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Hawfields Middle

Public Grades 6-8
185th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools
Better than 76% of North Carolina middle schools
Summary

Hawfields Middle is a public middle school located in Mebane, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 822 students. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 193 out of 242 districts in the state.

Hawfields Middle consistently outperforms the Alamance-Burlington Schools district and the state of North Carolina in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 69.8% of 6th graders, 69.5% of 7th graders, and 70.7% of 8th graders at Hawfields Middle were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district's 45.1%, 38.6%, and 38.9%, respectively, and the state's 57.2%, 53.5%, and 48.7%. The school has also consistently ranked in the top half of North Carolina middle schools, with a ranking as high as 163 out of 784 schools in the 2022-2023 school year, and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

While Hawfields Middle outperforms the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, some of the nearby schools within the same district, such as Western Alamance Middle, Turrentine Middle, and Southern Alamance Middle, have lower academic proficiency rates and lower statewide rankings compared to Hawfields Middle. Additionally, Graham Middle, which is part of the Orange County Schools district and located approximately 5.5 miles from Hawfields Middle, has significantly lower academic proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels compared to Hawfields Middle and the state average.

864
Students ?
18.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,568
Per pupil spending ?
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 — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 54% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 24% of North Carolina middle schools
Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school65%
District avg41%
North Carolina avg54%
185th of 773
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Top 24%▲ up 23 pts since 2015
From top 47% (2015) to top 24% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 7Middle Schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools
193rd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202571.9185 of 77376.1%★★★★☆
202467.2229 of 79371.1%★★★★☆
202376.0163 of 78479.2%★★★★☆
202267.9218 of 78672.3%★★★★☆
202160.9255 of 74165.6%★★★☆☆
201972.4178 of 73775.8%★★★★☆
201870.2194 of 69171.9%★★★★☆
201769.1199 of 69471.3%★★★★☆
201665.3221 of 69268.1%★★★☆☆
201553.6330 of 70553.2%★★★☆☆
201447.1315 of 62749.8%★★★☆☆
201346.0356 of 67347.1%★★☆☆☆
201252.8381 of 66242.4%★★☆☆☆
201160.0296 of 64854.3%★★★☆☆
201068.1204 of 64068.1%★★★☆☆
200971.9175 of 63072.2%★★★★☆
200866.8210 of 62066.1%★★★☆☆
200763.7239 of 60660.6%★★★☆☆
200664.5218 of 59863.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202579.370 of 54687.2%★★★★☆
202478.481 of 56085.5%★★★★☆
202387.743 of 55992.3%★★★★★
202271.896 of 55082.5%★★★★☆
202178.660 of 53388.7%★★★★☆
201980.556 of 51989.2%★★★★☆
201877.364 of 49487.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202554.066 of 11140.5%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202253.2135 of 44969.9%★★★★☆
202129.6372 of 47822.2%★☆☆☆☆
201952.3191 of 50462.1%★★★☆☆
201838.9274 of 47542.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202553.9111 of 37170.1%★★★★☆
202472.940 of 35688.8%★★★★☆
202368.739 of 31887.7%★★★★☆
202272.332 of 31289.7%★★★★★
202136.5151 of 23636.0%★★☆☆☆
201974.221 of 21190.0%★★★★★
201839.785 of 15143.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202575.3160 of 73378.2%★★★★☆
202467.6211 of 73871.4%★★★★☆
202376.8145 of 73180.2%★★★★☆
202268.8205 of 73372.0%★★★★☆
202164.0225 of 70668.1%★★★☆☆
201973.1167 of 68475.6%★★★★☆
201867.5209 of 65668.1%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202551.4306 of 45833.2%★★☆☆☆
202463.0171 of 46162.9%★★★☆☆
202371.574 of 45283.6%★★★★☆
202263.8158 of 45064.9%★★★☆☆
202160.7205 of 44854.2%★★★☆☆
201959.4200 of 41651.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202572.999 of 56282.4%★★★★☆
202460.5176 of 56468.8%★★★☆☆
202378.766 of 55388.1%★★★★☆
202265.9137 of 54174.7%★★★★☆
202159.7157 of 52269.9%★★★★☆
201973.576 of 49384.6%★★★★☆
201865.4119 of 47274.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202573.8117 of 72984.0%★★★★☆
202465.9194 of 74373.9%★★★★☆
202375.5123 of 73583.3%★★★★☆
202268.3140 of 68979.7%★★★★☆
202156.6222 of 63364.9%★★★☆☆
201974.4101 of 63984.2%★★★★☆
201879.068 of 60488.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202566.7217 of 73370.4%★★★★☆
202464.7234 of 75168.8%★★★☆☆
202373.3170 of 74777.2%★★★★☆
202265.1233 of 74868.9%★★★☆☆
202155.9285 of 71159.9%★★★☆☆
201969.9191 of 69772.6%★★★★☆
201870.9174 of 66573.8%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202560.4113 of 32865.5%★★★☆☆
202453.8135 of 30655.9%★★★☆☆
202352.0127 of 30257.9%★★★☆☆
202263.986 of 28369.6%★★★★☆
202151.4103 of 24858.5%★★★☆☆
201962.470 of 23770.5%★★★★☆
201864.762 of 22171.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202558.6109 of 47877.2%★★★★☆
202438.1261 of 47344.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202569.4184 of 64971.6%★★★★☆
202465.2200 of 65269.3%★★★☆☆
202371.1176 of 65673.2%★★★★☆
202265.2211 of 65867.9%★★★☆☆
202147.5314 of 63250.3%★★★☆☆
201962.0231 of 62463.0%★★★☆☆
201864.6206 of 59665.4%★★★☆☆
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)
African American (2025)87th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)78th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)77th percentile~ school
White (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school
Disabled (2022)70th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-11 vs school
Asian (2025)41st percentile-36 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)33rd percentile-43 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Science78%+17 vs state
Mathematics70%+17 vs state
Reading55%~ state avg

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Open Quote 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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Hawfields Middle ranks 185th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

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

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


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