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Turrentine Middle

1710 Edgewood Avenue, Burlington, NC 27215 · (336) 570-6150 · Alamance County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL739 STUDENTS
Enrollment
739
Middle
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
736 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 625434%
Grade 725234%
Grade 823332%
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
15721%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
25034%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
25134%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
274%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
487%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
40254%
Female
33746%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
34.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
29.7%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →

Where Turrentine Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Alamance County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.8%#405 of 463#5 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.7%#409 of 461#6 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.4%#393 of 463#4 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
739#137 of 478#4 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.3:1#384 of 456#4 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.0%#30 of 456#2 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.6%#44 of 472#1 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.3%#108 of 300N/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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
739
-211 (-22%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 1,022
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2573940.518.3:1100% (736)
2023-2468741.216.7:1100% (684)
2022-2392949.518.8:168% (630)
2020-219506115.6:147% (443)
2017-1887251.816.8:165% (565)
2015-168115514.8:164% (521)
2010-118935615.9:154% (485)
2000-011,0225518.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turrentine Middle.

About Turrentine Middle

Turrentine Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its address is in Burlington, North Carolina. It enrolls 739 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. It has 22% more students than the average for middle schools in North Carolina (about 605).

Turrentine Middle is part of Alamance-Burlington Schools, where 37 schools serve 22,661 students.

At Turrentine Middle, Black students make up the biggest share, 34%. Other groups make up 34% Hispanic, 21% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 20% of Alamance County residents are Black. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Turrentine Middle are from different groups.

Turrentine Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1, with 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at Turrentine Middle. It compares with 80% for public schools in Alamance County.

In North Carolina, Turrentine Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.8% actual against a predicted 48.4%.

The county, Alamance County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $65,651 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Turrentine Middle, Alamance County has 42 public schools.

Walter M Williams High sits about 0.6 miles from Turrentine Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Turrentine Middle places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).

In 2020-21, Turrentine Middle enrolled 950 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 739. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.6:1 to 18.3:1.

This page is set up for the Turrentine Middle community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Alamance County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Turrentine Middle
District
Alamance-Burlington Schools
Address
1710 Edgewood Avenue, Burlington, NC 27215
Phone
(336) 570-6150
County
Alamance County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
739
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
18.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
736 (100%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
370003000206
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Turrentine Middle
How large is Turrentine Middle?
Turrentine Middle enrolls approximately 739 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Turrentine Middle serve?
Turrentine Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Turrentine Middle have?
Turrentine Middle employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Turrentine Middle?
At Turrentine Middle, the student body is approximately 21% White, 34% Hispanic, 34% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Turrentine Middle in?
Turrentine Middle is part of Alamance-Burlington Schools.
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