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Hawfields Middle

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Hawfields Middle ranks 156 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 80% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Hawfields Middle is a 6–8 public middle school serving 864 students in Mebane, NC, within the Alamance-Burlington Schools district — a district that overall ranks just 179th out of 246 in North Carolina. But Hawfields is a remarkable exception. In the most recent 2025–2026 ranking, it placed 156th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools, landing in the 80th percentile with a 4-star rating, its strongest statewide result in over a decade. The school has earned 4 stars in seven of the last ten school years, with sustained performance between roughly the 66th and 80th percentiles statewide since 2016–2017.

Academically, Hawfields excels across the board. In 2025–2026, average math proficiency across grades 6–8 was about 71.7%, compared to roughly 46.3% districtwide and 56.1% statewide; reading proficiency reached 65.7% versus 47.6% and 55.7%, respectively; and 8th grade science hit 76.7%, outpacing the district by more than 17 points. The gap with other same-district middle schools is striking: Western Alamance Middle ranks 424th statewide, Southern Alamance Middle 527th, Turrentine Middle 561st, Woodlawn Middle (just 3.7 miles away) 612th, Broadview Middle 654th, and Graham Middle 740th. Hawfields also competes well across district lines, surpassing Gravelly Hill Middle (387th) and sitting close to McDougle Middle (129th) and Orange Middle (196th).

What makes Hawfields especially notable is its success with historically underserved students. In 2025–2026, English Language Learner students ranked in the 92nd percentile statewide with a 5-star rating, African American students in the 88th, Hispanic students in the 87th, and low-income students in the 82nd. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 40.2% in 2021–2022 to 26.0%, below the district average of 30.0% and far below Graham (43.6%) and Turrentine (35.6%). The school achieves these results while spending just $8,568 per student — versus over $13,000 at McDougle and above $10,600 at A L Stanback Middle and Gravelly Hill in Orange County Schools — and while serving a student body where 56% qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. With efficiency, strong leadership, and consistent results across student groups, Hawfields stands out as a regional success story and one of the most compelling middle schools in central North Carolina.

864

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

56%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1951 S Nc 119
Mebane, NC 27302

(919) 563-5303

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Students who attend Hawfields Middle usually attend:

High:

Southern Alamance High

Feeder schools for Hawfields Middle:

Elementary:

Audrey W. Garrett Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.1%

Hispanic:

25.8%

African American:

23.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg58%

156^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 20% (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	77.2	156 of 778	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	185 of 773	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	229 of 793	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	163 of 784	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	218 of 786	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	255 of 741	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	178 of 737	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	194 of 691	71.9%	★★★★☆
2017	69.1	199 of 694	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	65.3	221 of 692	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.6	330 of 705	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.1	315 of 627	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.0	356 of 673	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.8	381 of 662	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.0	296 of 648	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.1	204 of 640	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.9	175 of 630	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	66.8	210 of 620	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.7	239 of 606	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.5	218 of 598	63.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	64 of 553	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	70 of 546	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	81 of 560	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	43 of 559	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	71.8	96 of 550	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	60 of 533	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	56 of 519	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	64 of 494	87.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	48 of 121	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	66 of 111	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	53.2	135 of 449	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	29.6	372 of 478	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	191 of 504	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	274 of 475	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	30 of 363	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	53.9	111 of 371	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	40 of 356	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	39 of 318	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	32 of 312	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	36.5	151 of 236	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.2	21 of 211	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	39.7	85 of 151	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	133 of 731	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	160 of 733	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	211 of 738	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	145 of 731	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	205 of 733	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	225 of 706	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	167 of 684	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	209 of 656	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	67 of 465	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	51.4	306 of 458	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.0	171 of 461	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	74 of 452	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	158 of 450	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	205 of 448	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	200 of 416	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	74 of 566	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	99 of 562	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	176 of 564	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	66 of 553	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	137 of 541	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	157 of 522	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	76 of 493	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	119 of 472	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	131 of 725	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	117 of 729	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	194 of 743	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	123 of 735	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	140 of 689	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	222 of 633	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	101 of 639	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	68 of 604	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	165 of 736	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	217 of 733	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	234 of 751	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	170 of 747	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	233 of 748	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	285 of 711	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	191 of 697	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	174 of 665	73.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	94 of 333	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	60.4	113 of 328	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	135 of 306	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	127 of 302	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	86 of 283	69.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	103 of 248	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	70 of 237	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	62 of 221	71.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	157 of 500	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	109 of 478	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	38.1	261 of 473	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	163 of 644	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	184 of 649	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	200 of 652	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	176 of 656	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	211 of 658	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	314 of 632	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	231 of 624	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	206 of 596	65.4%	★★★☆☆

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)92nd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)88th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)86th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

