Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

As a mid-sized K-5 school in Elon, North Carolina, Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary works with 623 students from grades K through 5, part of Alamance-Burlington Schools. That puts it 33% larger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Alamance-Burlington Schools runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 22,661 students. Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder comes out to 21% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% multiracial. Compared to Alamance County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary logs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Alamance County runs at roughly 80%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.8%.

In the surrounding community, Alamance County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,651 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary is one of 42 public schools in Alamance County (combined enrollment of about 25,737 students).

Western Alamance Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 43.2%.

Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 620 students in 2018 to 623 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 58% across the same window.

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