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Eastern Alamance High

Public Grades 9-12
408th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 641 North Carolina High Schools
Better than 36% of North Carolina high schools
Summary

Eastern Alamance High is a public high school located in Mebane, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,122 students. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eastern Alamance High has consistently underperformed the Alamance-Burlington Schools district and the state of North Carolina in end-of-course (EOC) exams across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.6% of Eastern Alamance High students were proficient or better in EOC Biology, compared to 39.5% for the district and 48.3% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 87.7% in recent years, which is on par with the district and state averages. Additionally, Eastern Alamance High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from a high of 137th out of 476 North Carolina high schools in 2016-2017 to 408th out of 641 in 2024-2025.

The nearby high schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, such as Western Alamance High, Southern Alamance High, and Walter M. Williams High, generally outperform Eastern Alamance High in terms of test scores and school rankings. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Western Alamance High had 50.7% of students proficient or better in EOC Biology, compared to 32.6% at Eastern Alamance High. The ABSS Early College at ACC, a small high school within the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, stands out as an exceptional performer, with consistently high test scores and a top statewide ranking.

952
Students ?
16.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,777
Per pupil spending ?
99.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4040 Mebane Rogers
       Mebane, NC  27302-9729

(919) 563-5991

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools


Feeder schools for Eastern Alamance High:

Elementary:    Audrey W. Garrett Elementary
    E M Yoder Elementary
    Pleasant Grove Elementary
    South Mebane Elementary
Middle:    Woodlawn Middle
Racial breakdown:

White:
35.4%
African American:
29.0%
Hispanic:
26.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 53% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school46%
District avg44%
North Carolina avg53%
408th of 641
North Carolina public high schools ?
Bottom 36%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From top 44% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 8High Schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools
193rd 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202535.5408 of 64136.3%★★☆☆☆
202428.1468 of 64026.9%★☆☆☆☆
202339.4360 of 62642.5%★★☆☆☆
202248.7298 of 62152.0%★★★☆☆
202143.3319 of 59446.3%★★☆☆☆
201953.0184 of 51464.2%★★★☆☆
201859.4152 of 46967.6%★★★☆☆
201759.0137 of 47671.2%★★★★☆
201642.0215 of 50757.6%★★★☆☆
201543.9234 of 53155.9%★★★☆☆
201445.1187 of 45158.5%★★★☆☆
201354.8113 of 50577.6%★★★★☆
201252.3209 of 50258.4%★★★☆☆
201163.5142 of 50671.9%★★★★☆
201060.3189 of 49962.1%★★★☆☆
200962.0146 of 49070.2%★★★★☆
200865.4103 of 47778.4%★★★★☆
200761.3129 of 45371.5%★★★★☆
200658.8158 of 43163.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202542.8223 of 44049.3%★★☆☆☆
202429.6308 of 43729.5%★★☆☆☆
202342.0213 of 43450.9%★★★☆☆
202252.7153 of 43064.4%★★★☆☆
202143.7143 of 36460.7%★★★☆☆
201956.090 of 36975.6%★★★★☆
201864.972 of 35979.9%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202224.9260 of 33021.2%★☆☆☆☆
202126.5266 of 33420.4%★☆☆☆☆
201935.0236 of 36435.2%★★☆☆☆
201822.4304 of 34912.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202543.7134 of 27350.9%★★★☆☆
202422.0244 of 2626.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202366.439 of 22682.7%★★★★☆
202260.231 of 15680.1%★★★★☆
202160.525 of 12479.8%★★★★☆
201952.558 of 17366.5%★★★☆☆
201864.837 of 14774.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202533.8421 of 61031.0%★★☆☆☆
202430.9426 of 60229.2%★☆☆☆☆
202337.7360 of 58838.8%★★☆☆☆
202244.9318 of 59446.5%★★☆☆☆
202143.9222 of 47553.3%★★★☆☆
201956.0164 of 47565.5%★★★☆☆
201865.0123 of 44972.6%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202515.0383 of 4127.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.5366 of 4039.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202347.6267 of 40333.7%★★☆☆☆
202242.3290 of 39827.1%★☆☆☆☆
202165.8114 of 33766.2%★★★☆☆
201955.4156 of 32552.0%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202533.2307 of 46233.5%★★☆☆☆
202424.4361 of 45420.5%★☆☆☆☆
202335.8278 of 44938.1%★★☆☆☆
202246.7202 of 43653.7%★★★☆☆
202153.893 of 37074.9%★★★★☆
201948.7124 of 35465.0%★★★☆☆
201848.1144 of 34057.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202536.2366 of 60639.6%★★☆☆☆
202427.4448 of 61326.9%★☆☆☆☆
202334.2373 of 59737.5%★★☆☆☆
202245.3246 of 54454.8%★★★☆☆
202138.4204 of 43252.8%★★★☆☆
201942.4193 of 44656.7%★★★☆☆
201846.6180 of 42457.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202534.8388 of 60135.4%★★☆☆☆
202425.5461 of 60724.1%★☆☆☆☆
202340.3341 of 60243.4%★★☆☆☆
202250.7263 of 58555.0%★★★☆☆
202141.0228 of 48152.6%★★★☆☆
201948.4198 of 48859.4%★★★☆☆
201853.2188 of 46359.4%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202548.5136 of 25346.2%★★☆☆☆
202428.1204 of 26121.8%★☆☆☆☆
202330.7184 of 24926.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.5201 of 22611.1%★☆☆☆☆
202119.7172 of 19913.6%★☆☆☆☆
201942.7116 of 19540.5%★★☆☆☆
201817.2159 of 18514.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202553.1110 of 35268.8%★★★☆☆
202431.0244 of 34930.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202539.5340 of 54237.3%★★☆☆☆
202439.5348 of 55337.1%★★☆☆☆
202350.4259 of 53751.8%★★★☆☆
202254.8237 of 53455.6%★★★☆☆
202143.7213 of 43951.5%★★★☆☆
201950.1188 of 44457.7%★★★☆☆
201859.2148 of 42765.3%★★★☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)69th percentile+32 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+15 vs school
African American (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school
White (2025)37th percentile~ school
Male (2025)35th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2022)21st percentile-31 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Math III61%-5 vs state
Math I52%+17 vs state
English II45%-15 vs state
Biology33%-16 vs state

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Eastern Alamance High ranks 408th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Eastern Alamance High are 35% White, 29% African American, 27% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 952 students attended Eastern Alamance High.

Eastern Alamance High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Audrey W. Garrett Elementary
Elementary : E M Yoder Elementary
Elementary : Pleasant Grove Elementary
Elementary : South Mebane Elementary
Middle : Woodlawn Middle


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