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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOLS·NCES 370003000015
South Mebane Elementary
600 S 3rd Street, Mebane, NC 27302 · (919) 563-6905 · Alamance County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
289 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
73%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
45.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
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 South Mebane Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mebane Elementary this school | 506 | 57.1% | 55.5% |
| Lynn Road Elementary Raleigh | 486 | 57.2% | 53.7% |
| Highland Elementary Burlington | 661 | 53.7% | 53.4% |
| South Elementary Mooresville | 466 | 63.3% | N/A |
| Johnston Charter Academy Clayton | 677 | 50.5% | N/A |
| Rolesville Charter Academy Rolesville | 716 | 59.1% | N/A |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 South Mebane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Alamance County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #647 of 1,297 | #7 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #671 of 1,296 | #7 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #757 of 1,300 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #591 of 1,485 | #11 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,099 of 1,377 | #18 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #55 of 1,379 | #3 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #1,126 of 1,414 | #16 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #294 of 937 | #2 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
506
-62 (-11%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 506 | 30.9 | 16.4:1 | 57% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 33.3 | 16.4:1 | 52% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 37.3 | 14.7:1 | 48% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 29% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 37.1 | 17.0:1 | 37% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 44% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 34% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 47 | 7.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 31 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Mebane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (629 to 506); teachers down 17% (37.1 to 30.9).
About South Mebane Elementary
South Mebane Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Mebane, North Carolina. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 506 students enrolled.
The district, Alamance-Burlington Schools, has 22,661 students enrolled across 37 schools.
The biggest share of students at South Mebane Elementary, 34%, is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Alamance County overall, about 20% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, South Mebane Elementary scores 73%.
Teacher count: 30.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.4:1. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 57%. Compared with the 80% average for public schools in Alamance County, the school's rate is lower.
South Mebane Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, South Mebane Elementary is 5.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
The school's county is Alamance County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $65,651 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Alamance County number 42, with about 25,737 students.
E M Yoder Elementary sits about 0.8 miles from South Mebane Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, South Mebane Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
The school's student count decreased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.6 to 16.4 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at South Mebane Elementary. 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 Mebane
- Eastern Alamance HighHigh · 952 students
- Hawfields MiddleMiddle · 864 students
- Audrey W. Garrett ElementaryElementary · 785 students
- Woodlawn MiddleMiddle · 633 students
- E M Yoder ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 235 students
Nearby schools
- E M Yoder Elementary0.8 mi · 336
- Hawfields Middle2.3 mi · 864
- Audrey W. Garrett Elementary2.3 mi · 785
- Eastern Alamance High2.3 mi · 952
- Woodlawn Middle2.4 mi · 633
- Alamance Community School4.3 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About South Mebane ElementaryHow large is South Mebane Elementary?
South Mebane Elementary enrolls approximately 506 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does South Mebane Elementary serve?
South Mebane Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Mebane Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Mebane Elementary is approximately 16.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Mebane Elementary?
Student demographics at South Mebane Elementary are roughly 33% White, 16% Hispanic, 34% Black, 3% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is South Mebane Elementary in?
South Mebane Elementary is part of Alamance-Burlington Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.