	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	929 of 1444	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1019 of 1430	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1080 of 1413	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	1103 of 1146	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	1137 of 1172	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1087 of 1166	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1141 of 1183	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1132 of 1194	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	940 of 1172	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1087 of 1183	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1110 of 1178	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)51st percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

White (2026)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-15 vs state

Science41%-27 vs state

Mathematics38%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	17.3	1331^st of 1492 public elementary schools	10.8%		15.2	1346^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.7%	15	53.8	25.0	42.6				55.8	32.1	42.6				40.7		$10,310	$1,141	$9,169
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%)	47.7	772^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	48.3%		46.3	813^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.4%	41	50.0	62.3	65.3				49.1	54.7	59.4				67.3		$8,547	$664	$7,883
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%)	14.9	1365^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.5%		20.4	1275^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.4%	90	48.9	35.8	44.2				24.4	39.6	46.5				44.2		$11,874	$1,471	$10,403
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%)	68.5	449^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.9%		67.4	437^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.7%	12	84.3	65.1	62.8				64.3	66.0	62.1				69.0		$10,140	$1,725	$8,415
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%)	12.7	1391^st of 1492 public elementary schools	6.8%		20.4	1272^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	14.6%	119	43.7	37.2	38.4				36.6	40.7	38.4				42.5		$10,049	$1,265	$8,783
Alamance Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	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%)	35	1005^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.6%		32.5	1044^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.9%	39	42.7	50.6	53.8	25.6	50.6	34.4	59.6	51.7	54.8	39.5	63.0	71.9	67.7	68.8
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%)	3	1486^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.4%		2.5	1486^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.3%		34.0	32.8	18.8				21.3	29.3	16.7				18.8		$11,600	$1,691	$9,909
Carolina Achieve	Public, Charter	K-2	6920 West Ten Rd	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Carolina Achieve	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 964-2158	0																		(n/a)
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%)	7.3	1449^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.9%		4.3	1474^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.1%	25	35.4	19.4	37.8				27.7	28.4	32.4				50.0		$9,853	$1,732	$8,121
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%)	63.7	524^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.9%		54.4	662^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	55.6%	138	74.3	69.7	54.3				67.6	65.2	57.4				70.2		$9,443	$688	$8,755

Frequently Asked Questions about B. Everett Jordan Elementary

What is the racial makeup of B. Everett Jordan Elementary?

Students at B. Everett Jordan Elementary are 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

Is B. Everett Jordan Elementary a good school?

B. Everett Jordan Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of B. Everett Jordan Elementary attend?

Students who attend B. Everett Jordan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southern Alamance Middle
High : Southern Alamance High

What district is B. Everett Jordan Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

How many students attend B. Everett Jordan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended B. Everett Jordan Elementary.

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