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Marvin B Smith Elementary

Q: Is Marvin B Smith Elementary a good school?

Marvin B Smith Elementary ranks 444 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

444^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Marvin B Smith Elementary in Burlington, NC, serves 556 students in grades PK-5 and is part of Alamance-Burlington Schools, a district that currently ranks in the bottom third of North Carolina. Despite that backdrop, Marvin B Smith stands out as a clear academic standout, ranking in the 70th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating — far ahead of most elementary schools in its immediate area.

Academically, the school beats its district by roughly 10 to 25 percentage points on every End-of-Grade test, and it also matches or exceeds state averages across math, reading, and science. Math is the clearest strength: 3rd grade proficiency hit 80.3%, compared with 66.4% statewide. Science remains above average, though its previous large lead over the state has narrowed recently. Attendance is also a major plus — the 19.9% chronic absenteeism rate is well below the district's 30.0% and the state's 24.2%. Among nearby schools, only Elon Elementary comes close, while schools like Edwin M Holt Elementary and Gibsonville Elementary trail in both outcomes and attendance.

What makes this especially notable is that Marvin B Smith serves a student population with 99.28% free/reduced-price lunch eligibility — nearly identical to several nearby schools that rank in the bottom 10 percent of the state, such as Grove Park Elementary and Hillcrest Elementary. The school achieves these results while spending less per student ($9,448) than many of those same peers. There are some cautionary signs, including a slight downward trend in its overall state percentile and recent dips for male, African American, and low-income student groups, but every reported subgroup still outperforms the state median. Marvin B Smith remains a strong, consistent choice in a challenging local context.

556

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2235 Delaney Drive
Burlington, NC 27215-5120

(336) 570-6140

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Marvin B Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Turrentine Middle
High:	Walter M Williams High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.0%

Hispanic:

25.4%

African American:

22.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg61%

444^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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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	68.7	444 of 1492	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	322 of 1490	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	330 of 1505	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	318 of 1502	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	248 of 1514	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	406 of 1489	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	456 of 1473	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	330 of 1434	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	205 of 1429	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	73.3	345 of 1425	75.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.5	229 of 1440	84.1%	★★★★☆
2014	77.7	276 of 1390	80.1%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	193 of 1403	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.1	261 of 1388	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	83.5	144 of 1381	89.6%	★★★★☆
2010	84.3	129 of 1363	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	82.6	158 of 1354	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.6	175 of 1324	86.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.6	195 of 1293	84.9%	★★★★☆
2006	69.7	342 of 1276	73.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	316 of 903	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.0	163 of 918	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	284 of 924	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.2	140 of 933	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	270 of 927	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	135 of 896	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	224 of 949	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	296 of 927	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	42.5	321 of 646	50.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	48.8	228 of 533	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	406 of 1447	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	348 of 1451	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	593 of 1455	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	430 of 1459	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	498 of 1458	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	446 of 1440	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	424 of 1424	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	270 of 1405	80.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	196 of 743	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	347 of 710	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	273 of 669	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	21 of 582	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	59.9	241 of 494	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.5	590 of 612	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	232 of 981	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	214 of 961	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	152 of 951	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	173 of 915	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	236 of 893	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	314 of 843	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	366 of 865	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	142 of 851	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	460 of 1434	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	370 of 1437	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	306 of 1450	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	339 of 1437	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	228 of 1366	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	467 of 1329	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	493 of 1361	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	276 of 1332	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	508 of 1451	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.1	318 of 1450	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	172 of 1464	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	256 of 1461	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	117 of 1464	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	70.3	383 of 1444	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	470 of 1430	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	429 of 1413	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	375 of 801	53.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	201 of 1146	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	197 of 1172	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	211 of 1166	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	289 of 1183	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	136 of 1194	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	299 of 1172	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	355 of 1183	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	201 of 1178	82.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)82nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)74th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile~ school

African American (2026)65th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2024)53rd percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2021)50th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics74%+10 vs state

Science68%~ state avg

Reading61%+5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gibsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 East Joyner Street	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4214	595	41	14.4	99.5%	234 (39.3%)	213 (35.8%)	93 (15.6%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	31.9	1058^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.1%		35.8	987^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.8%	71	45.6	61.7	50.5	35.0	55.6	52.7	55.9	$9,628	$722	$8,905
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Marvin B Smith Elementary

Is Marvin B Smith Elementary a good school?

Marvin B Smith Elementary ranks 444^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marvin B Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Marvin B Smith Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Marvin B Smith Elementary?

Students at Marvin B Smith Elementary are 39% White, 25% Hispanic, 23% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Marvin B Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marvin B Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Turrentine Middle
High : Walter M Williams High

What district is Marvin B Smith Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

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