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Graham Middle

Q: Is Graham Middle a good school?

Graham Middle ranks in the bottom 2.7% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Graham Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Graham Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Graham Middle?

Students at Graham Middle are 47% Hispanic, 37% African American, 8% White, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Graham Middle attend?

Students who attend Graham Middle usually go on to attend Graham High

Public Grades 6-8

752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 3% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Graham Middle is a public middle school located in Graham, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 469 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 Middle consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in North Carolina, with rankings between 602 and 775 out of 691 to 793 middle schools over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, Graham Middle has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also has a higher proportion of minority students, including African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, compared to the state and district averages.

While the Alamance-Burlington Schools district as a whole struggles academically, some nearby schools, such as Hawfields Middle and Western Alamance Middle, perform significantly better than Graham Middle, indicating that there may be opportunities to learn from their practices and strategies. Despite the higher spending per student at Graham Middle, the school's academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources to support student learning and achievement.

553

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,053

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

311 E Pine Street
Graham, NC 27253-3226

(336) 570-6460

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Graham Middle usually attend:

High:

Graham High

Feeder schools for Graham Middle:

Elementary:	Haw River Elementary
	North Graham Elementary
	South Graham Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.8%

African American:

37.3%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (19% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg54%

752^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Middle 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	4.2	752 of 773	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	775 of 793	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	744 of 784	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	743 of 786	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	699 of 741	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	682 of 737	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	602 of 691	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	605 of 694	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	599 of 692	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	599 of 705	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.9	590 of 627	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	535 of 673	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	506 of 662	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	503 of 648	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	473 of 640	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.8	472 of 630	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.9	464 of 620	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.5	419 of 606	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.4	434 of 598	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	515 of 546	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	550 of 560	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	551 of 559	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	532 of 550	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	488 of 533	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	491 of 519	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	417 of 494	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	14.5	487 of 504	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	383 of 475	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	10.1	312 of 312	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	199 of 211	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	131 of 151	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	726 of 733	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	732 of 738	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	711 of 731	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	709 of 733	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	675 of 706	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	639 of 684	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	600 of 656	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	407 of 452	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	435 of 450	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	388 of 448	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	380 of 416	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	67.1	35 of 127	72.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	551 of 562	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	555 of 564	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	530 of 553	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	515 of 541	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	481 of 522	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	454 of 493	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	422 of 472	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	704 of 729	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	730 of 743	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	708 of 735	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	661 of 689	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	618 of 633	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	578 of 639	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	488 of 604	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	717 of 733	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	737 of 751	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	722 of 747	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	713 of 748	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	671 of 711	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	664 of 697	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	590 of 665	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	328 of 328	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	305 of 306	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	301 of 302	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	270 of 283	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	238 of 248	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	231 of 237	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	216 of 221	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	453 of 478	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	0.4	647 of 649	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.7	651 of 652	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	650 of 656	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	652 of 658	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	628 of 632	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	613 of 624	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	554 of 596	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)10th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-30 vs state

Reading19%-33 vs state

Mathematics15%-38 vs state

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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 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 Middle	Public	6-8	311 E Pine Street	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6460	553	31	17.8	99.5%	42 (7.6%)	206 (37.3%)	259 (46.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	4.2	752^nd of 773 public middle schools	2.7%		3.2	775^th of 793 public middle schools	2.3%	23	8.5	20.2	18.0	18.9	14.1	25.8	30.5	$9,053	$1,314	$7,739
Broadview Middle	Public	6-8	2229 Broadview Drive	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6195	512	28	17.9	99.4%	24 (4.7%)	140 (27.3%)	321 (62.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)	15.6	680^th of 773 public middle schools	12.0%		15.7	703^rd of 793 public middle schools	11.3%	23	36.8	45.5	29.3	33.3	22.8	29.0	33.1	$9,956	$2,056	$7,899
Turrentine Middle	Public	6-8	1710 Edgewood Avenue	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6150	739	41	18.2	99.6%	157 (21.2%)	251 (34.0%)	250 (33.8%)	27 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	48 (6.5%)	15.9	676^th of 773 public middle schools	12.5%		21.6	641^st of 793 public middle schools	19.2%	35	38.9	25.9	25.5	40.1	30.3	34.1	41.3	$8,378	$1,130	$7,248
Southern Alamance Middle	Public	6-8	771 Southern High Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6500	822	45	18.2	58.2%	443 (53.9%)	106 (12.9%)	211 (25.7%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.0%)	26.8	575^th of 773 public middle schools	25.6%		25.5	613^th of 793 public middle schools	22.7%	38	48.2	35.3	36.5	43.2	41.6	37.5	45.1	$8,216	$680	$7,536
Hawfields Middle	Public	6-8	1951 S Nc 119	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-5303	864	46	18.8	56.0%	338 (39.1%)	201 (23.3%)	223 (25.8%)	24 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.8%)	71.9	185^th of 773 public middle schools	76.1%		67.2	229^th of 793 public middle schools	71.1%	44	69.8	69.5	70.7	53.0	48.3	63.1	77.5	$8,568	$559	$8,009
Woodlawn Middle	Public	6-8	3970 Mebane Rogers Road	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-3222	633	32	19.7	99.5%	200 (31.6%)	187 (29.5%)	178 (28.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.5%)	25.5	586^th of 773 public middle schools	24.2%		29.3	567^th of 793 public middle schools	28.5%	19	46.9	37.4	39.9	35.8	28.6	36.7	54.1	$8,662	$579	$8,083
Western Alamance Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Eldon Drive	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6010	837	47	17.8	55.0%	400 (47.8%)	166 (19.8%)	193 (23.1%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	59 (7.0%)	31.5	532^nd of 773 public middle schools	31.2%		48.6	410^th of 793 public middle schools	48.3%	122	56.0	35.0	38.9	40.7	39.6	45.3	49.5	$8,194	$561	$7,633
Gravelly Hill Middle	Public	6-8	4801 West Ten Road	Efland	27243	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4050	415	31	13.4	56.4%	187 (45.1%)	86 (20.7%)	99 (23.9%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	48.3	399^th of 773 public middle schools	48.4%		42.9	461^st of 793 public middle schools	41.9%	62	55.6	38.5	52.6	45.1	47.5	60.9	61.7	$11,455	$480	$10,975
Eastern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	435 Peeden Drive	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4255	901	57	15.7	99.7%	148 (16.4%)	432 (47.9%)	191 (21.2%)	59 (6.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.5%)	20.2	635^th of 773 public middle schools	17.9%		20	656^th of 793 public middle schools	17.3%	21	36.4	33.2	35.2	34.8	35.0	40.9	45.1	$8,157	$966	$7,191
Orange Middle	Public	6-8	308 Orange High Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6121	514	38	13.4	43.4%	300 (58.4%)	69 (13.4%)	104 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	68.2	219^th of 773 public middle schools	71.7%		65	249^th of 793 public middle schools	68.6%	30	60.8	75.6	49.4	62.9	62.8	57.1	64.1	$10,665	$408	$10,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Graham Middle

What is the racial makeup of Graham Middle?

Students at Graham Middle are 47% Hispanic, 37% African American, 8% White, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Graham Middle in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

Is Graham Middle a good school?

Graham Middle ranks in the bottom 2.7% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Graham Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Graham Middle.

What high school do graduates of Graham Middle attend?

Students who attend Graham Middle usually go on to attend Graham High

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