White (2026)75th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)60th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+8 vs state

Mathematics72%+16 vs state

Reading66%+10 vs state

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Poor communications between teachers, students and Office personnel. No uniform organization for making assignments. Online material is often wrong or not there--no excuse with the easy of computer programs today. Close Quote

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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 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
Hawfields Middle	Public	6-8	1951 S Nc 119	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-5303	864	46	18.8	56.0%	338 (39.1%)	201 (23.3%)	223 (25.8%)	24 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.8%)	77.2	156^th of 778 public middle schools	79.9%		71.9	185^th of 773 public middle schools	76.1%	29	72.0	78.9	64.3	66.8	65.4	64.9	76.7	$8,568	$559	$8,009
Woodlawn Middle	Public	6-8	3970 Mebane Rogers Road	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-3222	633	32	19.7	99.5%	200 (31.6%)	187 (29.5%)	178 (28.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.5%)	24.1	612^th of 778 public middle schools	21.3%		25.5	586^th of 773 public middle schools	24.2%	26	48.6	36.5	38.7	45.1	40.1	37.6	55.7	$8,662	$579	$8,083
Graham Middle	Public	6-8	311 E Pine Street	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6460	553	31	17.8	99.5%	42 (7.6%)	206 (37.3%)	259 (46.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	6.1	740^th of 778 public middle schools	4.9%		4.2	752^nd of 773 public middle schools	2.7%	12	21.5	24.7	29.7	29.6	26.2	25.0	33.5	$9,053	$1,314	$7,739
Gravelly Hill Middle	Public	6-8	4801 West Ten Road	Efland	27243	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4050	415	31	13.4	56.4%	187 (45.1%)	86 (20.7%)	99 (23.9%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	51.3	387^th of 778 public middle schools	50.3%		48.3	399^th of 773 public middle schools	48.4%	12	65.3	44.8	49.2	55.6	52.3	51.1	78.8	$11,455	$480	$10,975
Broadview Middle	Public	6-8	2229 Broadview Drive	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6195	512	28	17.9	99.4%	24 (4.7%)	140 (27.3%)	321 (62.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)	19.5	654^th of 778 public middle schools	15.9%		15.6	680^th of 773 public middle schools	12.0%	26	30.7	39.3	38.6	30.2	40.8	43.0	54.4	$9,956	$2,056	$7,899
Southern Alamance Middle	Public	6-8	771 Southern High Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6500	822	45	18.2	58.2%	443 (53.9%)	106 (12.9%)	211 (25.7%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.0%)	33	527^th of 778 public middle schools	32.3%		26.8	575^th of 773 public middle schools	25.6%	48	39.6	42.7	45.0	44.0	53.5	47.8	62.0	$8,216	$680	$7,536
Turrentine Middle	Public	6-8	1710 Edgewood Avenue	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6150	739	41	18.2	99.6%	157 (21.2%)	251 (34.0%)	250 (33.8%)	27 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	48 (6.5%)	29.6	561^st of 778 public middle schools	27.9%		15.9	676^th of 773 public middle schools	12.5%	115	47.8	38.3	32.9	50.9	47.5	42.7	60.9	$8,378	$1,130	$7,248
Orange Middle	Public	6-8	308 Orange High Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6121	514	38	13.4	43.4%	300 (58.4%)	69 (13.4%)	104 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	72.3	196^th of 778 public middle schools	74.8%		68.2	219^th of 773 public middle schools	71.7%	23	69.1	62.8	66.5	64.8	62.2	63.4	79.4	$10,665	$408	$10,256
A L Stanback Middle	Public	6-8	3700 NC 86 South	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 644-3200	648	45	14.4	57.7%	238 (36.7%)	69 (10.6%)	284 (43.8%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	43.4	449^th of 778 public middle schools	42.3%		51.9	371^st of 773 public middle schools	52.0%	78	55.1	48.2	59.3	48.7	47.7	51.3	62.1	$11,425	$789	$10,636
Western Alamance Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Eldon Drive	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6010	837	47	17.8	55.0%	400 (47.8%)	166 (19.8%)	193 (23.1%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	59 (7.0%)	46.6	424^th of 778 public middle schools	45.5%		31.5	532^nd of 773 public middle schools	31.2%	108	69.0	61.1	35.0	55.9	55.8	46.4	59.5	$8,194	$561	$7,633

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawfields Middle

How many students attend Hawfields Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 864 students attended Hawfields Middle.

Is Hawfields Middle a good school?

Hawfields Middle ranks 156^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hawfields Middle?

Students at Hawfields Middle are 39% White, 26% Hispanic, 23% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Hawfields Middle attend?

Students who attend Hawfields Middle usually go on to attend Southern Alamance High

What district is Hawfields Middle in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

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