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Enrollment
1,138
High
DISTRICT 764 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOLS·NCES 370003000019
Western Alamance High
1731 N NC 87, Elon, NC 27244 · (336) 538-6020 · Alamance County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,138 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of North Carolina public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
563 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 304 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 293 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 264 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 277 | 24% |
Student demographics
66%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
58.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
35.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Western Alamance High
Western Alamance High's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Alamance High this school | 1,138 | 49.5% | 48.5% |
| Orange High Hillsborough | 1,161 | 46.3% | 44.5% |
| Sun Valley High Monroe | 1,272 | 46.1% | 42.2% |
| Southern Alamance High Graham | 1,148 | 49.8% | 36.3% |
| White Oak High Jacksonville | 1,252 | 48.4% | 40.1% |
| Jacksonville High Jacksonville | 1,441 | 47.4% | 53.3% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Western Alamance High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Alamance County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #218 of 468 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #236 of 464 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #201 of 448 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,138 | #153 of 598 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #220 of 473 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #157 of 474 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #385 of 527 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #181 of 277 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,138
+75 (+7%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 811
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 1,138 | 62.3 | 18.3:1 | 49% (563) |
| 2023-24 | 1,135 | 61.3 | 18.5:1 | 46% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 1,036 | 63.4 | 16.4:1 | 39% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 1,063 | 61 | 17.4:1 | 18% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 1,212 | 66.1 | 18.3:1 | 28% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 1,238 | 69 | 17.9:1 | 29% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 1,197 | 67 | 17.9:1 | 22% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 945 | 59 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 811 | 53 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Alamance High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,212 to 1,138); teachers down 6% (66.1 to 62.3).
About Western Alamance High
This page covers Western Alamance High, a mid-sized high school in Elon, North Carolina. The school enrolls 1,138 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 761.
The 37 schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools enroll 22,661 students altogether, Western Alamance High among them.
Of every 100 students at Western Alamance High, about 49 are White, the largest group. It is also 23% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Alamance County is roughly 60% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
Its staff includes 62.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.3 students per teacher. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 49% of students at Western Alamance High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Alamance County, the average is 80%.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Western Alamance High outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Western Alamance High are 15.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.5% actual, 63.7% predicted).
In the wider Alamance County area, median household income comes to about $65,651, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alamance County counts 42 public schools with about 25,737 students.
Western Alamance Middle is about 0.7 miles from Western Alamance High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Western Alamance High comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Western Alamance High's location as Rural: Fringe.
From 1,063 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 1,138 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Western Alamance High community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Southeast Alamance HighHigh · 1,079 students
- Eastern Alamance HighHigh · 952 students
- Hawfields MiddleMiddle · 864 students
- Western Alamance MiddleMiddle · 837 students
Other schools in Elon
- Western Alamance MiddleMiddle · 837 students
- Elon ElementaryElementary · 689 students
- Altamahaw-Ossipee ElementaryElementary · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Western Alamance Middle0.7 mi · 837
- Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary2.0 mi · 623
- Elon Elementary2.4 mi · 689
- Clover Garden2.8 mi · 963
- Gibsonville Elementary3.9 mi · 595
- Hillcrest Elementary3.9 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Western Alamance HighHow many students attend Western Alamance High?
Western Alamance High enrolls approximately 1,138 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Western Alamance High serve?
Western Alamance High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Western Alamance High?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Western Alamance High.
How diverse is Western Alamance High?
Western Alamance High reports a student body of 49% White, 23% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Western Alamance High?
Western Alamance High is overseen by Alamance-Burlington Schools in Alamance County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.