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Enrollment
553
Middle
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOLS·NCES 370003000010
Graham Middle
311 E Pine Street, Graham, NC 27253 · (336) 570-6460 · Alamance County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of North Carolina public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
550 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 198 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 185 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 170 | 31% |
Student demographics
63%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
19.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
15.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Graham Middle
Graham Middle's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Middle this school | 553 | 99.5% | 20.1% |
| Thomasville Middle Thomasville | 500 | 99.4% | 29.9% |
| Lexington Middle School Lexington | 595 | 99.5% | 44.5% |
| Mineral Springs Middle Winston Salem | 702 | 99.6% | 20.0% |
| Northwest Middle Winston Salem | 702 | 99.6% | 27.6% |
| Williston Middle Wilmington | 666 | 99.5% | 28.4% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Graham Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Alamance County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #462 of 463 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #459 of 461 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #463 of 463 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #265 of 478 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #355 of 456 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #214 of 456 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #116 of 472 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #159 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
553
-136 (-20%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 553 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 99% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 31.4 | 14.9:1 | 99% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 99% (584) |
| 2020-21 | 689 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 100% (686) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 44.9 | 13.8:1 | 86% (532) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 50 | 12.5:1 | 83% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 49 | 13.7:1 | 78% (524) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 46 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 38 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Graham Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (621 to 553); teachers down 31% (44.9 to 31).
About Graham Middle
This page covers Graham Middle, a mid-sized middle-grades school in Graham, North Carolina. Enrollment stands at 553 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Graham Middle is run by Alamance-Burlington Schools, whose 37 schools enroll 22,661 students.
At Graham Middle, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 47%. Other students are 37% Black, 8% White, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Alamance County residents are about 15% Hispanic. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Graham Middle are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Graham Middle is 17.8:1, based on 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in North Carolina, 15.9:1, is lower. Graham Middle counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Alamance County, the average is 80%.
Graham Middle holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 0% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Graham Middle is a bottom-10% school in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.1% against a predicted 48.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Alamance County show that the median household earns about $65,651 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Alamance County, 42 public schools serve about 25,737 students.
Ray Street Academy is about 0.3 miles from Graham Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 27.6% proficiency; Graham Middle posts 20.1%.
NCES assigns Graham Middle the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 689 (2020-21) to 553 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.8:1, from 15.3:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Alexander Wilson ElementaryElementary · 609 students
- South Graham ElementaryElementary · 518 students
Other Graham Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Graham Middle. Graham Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Graham Middle SchoolSaint Paris, OH · 362 students
- Graham MiddleBluefield, VA · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Ray Street Academy0.3 mi · 36
- Alamance Virtual School0.3 mi · 203
- South Graham Elementary1.0 mi · 518
- Graham High1.0 mi · 828
- North Graham Elementary1.2 mi · 362
- Broadview Middle1.5 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Graham MiddleHow large is Graham Middle?
Graham Middle enrolls approximately 553 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Graham Middle serve?
Graham Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Graham Middle have?
Graham Middle employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Graham Middle?
Student demographics at Graham Middle are roughly 8% White, 47% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Graham Middle in?
Graham Middle is part of Alamance-Burlington Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.