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ABSS Early College at ACC

Public Grades 9-12

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 99% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

ABSS Early College at ACC is a public high school in Graham, North Carolina, serving 231 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district.

ABSS Early College at ACC consistently outperforms the Alamance-Burlington Schools district and the state of North Carolina in end-of-course (EOC) test scores, with 93.8% proficiency in EOC Biology, 100% in EOC English II, and 93.8% in EOC Math I. The school has been ranked among the top high schools in North Carolina, reaching as high as 4th out of 641 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. This is a remarkable achievement, especially considering the low ranking of the overall Alamance-Burlington Schools district.

The school's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, indicating an equitable and inclusive learning environment. Additionally, the school has relatively low free and reduced lunch rates compared to the surrounding schools, suggesting it serves a more economically diverse student population. Factors such as the school's proximity to Alamance Community College and its early college model may contribute to its academic success, which outpaces even nearby high-performing schools like Cedar Ridge High in the Orange County Schools district.

247

Students ?

29.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,280

Per pupil spending ?

36.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1247 Jimmie Kerr Road
Graham, NC 27253

(336) 506-4001

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.7%

Hispanic:

30.0%

African American:

14.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2009 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (97% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of North Carolina high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 91 percentile points since 2009

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 30 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school97%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg49%

4^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8High 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	96.9	4 of 641	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	3 of 640	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	22 of 626	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	59 of 621	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	81 of 594	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	92.0	15 of 469	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	78.2	42 of 507	91.7%	★★★★★
2011	54.3	247 of 506	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	24.8	423 of 499	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	450 of 490	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	421 of 477	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.1	421 of 453	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	99.0	9 of 437	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	24 of 610	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	21 of 602	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	32 of 588	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	63 of 594	89.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	67 of 412	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	60 of 403	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	10 of 403	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.0	45 of 398	88.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	9 of 462	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	13 of 454	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	11 of 449	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	38 of 436	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	7 of 606	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	3 of 613	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	12 of 597	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	14 of 601	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	19 of 607	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	23 of 602	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	51 of 585	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	10 of 542	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	40 of 534	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2024)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)84th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II100%+40 vs state

Biology94%+46 vs state

Math I94%+59 vs state

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Schools Near ABSS Early College at ACC

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
ABSS Early College at ACC	Public	9-12	1247 Jimmie Kerr Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 506-4001	247	8	29.9	36.4%	108 (43.7%)	35 (14.2%)	74 (30.0%)	12 (4.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	96.9	4^th of 641 public high schools	99.4%		97	3^rd of 640 public high schools	99.5%	1	93.8	100.0	93.8									$6,280	$165	$6,115
Graham High	Public	9-12	903 Trollinger Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6440	828	45	18.4	99.6%	109 (13.2%)	292 (35.3%)	367 (44.3%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.6%)	12.7	580^th of 641 public high schools	9.5%		21.1	509^th of 640 public high schools	20.5%	71	26.9	39.7	10.7	29.0								$10,422	$935	$9,487
Ray Street Academy	Public	6-12	609 Ray Street	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6644	36	15	2.4	91.7%	12 (33.3%)	17 (47.2%)	7 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.5	623^rd of 641 public high schools	2.8%					(n/a)	12.5	14.3	5.6		14.3		6.3		6.7	12.5	12.5	$33,251	$3,956	$29,295
Alamance Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	609 Ray Street	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 570-6134	203	18	11.3	62.1%	89 (43.8%)	60 (29.6%)	28 (13.8%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)	15.1	628^th of 773 public high schools	18.8%		42	358^th of 640 public high schools	44.1%	270	29.2	41.4	9.5	35.0	21.1	27.6	23.3	42.1	41.4	50.0	40.0
Career and Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	2550 Buckingham Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6092	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southeast Alamance High	Public	9-12	3400 S Hwy 119	Haw River	27258	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 513-4780	1,079	55	19.4	54.9%	423 (39.2%)	244 (22.6%)	281 (26.0%)	40 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (8.3%)	44.1	345^th of 641 public high schools	46.2%					(n/a)	44.4	57.5	41.8	60.9
Hugh M Cummings High	Public	9-12	2200 N Mebane Street	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6100	807	39	20.4	98.8%	36 (4.5%)	234 (29.0%)	503 (62.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	11.3	594^th of 641 public high schools	7.3%		24.3	488^th of 640 public high schools	23.8%	106	30.5	29.8	9.5	27.4								$9,437	$1,037	$8,400
Eastern Alamance High	Public	9-12	4040 Mebane Rogers	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-5991	952	57	16.7	99.7%	337 (35.4%)	276 (29.0%)	254 (26.7%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.0%)	35.5	408^th of 641 public high schools	36.3%		28.1	468^th of 640 public high schools	26.9%	60	32.6	44.7	51.6	61.1								$7,777	$653	$7,124
Southern Alamance High	Public	9-12	631 Southern High Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6400	1,148	61	18.7	49.8%	668 (58.2%)	143 (12.5%)	250 (21.8%)	22 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.3%)	32.9	425^th of 641 public high schools	33.7%		43	350^th of 640 public high schools	45.3%	75	42.6	45.5	19.9	63.8								$8,061	$590	$7,471
Walter M Williams High	Public	9-12	1307 S Church Street	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6161	1,206	59	20.2	99.8%	317 (26.3%)	383 (31.8%)	375 (31.1%)	42 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	86 (7.1%)	29.5	459^th of 641 public high schools	28.4%		30	450^th of 640 public high schools	29.7%	9	34.2	50.3	19.4	59.8								$8,479	$604	$7,875

Frequently Asked Questions about ABSS Early College at ACC

What is the racial makeup of ABSS Early College at ACC?

Students at ABSS Early College at ACC are 44% White, 30% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is ABSS Early College at ACC in?

Alamance-Burlington Schools

How many students attend ABSS Early College at ACC?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended ABSS Early College at ACC.

Is ABSS Early College at ACC a good school?

Yes! ABSS Early College at ACC is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 641 North Carolina high schools.

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