Marvin B Smith Elementary

Marvin B Smith Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in Burlington, North Carolina, operated by Alamance-Burlington Schools. Current enrollment sits at 556 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 37 schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools (22,661 students total), Marvin B Smith Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Marvin B Smith Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 25% Hispanic, 23% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Marvin B Smith Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Alamance County's rate of about 80%.

After controlling for student poverty, Marvin B Smith Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 68.0%, a residual of +19.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for Alamance County shows median household income runs about $65,651, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Alamance County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,737 students), Marvin B Smith Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Grove Park Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marvin B Smith Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 41.3%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marvin B Smith Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 554 students in 2018 to 556 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 48% to 39% over that span.

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