Elon Elementary

Located at 720 Walker Road, in Elon, North Carolina, Elon Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary school that educates 689 students (grades K through 5), operated by Alamance-Burlington Schools. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 48% bigger than typical.

Within Alamance-Burlington Schools, which oversees 37 schools and 22,661 students, Elon Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Elon Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 17% Black, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Elon Elementary qualify 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Elon Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 57.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Alamance County put median household earnings sit near $65,651, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Elon Elementary is one of 42 public schools in Alamance County (combined enrollment of about 25,737 students).

Hillcrest Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Elon Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elon Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Elon Elementary's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 716 (now 689). White enrollment moved from 57% to 45% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Elon Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.