Summary:
ZIP code 27244, which covers the Elon, NC area, is served by a single middle school: Western Alamance Middle, a grades 6–8 school enrolling 837 students in the Alamance-Burlington Schools district. With about 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a majority low-income population, yet its chronic absenteeism rate of 22.6% is better than both the district's 30.0% and the state's 24.2%.
Academically, Western Alamance Middle shows a clear split between lower and upper grades. The school outperforms both district and state averages in 6th grade math (69.0% proficient) and 7th grade math (61.1%), and it matches or exceeds state averages in 6th and 7th grade reading. The picture changes in 8th grade, where math proficiency falls to just 35.0% — 18 points below the state — and reading and science also trail state averages. Overall, the school ranks at the 46th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating, placing it well above its district's low 27th-percentile standing.
The school also posted substantial one-year gains in most subjects, including a remarkable 26.1-point jump in 7th grade math and a 15.2-point increase in 6th grade reading, though 8th grade math dipped slightly. Since this is the only middle school in the ZIP code, Western Alamance Middle plays a central role in the area's education landscape, giving families no other local middle school choice within 27244 based on this data.
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