Hawfields Middle

Set in Mebane, North Carolina, Hawfields Middle is a medium-sized junior high, part of Alamance-Burlington Schools. It caters to 864 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 43% above typical.

Alamance-Burlington Schools comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 22,661 students; Hawfields Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Hawfields Middle shows that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 23% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Alamance County (around 80%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Hawfields Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Alamance County) records 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. Hawfields Middle is one of 42 public schools in Alamance County (combined enrollment of about 25,737 students).

Nearest neighbor: Audrey W. Garrett Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hawfields Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hawfields Middle at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 59.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hawfields Middle has increased 28%, going from 676 students in 2018 to 864 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 52% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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