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R Homer Andrews Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

R Homer Andrews Elementary is a public elementary school in Burlington, North Carolina, serving 535 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 242 districts in the state.

R Homer Andrews Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, with significantly lower performance on state standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 50.7% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 56.1% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school also faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 99.44% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington district, R Homer Andrews Elementary generally performs worse on state assessments. For instance, Audrey W. Garrett Elementary, located about 5 miles away, consistently outperforms R Homer Andrews Elementary and ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools. While the relatively low student-teacher ratio at R Homer Andrews Elementary could be an asset, the school's persistent underperformance and the significant socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population suggest that additional targeted interventions and resources may be necessary to improve academic outcomes.

498

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,821

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg45%

North Carolina avg57%

1,342^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 20Elementary 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Disabled (2018)47th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2024)15th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-26 vs state

Reading35%-17 vs state

Mathematics35%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th 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	99.4%	36 (7.2%)	112 (22.5%)	321 (64.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	15.6	1342^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	9.9%		29.7	1104^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.6%	238	50.7	31.3	22.2			42.7	41.8	22.2			35.8	$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	99.2%	62 (17.1%)	124 (34.3%)	134 (37.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.2%)	2.5	1486^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.8	1488^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.1%	2	37.3	13.2	15.9			20.3	17.0	15.9			14.8	$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	99.4%	32 (6.1%)	133 (25.2%)	320 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.2%)	2.5	1485^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.9	1473^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	2.1%	12	21.8	15.1	21.4			17.2	24.7	20.2			25.0	$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	98.8%	40 (8.2%)	117 (23.9%)	301 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	9.4	1430^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.0%		6.5	1466^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.6%	36	47.5	41.9	19.4			26.3	32.4	15.3			16.7	$10,856	$1,654	$9,202
Alamance Community School	Public, Charter	K-7	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%)	32.5	1044^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.9%		36.4	986^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.5%	58	44.3	29.8	32.5	57.0	50.0	40.6	52.1	40.0	57.0	40.0	57.5
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%)	4.3	1474^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.1%		7	1461^st of 1505 public elementary schools	2.9%	13	33.8	30.0	24.6			19.7	21.3	17.4			29.4	$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	99.4%	86 (16.6%)	154 (29.7%)	226 (43.6%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	20.4	1272^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	14.6%		20.8	1270^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.6%	2	58.1	38.9	33.8			36.0	45.8	29.6			32.4	$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	99.3%	55 (12.6%)	188 (43.0%)	140 (32.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.3%)	9.5	1429^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.1%		15.2	1361^st of 1505 public elementary schools	9.6%	68	50.0	20.0	34.7			20.7	30.0	20.8			37.5	$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%)	13.1	1378^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.5%		15.6	1354^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.0%	24	55.3	40.6	27.6			28.9	28.7	22.4			40.8	$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%)	46.3	813^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.4%		53.7	689^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.2%	124	47.1	54.1	61.1			37.5	55.1	49.6			71.7	$8,547	$664	$7,883

Frequently Asked Questions about R Homer Andrews Elementary

Is R Homer Andrews Elementary a good school?

R Homer Andrews Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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.

How many students attend R Homer Andrews Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended 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

What district is R Homer Andrews Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

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