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Audrey W. Garrett Elementary

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Audrey W. Garrett Elementary ranks 449 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Audrey W. Garrett Elementary is a large public school in Mebane, NC, serving 785 students in grades PK–5 as part of Alamance-Burlington Schools, a district rated just one star. Garrett is a clear standout despite that, earning 4 stars and ranking in the 70th percentile statewide — 449th of 1,492 elementary schools — for the 2025–2026 school year. That places it ahead of every nearby school, including Efland Cheeks Elementary (65th percentile), E M Yoder Elementary (64th), Alexander Wilson Elementary (48th), and South Mebane Elementary (39th), while same-district neighbors like South Graham Elementary and North Graham Elementary sit near the bottom of the state. Garrett has climbed steadily from the 31st percentile in 2016–2017.

Academically, Garrett tops its district in every grade and subject tested and beats the state in nearly all of them. Third-grade math proficiency is 84.3%, compared with 56.2% for the district and 66.4% statewide. Reading proficiency across grades 3–5 sits in the mid-60s, above district and state averages, and results have remained strong for three straight years. One pattern worth noting: math starts exceptionally strong in 3rd grade but fades by 5th grade, when proficiency (62.8%) is right at the state average. Reading, by contrast, remains steady across grade levels.

Garrett also does well at getting kids to class: its chronic absenteeism rate is 18.6%, well below the district's 30.0% and the state's 24.2%. Although roughly 58–61% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, Garrett outperforms nearby schools with lower poverty levels, such as E M Yoder and Alexander Wilson — and it does so despite having the highest student-teacher ratio among them (17.8). The school is particularly effective with English Learner and African American students, who score well above state averages for those groups. Parents may want to ask about gifted/talented programming, which ranks in the 12th–35th percentile, and a recent decline in the low-income subgroup's ranking.

785

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

58.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3224 Old Hillsborough Road
Mebane, NC 27302

(919) 563-2088

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Audrey W. Garrett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hawfields Middle
High:	Eastern Alamance High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.7%

Hispanic:

23.1%

African American:

22.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg61%

449^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (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	68.5	449 of 1492	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.4	437 of 1490	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	387 of 1505	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	475 of 1502	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	592 of 1514	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	659 of 1489	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	900 of 1473	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	916 of 1434	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	989 of 1429	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.8	737 of 1425	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.9	626 of 1440	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.7	674 of 1390	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.7	525 of 1403	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	618 of 1388	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.8	730 of 1381	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.3	797 of 1363	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.7	556 of 1354	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.8	403 of 1324	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.1	264 of 1293	79.6%	★★★★☆
2006	68.3	368 of 1276	71.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	173 of 903	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	95 of 918	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	56 of 924	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	63.5	270 of 933	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	254 of 927	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	274 of 896	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	526 of 949	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	494 of 927	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	84 of 134	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	466 of 634	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	357 of 646	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	330 of 878	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	465 of 897	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	105 of 519	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	87 of 563	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	98 of 533	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.1	232 of 514	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	71 of 485	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	41.2	197 of 385	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	449 of 497	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	344 of 421	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	429 of 1447	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	335 of 1451	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	320 of 1455	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	443 of 1459	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	403 of 1458	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.8	670 of 1440	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	810 of 1424	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	861 of 1405	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	519 of 743	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	623 of 710	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.5	438 of 669	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	285 of 582	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	358 of 500	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	457 of 494	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	582 of 612	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	284 of 981	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	254 of 961	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	259 of 951	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.9	456 of 915	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	390 of 893	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	297 of 843	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	566 of 865	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	533 of 851	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	683 of 1434	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	506 of 1437	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	283 of 1450	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	635 of 1437	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	468 of 1366	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	446 of 1329	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	824 of 1361	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	883 of 1332	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	448 of 1451	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	549 of 1450	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	468 of 1464	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	491 of 1461	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	718 of 1464	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	615 of 1444	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	994 of 1430	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	947 of 1413	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	92 of 181	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.7	77 of 175	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.6	18 of 159	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	23.6	86 of 97	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	388 of 815	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.8	456 of 821	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	250 of 801	68.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	369 of 1146	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	480 of 1172	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	450 of 1166	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	255 of 1183	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	486 of 1194	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	576 of 1172	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	921 of 1183	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	943 of 1178	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)81st percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

White (2026)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)49th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2026)37th percentile-33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile-40 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics70%+7 vs state

Science69%~ state avg

Reading64%+8 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 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
Audrey W. Garrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3224 Old Hillsborough Road	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 563-2088	785	44	17.8	58.5%	296 (37.7%)	174 (22.2%)	181 (23.1%)	40 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (11.7%)	68.5	449^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.9%		67.4	437^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.7%	12	84.3	65.1	62.8				64.3	66.0	62.1				69.0		$10,140	$1,725	$8,415
South Mebane Elementary	Public	K-5	600 S 3rd Street	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-6905	506	31	16.3	57.1%	168 (33.2%)	170 (33.6%)	81 (16.0%)	16 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.6%)	39.5	915^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.7%		48.3	772^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	48.2%	143	66.1	52.3	53.1				54.2	51.2	48.0				61.2		$8,634	$587	$8,048
E M Yoder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N Charles Street	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-3722	336	26	13.0	51.5%	179 (53.3%)	66 (19.6%)	45 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.1%)	62.8	538^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.9%		60.3	561^st of 1490 public elementary schools	62.3%	23	58.8	57.8	74.5				59.6	66.7	68.1				70.2		$10,935	$817	$10,118
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
Carolina Achieve	Public, Charter	K-2	6920 West Ten Rd	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Carolina Achieve	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 964-2158	0																		(n/a)
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
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%)	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
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%)	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
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%)	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
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 Audrey W. Garrett Elementary

What district is Audrey W. Garrett Elementary in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

What is the racial makeup of Audrey W. Garrett Elementary?

Students at Audrey W. Garrett Elementary are 38% White, 23% Hispanic, 22% African American, 12% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Audrey W. Garrett Elementary attend?

Students who attend Audrey W. Garrett Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hawfields Middle
High : Eastern Alamance High

How many students attend Audrey W. Garrett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended Audrey W. Garrett Elementary.

Is Audrey W. Garrett Elementary a good school?

Audrey W. Garrett Elementary ranks 449^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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