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Hugh M Cummings High

Public Grades 9-12

594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 7% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Hugh M Cummings High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Burlington, North Carolina, with an enrollment of 813 students. 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.

Despite its location, Hugh M Cummings High consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic measures. The school's end-of-course (EOC) test scores are significantly lower than the Alamance-Burlington Schools district and North Carolina in subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. Additionally, the school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom half or even bottom 25% of the state. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, nearly 100%, indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to other high schools in the Alamance-Burlington district, Hugh M Cummings High consistently underperforms. Schools like Western Alamance High, Eastern Alamance High, and Southern Alamance High all have higher academic proficiency rates and better student subgroup performance. The ABSS Early College at ACC is a standout school in the district, ranking among the top 5 high schools in the state, highlighting the potential for students in the Alamance-Burlington district to achieve at high levels with the right resources and support.

807

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,437

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 N Mebane Street
Burlington, NC 27217-4332

(336) 570-6100

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Feeder schools for Hugh M Cummings High:

Elementary:	Eastlawn Elementary
	Harvey R Newlin Elementary
	R Homer Andrews Elementary
Middle:	Broadview Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.3%

African American:

29.0%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (24% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (80% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg53%

594^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	11.3	594 of 641	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	488 of 640	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	521 of 626	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	491 of 621	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	532 of 594	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	335 of 514	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	280 of 469	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.8	267 of 476	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.5	352 of 507	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.6	357 of 531	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	18.7	359 of 451	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	411 of 505	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.9	332 of 502	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	344 of 506	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.6	317 of 499	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.0	384 of 490	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.2	376 of 477	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	392 of 453	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.9	372 of 431	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	402 of 440	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	316 of 437	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	356 of 434	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	353 of 430	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	309 of 364	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	203 of 369	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	134 of 359	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	53.9	116 of 364	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	64 of 349	81.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	262 of 273	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	58.8	60 of 262	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	34.7	135 of 226	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.4	15 of 156	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	20.6	116 of 124	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	52 of 173	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	43.0	70 of 147	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	573 of 610	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	490 of 602	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	511 of 588	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	494 of 594	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	435 of 475	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	345 of 475	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	300 of 449	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	36.9	320 of 403	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	266 of 403	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	371 of 398	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	297 of 337	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	159 of 325	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	418 of 462	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	266 of 454	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	313 of 449	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	229 of 436	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	293 of 370	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	175 of 354	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	152 of 340	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	549 of 606	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	395 of 613	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	435 of 597	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	433 of 544	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	323 of 432	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	185 of 446	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	145 of 424	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	564 of 601	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	454 of 607	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	501 of 602	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	459 of 585	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	426 of 481	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	312 of 488	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	274 of 463	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	9.3	238 of 249	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	58.3	74 of 185	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	531 of 542	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	494 of 553	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	411 of 537	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	525 of 534	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	379 of 439	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	252 of 444	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	350 of 427	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)68th percentile+33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)21st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)4th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Biology30%-18 vs state

English II30%-30 vs state

Math III27%-39 vs state

Math I10%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Hugh M Cummings 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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hugh M Cummings High

What schools feed into Hugh M Cummings High?

Hugh M Cummings High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eastlawn Elementary
Elementary : Harvey R Newlin Elementary
Elementary : R Homer Andrews Elementary
Middle : Broadview Middle

Is Hugh M Cummings High a good school?

Hugh M Cummings High ranks in the bottom 7.3% of North Carolina high schools.

What district is Hugh M Cummings High in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hugh M Cummings High?

Students at Hugh M Cummings High are 62% Hispanic, 29% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hugh M Cummings High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 807 students attended Hugh M Cummings High.

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