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Southern Alamance High

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Southern Alamance High ranks 425 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 34% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Southern Alamance High is a public high school located in Graham, North Carolina, serving 1,178 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past few years, Southern Alamance High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 199 out of 469 high schools in 2017-2018 to 425 out of 641 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars. While the school's performance for African American and Hispanic students has generally been better than the state average, White and Multi-racial students have struggled, ranking in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools. The school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students has been mixed, with rankings ranging from the top half to the bottom half of the state.

Compared to nearby schools within the Alamance-Burlington district, Western Alamance High and Eastern Alamance High have shown stronger academic performance in some areas. However, Southern Alamance High outperforms the lower-performing schools in the district, such as Hugh M. Cummings High and Graham High. The ABSS Early College at ACC, a specialized early college high school, significantly outperforms Southern Alamance High and other district high schools in academic measures.

1,148

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,061

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

631 Southern High Road
Graham, NC 27253-9425

(336) 570-6400

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Feeder schools for Southern Alamance High:

Elementary:	Alexander Wilson Elementary
	B. Everett Jordan Elementary
	Edwin M Holt Elementary
	Sylvan Elementary
Middle:	Hawfields Middle
	Southern Alamance Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.2%

Hispanic:

21.8%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg53%

425^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	32.9	425 of 641	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	350 of 640	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	300 of 626	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	288 of 621	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	340 of 594	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	223 of 514	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	199 of 469	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.4	213 of 476	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.8	219 of 507	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.5	258 of 531	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.5	231 of 451	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	222 of 505	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.6	197 of 502	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.8	188 of 506	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.4	131 of 499	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	63.1	135 of 490	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	59.1	161 of 477	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.7	166 of 453	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.5	144 of 431	66.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	277 of 440	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	253 of 437	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	138 of 434	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	138 of 430	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	127 of 364	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	77 of 369	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	102 of 359	71.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	66.3	58 of 330	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	13.1	333 of 334	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	256 of 364	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	314 of 349	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	165 of 273	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	154 of 262	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	77 of 226	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.8	115 of 124	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	123 of 173	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	84 of 147	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	399 of 610	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	348 of 602	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	303 of 588	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	259 of 594	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	246 of 475	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	236 of 475	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	200 of 449	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	158 of 412	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.6	360 of 403	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	254 of 403	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	248 of 398	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	206 of 337	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	111 of 325	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	23 of 100	77.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	410 of 462	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	280 of 454	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	192 of 449	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	124 of 436	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	36.8	205 of 370	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	144 of 354	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	175 of 340	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	429 of 606	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	342 of 613	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	277 of 597	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	213 of 544	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	168 of 432	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	192 of 446	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	170 of 424	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	444 of 601	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	336 of 607	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	282 of 602	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	303 of 585	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	265 of 481	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	208 of 488	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	221 of 463	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	188 of 253	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	160 of 261	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	155 of 249	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.3	216 of 226	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	124 of 199	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	150 of 195	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	77.6	36 of 185	80.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	320 of 352	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	237 of 349	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	410 of 542	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	358 of 553	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	352 of 537	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	334 of 534	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	315 of 439	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	283 of 444	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	278 of 427	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)82nd percentile+29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)62nd percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III64%-3 vs state

English II46%-14 vs state

Biology43%-6 vs state

Math I20%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Southern Alamance 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Alamance High

How many students attend Southern Alamance High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,148 students attended Southern Alamance High.

What district is Southern Alamance High in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

Is Southern Alamance High a good school?

Southern Alamance High ranks 425^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Southern Alamance High?

Southern Alamance High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alexander Wilson Elementary
Elementary : B. Everett Jordan Elementary
Elementary : Edwin M Holt Elementary
Elementary : Sylvan Elementary
Middle : Hawfields Middle
Middle : Southern Alamance Middle

What is the racial makeup of Southern Alamance High?

Students at Southern Alamance High are 58% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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