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Haw River Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Haw River Elementary is a PK–5 school in Haw River, NC, serving about 490 students in the Alamance-Burlington Schools district. The school serves an exceptionally high-need student body — about 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. In recent state rankings, Haw River placed in the 8th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools, a low standing that has persisted for the past decade, though it is actually the strongest relative position the school has held in that time.

One of the most distinctive patterns at Haw River shows up between 3rd and 4th grade. In the most recent test data, 3rd-grade math proficiency (53.6%) sat close to the district average of 56.2%. By 4th grade, the same group of students fell to just 22.5% proficiency in math — roughly 25 points below the district average. The state's typical 3rd-to-4th grade decline is about 5 points; Haw River's was 31. Reading tells a similar story, with a 20-point drop over the same transition. The specific falling-off grade varies from year to year, but the school has repeatedly seen stronger 3rd-grade performance followed by a sharp upper-elementary falloff. That pattern separates Haw River from nearby higher-performing schools in the same district, like South Mebane Elementary. Even R Homer Andrews Elementary, a similarly high-poverty school just over a mile away, ranks in the 26th percentile compared with Haw River's 8th.

There are some encouraging signs. English learner students at Haw River now rank in the 73rd percentile statewide, up from the 4th percentile just two years ago — the strongest subgroup outcome at the school. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 39.0% to 30.6% since 2021, though it still exceeds the state rate of 24.2%. Spending is not the issue: at $10,856 per student, Haw River outspends South Mebane Elementary ($8,634) and E M Yoder Elementary, both of which perform better academically. The English learner gains show that targeted supports can produce meaningful improvement even with very high poverty rates. Addressing the upper-elementary achievement drop and continuing to improve attendance appear to be the most urgent priorities for the school.

490

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 E Main Street
Haw River, NC 27258-9644

(336) 578-0177

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Haw River Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Graham Middle
High:	Graham High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.4%

African American:

23.9%

White:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Reading scores 25 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg61%

1,370^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 8% (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	14.4	1370 of 1492	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	1430 of 1490	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1466 of 1505	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1462 of 1502	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1395 of 1514	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1404 of 1489	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1372 of 1473	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1363 of 1434	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	1373 of 1429	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	1382 of 1425	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	1356 of 1440	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.9	1307 of 1390	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	1286 of 1403	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.2	1371 of 1388	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	1334 of 1381	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	1291 of 1363	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.0	1307 of 1354	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.9	1291 of 1324	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.3	1275 of 1293	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.3	1266 of 1276	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	783 of 903	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	831 of 918	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	866 of 924	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	861 of 933	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	859 of 927	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	807 of 896	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	764 of 949	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	910 of 927	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	34.9	423 of 646	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	811 of 878	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	895 of 897	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	140 of 519	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	24.9	473 of 563	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	511 of 533	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	501 of 514	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	413 of 485	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	353 of 385	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	304 of 497	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	319 of 421	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	1275 of 1447	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	1374 of 1451	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1440 of 1455	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1415 of 1459	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1322 of 1458	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1337 of 1440	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1287 of 1424	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1317 of 1405	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	726 of 981	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	860 of 961	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	909 of 951	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	871 of 915	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	742 of 893	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	806 of 843	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	773 of 865	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	715 of 851	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	1169 of 1434	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	1277 of 1437	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1373 of 1450	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1375 of 1437	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1278 of 1366	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1224 of 1329	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1324 of 1361	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1308 of 1332	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	1340 of 1451	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	1382 of 1450	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1380 of 1464	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1411 of 1461	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1389 of 1464	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1367 of 1444	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1363 of 1430	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1354 of 1413	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	10.1	1133 of 1166	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1147 of 1183	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	1166 of 1194	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1154 of 1172	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1165 of 1183	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1159 of 1178	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+65 vs school

Disabled (2021)35th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

White (2024)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science48%-20 vs state

Mathematics42%-22 vs state

Reading31%-25 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
Haw River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 E Main Street	Haw River	27258	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 578-0177	490	33	15.0	98.8%	40 (8.2%)	117 (23.9%)	301 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	14.4	1370^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.2%		9.4	1430^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.0%	60	53.6	22.5	52.2				42.6	22.5	29.0				47.8		$10,856	$1,654	$9,202
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
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	99.4%	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
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
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	99.4%	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
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
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
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
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
South Mebane Elementary	Public	K-5	600 S 3rd Street	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-6905	506	31	16.3	57.1%	168 (33.2%)	170 (33.6%)	81 (16.0%)	16 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.6%)	39.5	915^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.7%		48.3	772^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	48.2%	143	66.1	52.3	53.1				54.2	51.2	48.0				61.2		$8,634	$587	$8,048

Frequently Asked Questions about Haw River Elementary

What schools do graduates of Haw River Elementary attend?

Students who attend Haw River Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Graham Middle
High : Graham High

How many students attend Haw River Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Haw River Elementary.

Is Haw River Elementary a good school?

Haw River Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Haw River Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

What is the racial makeup of Haw River Elementary?

Students at Haw River Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 24% African American, 8% White, 7% Two or more races.

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