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Harvey R Newlin Elementary

Q: Is Harvey R Newlin Elementary a good school?

Harvey R Newlin Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Harvey R Newlin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Harvey R Newlin Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Harvey R Newlin Elementary?

Students at Harvey R Newlin Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 30% African American, 10% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Harvey R Newlin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harvey R Newlin Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Broadview Middle High : Hugh M Cummings High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Harvey R Newlin Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Burlington, NC, serving 491 students within the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, where nearly all students (99.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school ranks in the bottom 3% of North Carolina elementary schools (1449 of 1492 in 2025-2026) and has remained between the 1st and 5th percentile since 2015-2016, signaling deep, long-lasting academic challenges rather than a temporary dip.

Reading and math proficiency are well below district and state averages in nearly every grade. For example, 4th grade math proficiency is just 19.4%, compared with 47.1% across the district and 61.4% statewide, while 4th grade reading sits at 28.4% versus 47.5% and 57.7%, respectively. Chronic absenteeism is high at 32.9%, though it has improved considerably from its post-pandemic peak of 50.4%. Several nearby schools, including North Graham Elementary and Eastlawn Elementary, face similar economic and attendance challenges and also rank near the very bottom. However, Marvin B Smith Elementary, located just a few miles away and serving a nearly identical low-income population, ranks in the 70th percentile and posts math and reading proficiency rates two to three times higher, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.9%.

There are some encouraging signs. Fifth grade science proficiency jumped from 29.4% to 50.0%, close to the district rate and ahead of several nearby schools, and most reading and math scores improved in 2025-2026 compared with the prior year, although 4th grade math dropped sharply. Nearby high-poverty schools such as Alexander Wilson Elementary and R Homer Andrews Elementary also show that much stronger outcomes are achievable with similar student populations. For parents, the data point to attendance, early literacy and math support, and instructional consistency as the most important areas to watch.

491

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

316 Carden Street
Burlington, NC 27215-7305

(336) 570-6125

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Harvey R Newlin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Broadview Middle
High:	Hugh M Cummings High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.3%

African American:

29.7%

White:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (33% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg61%

1,449^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 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	7.3	1449 of 1492	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	1474 of 1490	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1461 of 1505	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1482 of 1502	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1494 of 1514	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1452 of 1489	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1397 of 1473	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1361 of 1434	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	1382 of 1429	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	1364 of 1425	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.4	1384 of 1440	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.1	1366 of 1390	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.0	1350 of 1403	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	1365 of 1388	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.7	1325 of 1381	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.7	1283 of 1363	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	1219 of 1354	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	1186 of 1324	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	1072 of 1293	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.1	1066 of 1276	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	832 of 903	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	913 of 918	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	897 of 924	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	923 of 933	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	906 of 927	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	833 of 896	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	891 of 949	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	864 of 927	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	460 of 646	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	519 of 878	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	456 of 897	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	481 of 519	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	517 of 563	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	280 of 533	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	470 of 514	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	459 of 485	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	366 of 385	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	417 of 497	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	379 of 421	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	1378 of 1447	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	1442 of 1451	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1408 of 1455	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1455 of 1459	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1446 of 1458	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1414 of 1440	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1341 of 1424	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1336 of 1405	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	908 of 981	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	915 of 961	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	829 of 951	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	874 of 915	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	828 of 893	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	811 of 843	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	700 of 865	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	741 of 851	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	1357 of 1434	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	1399 of 1437	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1388 of 1450	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1417 of 1437	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1348 of 1366	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1263 of 1329	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1278 of 1361	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1205 of 1332	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	1417 of 1451	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	1420 of 1450	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1422 of 1464	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1407 of 1461	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1411 of 1464	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1401 of 1444	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1369 of 1430	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1349 of 1413	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	1.3	1168 of 1172	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	1177 of 1183	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1134 of 1178	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)29th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science50%-18 vs state

Mathematics31%-32 vs state

Reading29%-27 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/reduced lunch	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
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		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
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		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
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		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
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		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
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		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
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		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
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		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
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		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
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvey R Newlin Elementary

What district is Harvey R Newlin Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

What is the racial makeup of Harvey R Newlin Elementary?

Students at Harvey R Newlin Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 30% African American, 10% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Harvey R Newlin Elementary a good school?

Harvey R Newlin Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Harvey R Newlin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Harvey R Newlin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Harvey R Newlin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harvey R Newlin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Broadview Middle
High : Hugh M Cummings High

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