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South Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

South Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mebane, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 218 students. The school is part of the Caswell County Schools district, which is ranked 197 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Elementary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally lower than the Caswell County Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, South Elementary's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 43.8% to 48.4% across grades 3-5, compared to the district's 46.7% to 64.3% and the state's 58.9% to 64.1%. Similarly, in Reading, South Elementary's proficiency rates ranged from 35.5% to 51.6%, while the district and state had higher rates. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students generally outperforming female students.

South Elementary has an exceptionally high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 96.43% to 98.65% over the past few years, indicating that the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population. When compared to nearby schools, such as E.M. Yoder Elementary in the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, South Elementary's performance is significantly lower. Addressing the challenges faced by South Elementary, including lower academic performance and a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students, will likely require a multifaceted approach, including targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the broader community.

235

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,545

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8925 NC Hwy 86 S
Mebane, NC 27302-9803

(336) 694-1212

District: Caswell County Schools

Students who attend South Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	N L Dillard Middle
High:	Bartlett Yancey High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

African American:

31.5%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg57%

1,122^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Caswell County Schools

197^th of 242Caswell County 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	27.4	1122 of 1490	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1401 of 1505	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1262 of 1502	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1201 of 1514	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	1004 of 1489	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	898 of 1473	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1122 of 1434	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.4	826 of 1429	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	770 of 1425	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.1	912 of 1440	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.3	828 of 1390	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.3	596 of 1403	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.0	511 of 1388	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.4	623 of 1381	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.4	483 of 1363	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.2	457 of 1354	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.5	521 of 1324	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.0	795 of 1293	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.5	796 of 1276	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	692 of 918	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	843 of 924	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	872 of 933	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	704 of 927	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	380 of 896	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	508 of 949	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	773 of 927	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	23.5	775 of 878	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	653 of 897	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1295 of 1451	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1337 of 1455	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1215 of 1459	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1184 of 1458	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.2	812 of 1440	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	642 of 1424	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.9	1091 of 1405	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	56.2	35 of 69	49.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	958 of 1437	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1340 of 1450	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1175 of 1437	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1178 of 1366	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	925 of 1329	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	904 of 1361	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1113 of 1332	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	636 of 1450	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.2	1331 of 1464	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1205 of 1461	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1129 of 1464	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	1157 of 1444	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1102 of 1430	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1112 of 1413	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	970 of 1172	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1129 of 1166	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1107 of 1183	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1042 of 1194	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1113 of 1172	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	932 of 1183	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1063 of 1178	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)56th percentile+31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)49th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)12th percentile-27 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science48%-14 vs state

Mathematics47%-14 vs state

Reading42%-10 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8925 NC Hwy 86 S	Mebane	27302	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-1212	235	14	16.8	98.7%	122 (51.9%)	74 (31.5%)	22 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	27.4	1122^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	24.7%		11.9	1401^st of 1505 public elementary schools	6.9%	279	48.0	43.8	48.4	38.5	51.6	35.5	48.4	$11,545	$1,412	$10,133
Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	274 Oakwood Drive	Yanceyville	27379	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-4221	336	23	14.6	99.1%	105 (31.3%)	173 (51.5%)	27 (8.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	30.3	1087^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.0%		19.5	1293^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	14.1%	206	53.7	38.8	46.3	39.0	53.1	36.6	56.1	$12,827	$2,291	$10,536
Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2847 Pleasant Grv Sch Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 421-3701	271	20	13.4	98.9%	79 (29.2%)	81 (29.9%)	79 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.8%)	10.8	1406^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.6%		21.3	1262^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	16.1%	144	47.9	45.2	25.0	25.0	33.3	25.0	26.9	$10,688	$1,545	$9,143
Oak Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	2076 Jim Morton Rd	Hurdle Mills	27541	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 364-2204	224	13	17.4	98.7%	144 (64.3%)	32 (14.3%)	33 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	61.2	542^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	63.6%		71.9	373^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	75.2%	169	58.1	68.9	58.1	41.9	57.8	65.1	72.1	$10,257	$1,033	$9,224
Stoney Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1803 Stoney Creek School Road	Reidsville	27320	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-6222	140	11	13.3	97.9%	72 (51.4%)	27 (19.3%)	30 (21.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	20.1	1280^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.1%		11.2	1411^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.2%	131	50.0	54.5	30.0	36.4	45.5	20.0	25.0	$13,253	$1,799	$11,454
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	7391 Semora Rd	Semora	27343	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 599-7442	217	16	13.9	98.6%	135 (62.2%)	51 (23.5%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	70.2	389^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.9%		75.7	316^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.0%	73	78.8	64.3	67.6	51.5	66.7	55.9	70.6	$11,497	$1,330	$10,167
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1333 Hurdle Mills Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-7133	463	27	16.9	99.4%	132 (28.5%)	201 (43.4%)	101 (21.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	51.5	720^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.7%		44.3	853^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	43.3%	133	78.9	57.9	60.7	38.6	49.1	46.1	65.2	$11,522	$2,811	$8,711
Stories Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	133 Stories Creek School Road	Roxboro	27574	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 503-8071	397	26	15.3	98.7%	147 (37.0%)	157 (39.5%)	59 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.1%)	49.7	747^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.9%		59.4	593^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	60.6%	154	63.3	68.3	78.6	33.3	46.7	35.7	67.9	$11,227	$1,891	$9,336
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%)	60.3	561^st of 1490 public elementary schools	62.3%		70	400^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.4%	161	66.7	59.6	68.6	41.7	61.7	58.8	64.7	$10,935	$817	$10,118
Carolina Community Academy	Public	K-2	260 Henderson Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Carolina Community Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 962-9378	91	8	8.9	96.7%	17 (18.7%)	50 (54.9%)	14 (15.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.9%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about South Elementary

What district is South Elementary in?

Caswell County Schools

What schools do graduates of South Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : N L Dillard Middle
High : Bartlett Yancey High

Is South Elementary a good school?

South Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Elementary?

Students at South Elementary are 52% White, 31% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend South Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 235 students attended South Elementary.

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