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Grove Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Grove Park Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Burlington, NC, serving 437 students in the Alamance-Burlington Schools district. Nearly every student — 99.31% — qualifies for free/reduced lunch. Academically, the school is in the bottom tier of North Carolina schools: in 2025–2026 it placed in the 7th percentile statewide with a 0-star rating.

Test scores sit well below district and state averages in most subjects. Third-grade math proficiency is 32.3%, versus 56.2% for the district; third-grade reading is 24.2%, versus 46.6% for the district. There are bright spots, though. Fifth-grade science proficiency, at 55.8%, nearly matches the district average of 57.1%, and chronic absenteeism has fallen sharply from 60.9% in 2020–2021 to 27.0% in 2024–2025 — below the district average of 30.0% for the first time in available data. Several grade-level scores also rose noticeably in 2025–2026.

The most striking comparison is with Marvin B Smith Elementary, just one mile away. That school serves nearly the same population — 99.28% free/reduced lunch eligibility — yet ranks in the 70th percentile statewide and posts 3rd-grade math proficiency of 80.3%. Grove Park Elementary, by contrast, posted just 32.3% in that subject. The school actually spends more per student than its higher-performing neighbor — $10,942 versus $9,448. Nearby North Graham Elementary and Eastlawn Elementary also rank near the bottom statewide, but the success of a nearly identical high-poverty school in the same district shows that low performance is not inevitable.

437

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

141 Trail One
Burlington, NC 27215-5531

(336) 570-6115

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Grove Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Turrentine Middle
High:	Walter M Williams High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.0%

Hispanic:

32.0%

White:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg61%

1,387^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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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	12.9	1387 of 1492	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	1429 of 1490	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1361 of 1505	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1457 of 1502	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1444 of 1514	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1372 of 1489	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1379 of 1473	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1280 of 1434	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	1193 of 1429	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	1291 of 1425	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	1301 of 1440	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.8	1209 of 1390	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	1201 of 1403	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.3	1177 of 1388	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	1199 of 1381	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.7	1074 of 1363	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.4	913 of 1354	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.3	947 of 1324	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.9	1101 of 1293	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.8	903 of 1276	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	790 of 903	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	835 of 918	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	737 of 924	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	914 of 933	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	907 of 927	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	682 of 896	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	888 of 949	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	807 of 927	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	26.6	525 of 646	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	852 of 878	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	778 of 897	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	419 of 519	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	472 of 563	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	314 of 533	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	206 of 385	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	269 of 421	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	1406 of 1447	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	1405 of 1451	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1262 of 1455	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1411 of 1459	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1366 of 1458	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1276 of 1440	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1292 of 1424	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1239 of 1405	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	859 of 981	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	852 of 961	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	756 of 951	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	801 of 915	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	688 of 893	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	723 of 843	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	782 of 865	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	693 of 851	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	1132 of 1434	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	1320 of 1437	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1224 of 1450	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1395 of 1437	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1318 of 1366	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1269 of 1329	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1313 of 1361	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1214 of 1332	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	1164 of 1451	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	1332 of 1450	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1351 of 1464	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	1414 of 1461	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1409 of 1464	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1299 of 1444	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1356 of 1430	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1289 of 1413	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	707 of 821	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1152 of 1172	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1152 of 1183	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1120 of 1194	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1122 of 1183	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1072 of 1178	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2021)19th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

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

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science56%-12 vs state

Mathematics39%-25 vs state

Reading32%-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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grove Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Trail One	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6115	437	30	14.7	99.3%	55 (12.6%)	188 (43.0%)	140 (32.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.3%)	12.9	1387^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.0%		9.5	1429^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.1%	42	32.3	35.4	51.9	24.2	31.7	40.4	55.8	$10,942	$1,874	$9,068
Marvin B Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2235 Delaney Drive	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6140	556	36	15.2	99.3%	217 (39.0%)	127 (22.8%)	141 (25.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.3%)	68.7	444^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.2%		74.6	322^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	78.4%	122	80.3	71.8	69.5	59.2	67.1	57.3	68.3	$9,448	$690	$8,757
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1714 W Davis Street	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6120	556	37	15.0	99.5%	65 (11.7%)	215 (38.7%)	220 (39.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.2%)	8.9	1433^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	4.0%		13.1	1378^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.5%	55	40.6	39.2	34.0	27.1	43.2	29.3	39.0	$9,901	$1,732	$8,169
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
Elon Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Walker Road	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6000	689	40	17.0	99.6%	307 (44.6%)	120 (17.4%)	181 (26.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.6%)	51.4	708^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.5%		50.4	741^st of 1490 public elementary schools	50.3%	33	63.8	60.3	61.8	53.4	54.5	54.5	70.0	$8,235	$631	$7,604
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
Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	3720 Bonnar Bridge Parkway	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-8700	661	41	16.3	53.7%	220 (33.3%)	213 (32.2%)	127 (19.2%)	39 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.2%)	52.6	685^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.1%		46.1	815^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.3%	130	61.1	47.7	70.6	54.6	54.1	66.7	68.6	$9,245	$741	$8,504
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
Edwin M Holt Elementary	Public	K-5	4751 S Nc 62	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6420	505	33	15.3	49.1%	369 (73.1%)	33 (6.5%)	62 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	63.7	524^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.9%		54.4	662^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	55.6%	138	74.3	69.7	54.3	67.6	65.2	57.4	70.2	$9,443	$688	$8,755
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grove Park Elementary

What schools do graduates of Grove Park Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Turrentine Middle
High : Walter M Williams High

How many students attend Grove Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Grove Park Elementary.

Is Grove Park Elementary a good school?

Grove Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Grove Park Elementary?

Students at Grove Park Elementary are 43% African American, 32% Hispanic, 13% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Grove Park Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

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