Turrentine Middle

Turrentine Middle is one of the mid-sized middle-grades schools in Burlington, North Carolina, part of Alamance-Burlington Schools, with 739 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 605 students each, so Turrentine Middle sits 22% bigger than that benchmark.

Alamance-Burlington Schools runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 22,661 students. Turrentine Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Turrentine Middle records that the most-represented group is Black (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 34% Hispanic, 21% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Alamance County (around 80%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Turrentine Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 33.8%.

Across the wider county, Alamance County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,651 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Alamance County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,737 students), of which Turrentine Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Walter M Williams High, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Turrentine Middle comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.3%.

Turrentine Middle operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Turrentine Middle's enrollment has decreased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 872 (now 739). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 31% to 21%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.