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Elon Elementary

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Elon Elementary ranks 708 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

708^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Elon Elementary is a K-5 public school in Elon, NC, serving 689 students in the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, and it currently holds a 3-star rating, ranking in the 53rd percentile of North Carolina elementary schools.

That mid-tier ranking reflects steady progress. After spending several years in the 38th to 48th percentile range, Elon has now posted three consecutive years at or above the state median. On end-of-grade tests, roughly 62% of students score proficient in math and 54% in reading — just a few points below the state average but consistently 7 to 13 points above district averages. In 5th grade science, Elon's 70% proficiency rate actually outpaces the state's 67.7%. These results are especially noteworthy given that more than 99% of Elon students qualify for free or reduced lunch — though that figure likely reflects a change in meal eligibility reporting rather than a fundamental shift in the community.

Attendance is another bright spot. Only 20.7% of Elon students are chronically absent, compared with 24.2% statewide and 30% across its district. Nearby high-poverty schools tell a very different story: Hillcrest Elementary reports 32.9% chronic absenteeism and Eastlawn Elementary 33.7%. The academic gaps are even wider. Hillcrest, just 2.1 miles from Elon, ranks in the 4th percentile statewide, while Eastlawn sits in the 0th percentile. Elon even outperforms Gibsonville Elementary, which belongs to the higher-ranked Guilford County Schools yet reaches only the 29th percentile. The biggest red flag is gifted education: Elon's gifted students perform in the 10th percentile statewide, a persistent pattern. The school also runs with the largest class sizes and lowest per-pupil spending among its nearby peers, which makes its results impressive but raises questions about sustainability.

689

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

720 Walker Road
Elon, NC 27244-9304

(336) 538-6000

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Elon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Western Alamance Middle
High:	Western Alamance High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.6%

Hispanic:

26.3%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 51st percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg61%

708^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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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	51.4	708 of 1492	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	741 of 1490	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	737 of 1505	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	782 of 1502	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	934 of 1514	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	866 of 1489	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	797 of 1473	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	856 of 1434	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.8	787 of 1429	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.6	699 of 1425	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.2	795 of 1440	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.1	616 of 1390	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.8	363 of 1403	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	72.9	351 of 1388	74.7%	★★★★☆
2011	55.4	696 of 1381	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.5	872 of 1363	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.4	720 of 1354	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	68.2	382 of 1324	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	77.2	218 of 1293	83.1%	★★★★☆
2006	75.4	244 of 1276	80.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	377 of 903	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	439 of 918	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	533 of 924	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	401 of 933	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	579 of 927	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	544 of 896	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	604 of 949	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	667 of 927	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	20.6	592 of 646	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	683 of 878	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	130 of 519	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	16.2	540 of 563	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	459 of 533	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	327 of 514	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	224 of 485	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	14.2	409 of 421	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	875 of 1447	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	729 of 1451	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	783 of 1455	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	789 of 1459	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	968 of 1458	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	840 of 1440	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	775 of 1424	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	925 of 1405	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	665 of 743	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	643 of 710	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	554 of 669	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	479 of 582	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.9	361 of 500	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	372 of 494	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	468 of 612	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	322 of 981	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.1	546 of 961	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	552 of 951	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	486 of 915	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	621 of 893	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	691 of 843	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	609 of 865	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	615 of 851	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	769 of 1434	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	900 of 1437	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	737 of 1450	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	865 of 1437	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	765 of 1366	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	795 of 1329	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	899 of 1361	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1021 of 1332	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	578 of 1451	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	710 of 1450	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	681 of 1464	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	740 of 1461	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	854 of 1464	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	838 of 1444	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	786 of 1430	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	778 of 1413	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	137 of 181	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.3	67 of 175	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	39 of 159	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	33.2	95 of 133	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	154 of 815	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	30.2	596 of 801	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	705 of 1146	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	730 of 1172	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	658 of 1166	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	735 of 1183	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	906 of 1194	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	727 of 1172	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	690 of 1183	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	777 of 1178	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)81st percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile-28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-42 vs school

Disabled (2021)8th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science70%~ state avg

Mathematics62%~ state avg

Reading54%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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
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	—	307 (44.6%)	120 (17.4%)	181 (26.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.6%)	51.4	708^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.5%		50.4	741^st of 1490 public elementary schools	50.3%	33	63.8	60.3	61.8	53.4	54.5	54.5	70.0	$8,235	$631	$7,604
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	—	65 (11.7%)	215 (38.7%)	220 (39.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.2%)	8.9	1433^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	4.0%		13.1	1378^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.5%	55	40.6	39.2	34.0	27.1	43.2	29.3	39.0	$9,901	$1,732	$8,169
Gibsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 East Joyner Street	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4214	595	41	14.4	—	234 (39.3%)	213 (35.8%)	93 (15.6%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	31.9	1058^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.1%		35.8	987^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.8%	71	45.6	61.7	50.5	35.0	55.6	52.7	55.9	$9,628	$722	$8,905
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	—	217 (39.0%)	127 (22.8%)	141 (25.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.3%)	68.7	444^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.2%		74.6	322^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	78.4%	122	80.3	71.8	69.5	59.2	67.1	57.3	68.3	$9,448	$690	$8,757
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	—	55 (12.6%)	188 (43.0%)	140 (32.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.3%)	12.9	1387^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.0%		9.5	1429^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.1%	42	32.3	35.4	51.9	24.2	31.7	40.4	55.8	$10,942	$1,874	$9,068
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%)	52.6	685^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.1%		46.1	815^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.3%	130	61.1	47.7	70.6	54.6	54.1	66.7	68.6	$9,245	$741	$8,504
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	—	359 (57.6%)	82 (13.2%)	132 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.5%)	62.6	541^st of 1492 public elementary schools	63.7%		50.9	735^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.7%	194	72.6	61.0	66.4	68.4	58.1	58.2	69.1	$8,982	$507	$8,475
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	—	32 (6.1%)	133 (25.2%)	320 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.2%)	1.6	1489^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.2%		2.5	1485^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.3%	4	26.1	14.8	29.4	17.4	23.5	19.1	29.4	$9,376	$1,578	$7,799
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	—	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
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	—	36 (7.2%)	112 (22.5%)	321 (64.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	29.1	1111^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.5%		15.6	1342^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	9.9%	231	60.2	46.3	38.1	52.3	43.9	42.9	57.1	$10,821	$1,898	$8,923

Frequently Asked Questions about Elon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Elon Elementary?

Students at Elon Elementary are 45% White, 26% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Elon Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

What schools do graduates of Elon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Western Alamance Middle
High : Western Alamance High

How many students attend Elon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Elon Elementary.

Is Elon Elementary a good school?

Elon Elementary ranks 708^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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