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What's one thing Alexander Wilson Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
609
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOLS·NCES 370003000001
Alexander Wilson Elementary
2518 NC 54, Graham, NC 27253 · (336) 578-1366 · Alamance County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
339 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 19% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
47.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Alexander Wilson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Alamance County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #667 of 1,297 | #8 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #789 of 1,296 | #9 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #716 of 1,300 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #337 of 1,485 | #6 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,025 of 1,377 | #16 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #518 of 1,379 | #13 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #1,132 of 1,414 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #327 of 369 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
609
+26 (+4%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 609 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 56% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 39.5 | 15.2:1 | 53% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 40.1 | 15.5:1 | 51% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 31% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 33.4 | 17.9:1 | 48% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 50% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 46% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 38 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 33 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexander Wilson Elementary.
About Alexander Wilson Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Graham, North Carolina, Alexander Wilson Elementary is part of Alamance-Burlington Schools. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 609 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Alamance-Burlington Schools has 37 schools; together they serve 22,661 students.
The share of White students at Alexander Wilson Elementary is 52%, a majority. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 60% White share among all Alamance County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
Its ratio of 16.0:1 is based on 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Alamance County average 80%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Alexander Wilson Elementary would score about 61.9%. It scores 54.9%, 7.0 points below that figure.
Looking at the county, Alamance County, median household income comes to about $65,651, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 42 public schools and about 25,737 students.
Southeast Alamance High is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 61.0% on proficiency, and Alexander Wilson Elementary is below that at 54.9%.
In the federal locale system, Alexander Wilson Elementary is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%. By 2024-25, the school had 16.0 students per teacher, compared with 14.6 in 2020-21.
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Alamance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
176,893
Census ACS
Median income
$65,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
25,737 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools
- Walter M Williams HighHigh · 1,206 students
- Southern Alamance HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Western Alamance HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Southeast Alamance HighHigh · 1,079 students
- Eastern Alamance HighHigh · 952 students
- Hawfields MiddleMiddle · 864 students
Other schools in Graham
- Southern Alamance HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Graham HighHigh · 828 students
- Southern Alamance MiddleMiddle · 822 students
- River Mill AcademyCombined · 780 students
- Graham MiddleMiddle · 553 students
- South Graham ElementaryElementary · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Southeast Alamance High0.9 mi · 1,079
- ABSS Early College at ACC2.6 mi · 247
- River Mill Academy2.8 mi · 780
- South Graham Elementary3.0 mi · 518
- Alamance Community School3.1 mi · 736
- Ray Street Academy3.5 mi · 36
Frequently asked questions
About Alexander Wilson ElementaryHow many students attend Alexander Wilson Elementary?
Alexander Wilson Elementary enrolls approximately 609 students in grades PK-05.
Is Alexander Wilson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alexander Wilson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Alexander Wilson Elementary have?
Alexander Wilson Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Alexander Wilson Elementary?
Student demographics at Alexander Wilson Elementary are roughly 52% White, 25% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Alexander Wilson Elementary?
Alexander Wilson Elementary is overseen by Alamance-Burlington Schools in Alamance County.
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