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Graham High

Public Grades 9-12

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 10% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Graham High is a public high school located in Graham, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 744 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.

Graham High consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with poor performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams, particularly in Math. In 2024-2025, only 10.7% of students were proficient or better in Math I, compared to 25.5% for the district and 34.4% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 87.7%, slightly below the state average. Graham High also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 99.06% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

While Graham High faces significant challenges, the nearby schools, such as Western Alamance High, Eastern Alamance High, and Southern Alamance High, generally perform better on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and graduation rates. The nearby ABSS Early College at ACC is an exceptional outlier, consistently ranking among the top 4 high schools in the state.

828

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,422

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

903 Trollinger Road
Graham, NC 27253-1945

(336) 570-6440

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Feeder schools for Graham High:

Elementary:	Haw River Elementary
	North Graham Elementary
	South Graham Elementary
Middle:	Graham Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

African American:

35.3%

White:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (27% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (75% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg53%

580^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High 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	12.7	580 of 641	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	509 of 640	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	505 of 626	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	514 of 621	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	496 of 594	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	390 of 514	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	421 of 469	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	399 of 476	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	411 of 507	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	436 of 531	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	412 of 451	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.3	372 of 505	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	381 of 502	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.5	332 of 506	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.2	332 of 499	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.8	359 of 490	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.7	350 of 477	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	347 of 453	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.5	328 of 431	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	393 of 440	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	400 of 437	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	355 of 434	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	370 of 430	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	324 of 364	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	308 of 369	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	309 of 359	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.8	326 of 330	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	299 of 334	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	296 of 364	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	270 of 349	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	255 of 273	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	184 of 262	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	121 of 226	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	133 of 156	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	118 of 124	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	94 of 173	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	562 of 610	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	467 of 602	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	492 of 588	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	478 of 594	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	377 of 475	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	376 of 475	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	425 of 449	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	363 of 412	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	280 of 403	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	324 of 403	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	250 of 398	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.7	115 of 337	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	237 of 325	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	76 of 100	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	416 of 462	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	314 of 454	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	333 of 449	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	374 of 436	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	253 of 370	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	199 of 354	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	282 of 340	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	554 of 606	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	499 of 613	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	483 of 597	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	446 of 544	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	269 of 432	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	273 of 446	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	353 of 424	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	563 of 601	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	514 of 607	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	492 of 602	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	519 of 585	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	428 of 481	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	401 of 488	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	423 of 463	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	251 of 253	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	184 of 261	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	172 of 249	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	82 of 226	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	141 of 199	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	321 of 352	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	316 of 349	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	494 of 542	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.7	305 of 553	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	425 of 537	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	402 of 534	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	355 of 439	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	398 of 444	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	411 of 427	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)12th percentile~ school

African American (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II40%-20 vs state

Math III29%-37 vs state

Biology27%-21 vs state

Math I11%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Graham High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
Graham High	Public	9-12	903 Trollinger Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6440	828	45	18.4	99.6%	109 (13.2%)	292 (35.3%)	367 (44.3%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.6%)	12.7	580^th of 641 public high schools	9.5%		21.1	509^th of 640 public high schools	20.5%	71	26.9	39.7	10.7	29.0								$10,422	$935	$9,487
Career and Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	2550 Buckingham Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6092	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ray Street Academy	Public	6-12	609 Ray Street	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6644	36	15	2.4	91.7%	12 (33.3%)	17 (47.2%)	7 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.5	623^rd of 641 public high schools	2.8%					(n/a)	12.5	14.3	5.6		14.3		6.3		6.7	12.5	12.5	$33,251	$3,956	$29,295
Alamance Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	609 Ray Street	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 570-6134	203	18	11.3	62.1%	89 (43.8%)	60 (29.6%)	28 (13.8%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)	15.1	628^th of 773 public high schools	18.8%		42	358^th of 640 public high schools	44.1%	270	29.2	41.4	9.5	35.0	21.1	27.6	23.3	42.1	41.4	50.0	40.0
Hugh M Cummings High	Public	9-12	2200 N Mebane Street	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6100	807	39	20.4	98.8%	36 (4.5%)	234 (29.0%)	503 (62.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	11.3	594^th of 641 public high schools	7.3%		24.3	488^th of 640 public high schools	23.8%	106	30.5	29.8	9.5	27.4								$9,437	$1,037	$8,400
ABSS Early College at ACC	Public	9-12	1247 Jimmie Kerr Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 506-4001	247	8	29.9	36.4%	108 (43.7%)	35 (14.2%)	74 (30.0%)	12 (4.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	96.9	4^th of 641 public high schools	99.4%		97	3^rd of 640 public high schools	99.5%	1	93.8	100.0	93.8									$6,280	$165	$6,115
Southeast Alamance High	Public	9-12	3400 S Hwy 119	Haw River	27258	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 513-4780	1,079	55	19.4	54.9%	423 (39.2%)	244 (22.6%)	281 (26.0%)	40 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (8.3%)	44.1	345^th of 641 public high schools	46.2%					(n/a)	44.4	57.5	41.8	60.9
Walter M Williams High	Public	9-12	1307 S Church Street	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6161	1,206	59	20.2	99.8%	317 (26.3%)	383 (31.8%)	375 (31.1%)	42 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	86 (7.1%)	29.5	459^th of 641 public high schools	28.4%		30	450^th of 640 public high schools	29.7%	9	34.2	50.3	19.4	59.8								$8,479	$604	$7,875
Eastern Alamance High	Public	9-12	4040 Mebane Rogers	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-5991	952	57	16.7	99.7%	337 (35.4%)	276 (29.0%)	254 (26.7%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.0%)	35.5	408^th of 641 public high schools	36.3%		28.1	468^th of 640 public high schools	26.9%	60	32.6	44.7	51.6	61.1								$7,777	$653	$7,124
Southern Alamance High	Public	9-12	631 Southern High Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6400	1,148	61	18.7	49.8%	668 (58.2%)	143 (12.5%)	250 (21.8%)	22 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.3%)	32.9	425^th of 641 public high schools	33.7%		43	350^th of 640 public high schools	45.3%	75	42.6	45.5	19.9	63.8								$8,061	$590	$7,471

Frequently Asked Questions about Graham High

Is Graham High a good school?

Graham High ranks in the bottom 9.5% of North Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Graham High?

Students at Graham High are 44% Hispanic, 35% African American, 13% White, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Graham High in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

What schools feed into Graham High?

Graham High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Haw River Elementary
Elementary : North Graham Elementary
Elementary : South Graham Elementary
Middle : Graham Middle

How many students attend Graham High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 828 students attended Graham High.

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