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R Homer Andrews Elementary

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R Homer Andrews Elementary ranks 1111 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

R Homer Andrews Elementary is a PK–5 school in Burlington, NC, serving 498 students in the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, where 99.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this very high poverty rate, the school ranks at the 26th percentile statewide (1,111 of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools) — a modest but meaningful result that stands out among its closest neighbors. Nearby high-poverty schools all rank near the bottom of the state: Haw River Elementary (8th percentile), Grove Park Elementary (7th), South Graham Elementary (7th), Hillcrest Elementary (4th), Harvey R Newlin Elementary (3rd), North Graham Elementary (bottom), and Eastlawn Elementary (bottom). In 3rd grade reading, for example, R Homer Andrews posted 52.3% proficiency compared with 17.4% at Eastlawn and 21.3% at North Graham.

The school's biggest challenge is a sharp drop-off between 3rd and 5th grade. Third graders scored above the district in math (60.2% vs. 56.2%) and reading (52.3% vs. 46.6%), and close to state averages. By 5th grade, math proficiency falls to 38.1% — well behind the district's 52.5% and the state's 62.9% — and reading drops to 42.9% against a state average of 55.3%. State rankings have also been volatile, swinging from the 9th percentile in 2022–23 to the 27th in 2023–24, down to the 10th in 2024–25, and back up to the 26th in 2025–26 — a pattern common in small, high-poverty schools where one cohort can shift outcomes significantly.

There are notable bright spots. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from roughly 37% in 2021–22 to 23.6% in 2024–25 — now below the state average of 24.2%. English Learner students rank at the 62nd percentile statewide, Hispanic students at the 56th percentile, and the school's 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio is lower than every nearby elementary. Comparisons to Alexander Wilson Elementary (48th percentile) and Audrey W. Garrett Elementary (70th percentile) are not apples-to-apples, however: those schools serve far fewer low-income students, with free/reduced-price lunch rates around 56–58%. Given its nearly universal poverty level, R Homer Andrews' results are arguably stronger than its rank alone suggests.

498

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

2630 Buckingham Road
Burlington, NC 27217-3252

(336) 570-6170

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend R Homer Andrews Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Broadview Middle
High:	Hugh M Cummings High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.5%

African American:

22.5%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (49% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg61%

1,111^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 26% (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	29.1	1111 of 1492	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	1342 of 1490	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1104 of 1505	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1365 of 1502	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1273 of 1514	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1206 of 1489	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1156 of 1473	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1235 of 1434	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	1261 of 1429	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	1241 of 1425	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	1256 of 1440	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.4	1197 of 1390	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	1212 of 1403	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.2	969 of 1388	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.7	985 of 1381	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	1047 of 1363	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.2	1152 of 1354	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.1	1095 of 1324	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.7	957 of 1293	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.1	824 of 1276	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	591 of 903	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.4	849 of 918	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	54.4	369 of 924	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	649 of 933	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	603 of 927	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	411 of 896	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	680 of 949	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	789 of 927	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	43.4	477 of 897	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	198 of 519	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.0	379 of 563	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	271 of 533	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	356 of 514	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	271 of 485	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	241 of 385	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	199 of 497	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	135 of 421	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	1141 of 1447	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	1352 of 1451	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1119 of 1455	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1401 of 1459	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1219 of 1458	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	1183 of 1440	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1263 of 1424	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1301 of 1405	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	429 of 981	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.4	666 of 961	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	491 of 951	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	746 of 915	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	623 of 893	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	495 of 843	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	426 of 865	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	546 of 851	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	893 of 1434	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.7	1221 of 1437	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	872 of 1450	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1268 of 1437	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1124 of 1366	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1043 of 1329	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1014 of 1361	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1178 of 1332	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	961 of 1451	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.7	1238 of 1450	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	989 of 1464	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1212 of 1461	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1250 of 1464	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1135 of 1444	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	944 of 1430	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1122 of 1413	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	563 of 815	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	681 of 801	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)62nd percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2018)47th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science57%-11 vs state

Mathematics49%-14 vs state

Reading47%-9 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 (2024-25)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alexander Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2518 Nc 54	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 578-1366	609	38	16.0	55.7%	317 (52.1%)	77 (12.6%)	155 (25.5%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	47.7	772^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	48.3%		46.3	813^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.4%	41	50.0	62.3	65.3				49.1	54.7	59.4				67.3		$8,547	$664	$7,883

Frequently Asked Questions about R Homer Andrews Elementary

What schools do graduates of R Homer Andrews Elementary attend?

Students who attend R Homer Andrews Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Broadview Middle
High : Hugh M Cummings High

Is R Homer Andrews Elementary a good school?

R Homer Andrews Elementary ranks 1111^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of R Homer Andrews Elementary?

Students at R Homer Andrews Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 22% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is R Homer Andrews Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

How many students attend R Homer Andrews Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended R Homer Andrews Elementary.

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