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Harvey R Newlin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1474th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Harvey R Newlin Elementary is a public elementary school in Burlington, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 513 students. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 242 districts in the state.

Harvey R Newlin Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in North Carolina, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science that are significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.8% of 3rd graders were proficient in Mathematics, compared to 56.1% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and White students, who all rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide.

Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student of $9,853 in 2018-2019, its academic struggles persist. This raises questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources. Interestingly, some nearby schools in the Alamance-Burlington district, such as Marvin B. Smith Elementary, are able to achieve significantly better results, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Harvey R Newlin Elementary to learn from and emulate the practices of higher-performing schools.

491
Students ?
15.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,853
Per pupil spending ?
99.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 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 2015 → 1st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (25% vs 57% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Reading scores 33 pts below the North Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school25%
District avg45%
North Carolina avg57%
1,474th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
18th of 20Elementary Schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools
193rd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20254.31474 of 14901.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.01461 of 15052.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.51482 of 15021.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.11494 of 15141.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.51452 of 14892.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.91397 of 14735.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.11361 of 14345.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.51382 of 14293.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20167.81364 of 14254.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.41384 of 14403.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20144.11366 of 13901.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20138.01350 of 14033.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20124.51365 of 13881.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20118.71325 of 13814.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.71283 of 13635.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200914.91219 of 135410.0%★☆☆☆☆
200815.21186 of 132410.4%★☆☆☆☆
200726.41072 of 129317.1%★☆☆☆☆
200624.11066 of 127616.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20256.9913 of 9180.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.0897 of 9242.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.8923 of 9331.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.6906 of 9272.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.4833 of 8967.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.3891 of 9496.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.7864 of 9276.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202132.0460 of 64628.8%★☆☆☆☆
201940.3519 of 87840.9%★★☆☆☆
201844.6456 of 89749.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202519.6517 of 5638.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202442.4280 of 53347.5%★★☆☆☆
202319.4470 of 5148.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.7459 of 4855.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.5366 of 3854.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.4417 of 49716.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.0379 of 42110.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20253.91442 of 14510.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.71408 of 14553.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.11455 of 14590.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.11446 of 14580.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.71414 of 14401.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.91341 of 14245.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.31336 of 14054.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202513.7915 of 9614.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.1829 of 95112.8%★☆☆☆☆
202314.7874 of 9154.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.4828 of 8937.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.9811 of 8433.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.9700 of 86519.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.0741 of 85112.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202510.11399 of 14372.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.61388 of 14504.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.31417 of 14371.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.31348 of 13661.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.11263 of 13295.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.61278 of 13616.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.31205 of 13329.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20257.41420 of 14502.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.51422 of 14642.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.91407 of 14613.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.51411 of 14643.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.81401 of 14443.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.61369 of 14304.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.91349 of 14134.5%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20251.31168 of 11720.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.31177 of 11830.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.91134 of 11783.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)1st percentile~ school
African American (2025)1st percentile~ school
White (2025)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics30%-31 vs state
Science29%-33 vs state
Reading20%-33 vs state

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

Middle : Broadview Middle
High : Hugh M Cummings High

Harvey R Newlin Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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

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


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