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Western Alamance Middle

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Western Alamance Middle ranks 532 nd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 31% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Western Alamance Middle is a public middle school located in Elon, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 894 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.

Western Alamance Middle's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 205th out of 692 middle schools in 2015-2016 (4-star rating) to 532nd out of 773 middle schools in 2024-2025 (2-star rating). The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with particularly low rankings for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. In contrast, the school's performance for gifted and talented students is relatively stronger, ranking 110th out of 452 middle schools in 2022-2023 (4-star rating).

Compared to nearby schools in the Alamance-Burlington district, such as Hawfields Middle and Woodlawn Middle, Western Alamance Middle generally performs worse on various metrics, including statewide ranking and academic proficiency. However, when compared to middle schools in the Guilford County Schools district, such as Otis L. Hairston Senior Middle and Northeast Guilford Middle, Western Alamance Middle performs better on academic measures, despite serving a lower proportion of students from low-income families.

837

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,194

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Eldon Drive
Elon, NC 27244-9747

(336) 538-6010

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Western Alamance Middle usually attend:

High:

Western Alamance High

Feeder schools for Western Alamance Middle:

Elementary:	Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary
	Elon Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.8%

Hispanic:

23.1%

African American:

19.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg54%

532^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	31.5	532 of 773	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	410 of 793	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	268 of 784	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	303 of 786	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	362 of 741	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	296 of 737	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	279 of 691	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.7	227 of 694	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.3	205 of 692	70.4%	★★★★☆
2015	67.1	216 of 705	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.6	259 of 627	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.1	244 of 673	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.4	292 of 662	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.9	264 of 648	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.4	248 of 640	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.8	228 of 630	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.8	261 of 620	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.0	201 of 606	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.0	197 of 598	67.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	473 of 546	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	419 of 560	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	234 of 559	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	319 of 550	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	263 of 533	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	161 of 519	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	125 of 494	74.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.5	218 of 449	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	335 of 478	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	260 of 504	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	220 of 475	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	359 of 371	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	291 of 356	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	246 of 318	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	288 of 312	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	231 of 236	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	560 of 733	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	423 of 738	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	285 of 731	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	284 of 733	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	343 of 706	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	302 of 684	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	298 of 656	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	399 of 458	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.0	244 of 461	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.8	110 of 452	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	59 of 450	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.2	292 of 448	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	211 of 416	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	433 of 562	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	330 of 564	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	236 of 553	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	285 of 541	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	380 of 522	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	309 of 493	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	281 of 472	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	590 of 729	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	416 of 743	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	269 of 735	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	359 of 689	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	486 of 633	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	336 of 639	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	313 of 604	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	478 of 733	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	354 of 751	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	252 of 747	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	289 of 748	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	360 of 711	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	277 of 697	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	258 of 665	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	243 of 328	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	184 of 306	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	126 of 302	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	127 of 283	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	145 of 248	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	169 of 237	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	113 of 221	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	379 of 478	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	358 of 473	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	491 of 649	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.0	290 of 652	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	229 of 656	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	234 of 658	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	365 of 632	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	324 of 624	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	337 of 596	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)51st percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)13th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science49%-11 vs state

Mathematics43%-10 vs state

Reading42%-11 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
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
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
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
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
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
Northeast Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	6720 McLeansville Road	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2525	675	45	15.0	99.6%	93 (13.8%)	403 (59.7%)	130 (19.3%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	19	646^th of 773 public middle schools	16.4%		17	689^th of 793 public middle schools	13.1%	43	28.6	30.0	37.3	30.1	34.8	42.0	45.5	$9,065	$1,562	$7,503
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
Brown Summit Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4720 NC Highway 150 East	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 656-0432	242	14	17.2	14.9%	121 (50.0%)	39 (16.1%)	12 (5.0%)	54 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	99.2	2^nd of 773 public middle schools	99.7%		98.7	5^th of 793 public middle schools	99.4%	3		100.0	100.0				100.0	$9,102	$528	$8,574
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Western Alamance Middle

What district is Western Alamance Middle in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

What is the racial makeup of Western Alamance Middle?

Students at Western Alamance Middle are 48% White, 23% Hispanic, 20% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Western Alamance Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 837 students attended Western Alamance Middle.

What high school do graduates of Western Alamance Middle attend?

Students who attend Western Alamance Middle usually go on to attend Western Alamance High

Is Western Alamance Middle a good school?

Western Alamance Middle ranks 532^nd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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