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Pleasant Grove Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in Burlington, North Carolina, serving 282 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than the state average, Pleasant Grove Elementary has consistently underperformed academically compared to the district and state averages. The school's performance on state standardized tests (EOG) is significantly below the Alamance-Burlington Schools district and the state of North Carolina across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in mathematics at Pleasant Grove Elementary was 47.9%, compared to 56.1% for the district and 64.1% for the state.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as North Graham Elementary and Audrey W. Garrett Elementary, also serve high-poverty student populations but generally perform better academically than Pleasant Grove Elementary. This suggests that factors beyond just staffing and resources, such as school culture and targeted interventions, may be crucial for improving the educational outcomes of the students at Pleasant Grove Elementary.

271

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,688

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2847 Pleasant Grv Sch Road
Burlington, NC 27217-7750

(336) 421-3701

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Pleasant Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Woodlawn Middle
High:	Eastern Alamance High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

29.9%

White:

29.2%

Hispanic:

29.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (32% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg45%

North Carolina avg57%

1,406^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 20Elementary 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	10.8	1406 of 1490	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1262 of 1505	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1034 of 1502	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1016 of 1514	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1121 of 1489	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1053 of 1473	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1065 of 1434	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.6	863 of 1429	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	944 of 1425	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.1	827 of 1440	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	18.8	1173 of 1390	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.0	946 of 1403	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.2	867 of 1388	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.8	1013 of 1381	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.9	904 of 1363	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.6	884 of 1354	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.5	886 of 1324	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	19.3	1140 of 1293	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.8	1156 of 1276	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	867 of 918	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	824 of 924	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	644 of 933	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	456 of 927	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.4	652 of 896	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	819 of 949	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	770 of 927	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	48.2	389 of 878	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1412 of 1451	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1320 of 1455	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	920 of 1459	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1213 of 1458	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1093 of 1440	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	962 of 1424	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	908 of 1405	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	24.5	593 of 612	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	836 of 961	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	690 of 951	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	552 of 915	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	439 of 893	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.6	641 of 843	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	404 of 865	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.6	691 of 851	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1345 of 1437	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1176 of 1450	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	821 of 1437	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	730 of 1366	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1092 of 1329	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	964 of 1361	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.5	662 of 1332	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1297 of 1450	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1028 of 1464	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1045 of 1461	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	750 of 1464	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	1020 of 1444	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1042 of 1430	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1125 of 1413	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1124 of 1172	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	821 of 1166	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	574 of 1183	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.7	1002 of 1172	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	981 of 1183	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	726 of 1178	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)56th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2019)3rd percentile-25 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%-22 vs state

Reading27%-25 vs state

Science27%-35 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 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2847 Pleasant Grv Sch Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 421-3701	271	20	13.4	98.9%	79 (29.2%)	81 (29.9%)	79 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.8%)	10.8	1406^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.6%		21.3	1262^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	16.1%	144	47.9	45.2	25.0			25.0	33.3	25.0			26.9	$10,688	$1,545	$9,143
E M Yoder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N Charles Street	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-3722	336	26	13.0	51.5%	179 (53.3%)	66 (19.6%)	45 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.1%)	60.3	561^st of 1490 public elementary schools	62.3%		70	400^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.4%	161	66.7	59.6	68.6			41.7	61.7	58.8			64.7	$10,935	$817	$10,118
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8925 NC Hwy 86 S	Mebane	27302	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-1212	235	14	16.8	98.7%	122 (51.9%)	74 (31.5%)	22 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	27.4	1122^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	24.7%		11.9	1401^st of 1505 public elementary schools	6.9%	279	48.0	43.8	48.4			38.5	51.6	35.5			48.4	$11,545	$1,412	$10,133
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%)	9.4	1430^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.0%		6.5	1466^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.6%	36	47.5	41.9	19.4			26.3	32.4	15.3			16.7	$10,856	$1,654	$9,202
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%)	48.3	772^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	48.2%		60.5	575^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.8%	197	65.3	38.9	69.1			35.6	47.4	56.7			70.1	$8,634	$587	$8,048
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%)	15.6	1342^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	9.9%		29.7	1104^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.6%	238	50.7	31.3	22.2			42.7	41.8	22.2			35.8	$10,821	$1,898	$8,923
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%)	2.5	1485^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.9	1473^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	2.1%	12	21.8	15.1	21.4			17.2	24.7	20.2			25.0	$9,376	$1,578	$7,799
Alamance Community School	Public, Charter	K-7	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%)	32.5	1044^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.9%		36.4	986^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.5%	58	44.3	29.8	32.5	57.0	50.0	40.6	52.1	40.0	57.0	40.0	57.5
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%)	2.5	1486^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.8	1488^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.1%	2	37.3	13.2	15.9			20.3	17.0	15.9			14.8	$11,600	$1,691	$9,909
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%)	67.4	437^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.7%		70.9	387^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.3%	50	70.9	63.6	61.3			52.3	66.7	61.3			67.9	$10,140	$1,725	$8,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Grove Elementary

What district is Pleasant Grove Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodlawn Middle
High : Eastern Alamance High

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Grove Elementary?

Students at Pleasant Grove Elementary are 30% African American, 29% White, 29% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

How many students attend Pleasant Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Pleasant Grove Elementary.

Is Pleasant Grove Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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