Summary:
Zip code 27217 is served by a single middle school, Broadview Middle, which enrolls 512 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district. Broadview is a high-poverty school, with 99.41% of its students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and it faces significant challenges related to chronic absenteeism, which sits at 30.6% compared to the state average of 24.2%. The school has consistently earned a 1-star rating and remains in the bottom 16% of North Carolina middle schools, though its percentile rank has improved modestly from the 11th to the 16th percentile over the past three years.
Academically, Broadview Middle performs well below district and state averages in almost every subject. In the 2025–2026 school year, 6th grade math proficiency was 30.7% versus 59.2% statewide, and 6th grade reading was 30.2% versus 54.8% statewide. Even 8th grade science, the school's closest subject to the state average, trailed by more than 14 percentage points (54.4% vs. 68.6%). However, there are notable signs of improvement in upper grades. Between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, 8th grade science jumped from 33.1% to 54.4%, 7th grade reading rose from 22.8% to 40.8%, and 8th grade reading increased from 29.0% to 43.0%.
Not all trends are positive. During that same period, Broadview saw declines in 6th grade math (36.8% to 30.7%), 7th grade math (45.5% to 39.3%), and 6th grade reading (33.3% to 30.2%). Interestingly, in 2024–2025, 7th grade math was a relative bright spot at 45.5% proficiency, exceeding the district average of 38.6%, but it fell to 39.3% in 2025–2026, still below district and state levels. For parents, this is a school with a heavy burden of poverty and absenteeism that continues to trail its peers, but the sharp recent gains in several reading and science subjects suggest that meaningful improvement is possible. Broadview is not yet a success story, but it is showing early, uneven signs of progress.
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