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Enrollment
633
Middle
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOLS·NCES 370003000021
Woodlawn Middle
3970 Mebane Rogers Road, Mebane, NC 27302 · (919) 563-3222 · Alamance County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
630 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 192 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 227 | 36% |
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%
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
33.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
41.1%
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 41 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 →
Schools most like Woodlawn Middle
Woodlawn Middle's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Middle this school | 633 | 99.5% | 40.9% |
| Holbrook Middle Lowell | 712 | 97.8% | 39.1% |
| Walkertown Middle Walkertown | 617 | 99.4% | 44.7% |
| Southeast Middle Kernersville | 733 | 99.6% | 34.7% |
| Sandy Grove Middle Lumber Bridge | 604 | 99.5% | 38.9% |
| Cedar Creek Middle Youngsville | 529 | 98.9% | 56.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Woodlawn Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Alamance County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #340 of 463 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #313 of 461 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #400 of 463 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #195 of 478 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #435 of 456 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #25 of 456 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #74 of 472 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.1% | #39 of 143 | N/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. 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
633
+38 (+6%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 633 | 32 | 19.8:1 | 100% (630) |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 34.4 | 21.5:1 | 66% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 33.4 | 17.2:1 | 53% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 35 | 17.0:1 | 26% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 33.1 | 16.2:1 | 42% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 41% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 40% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 835 | 48 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 38 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodlawn Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (536 to 633); teachers down 3% (33.1 to 32).
About Woodlawn Middle
Woodlawn Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school serving families in Mebane, North Carolina. The school enrolls 633 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 37 schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools, with 22,661 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Woodlawn Middle is White (32%). Smaller groups are 30% Black, 28% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Alamance County is roughly 60% White. Woodlawn Middle has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Woodlawn Middle counts 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.8 students for each one. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Alamance County, the average is 80%.
The allk12 Grade for Woodlawn Middle is C. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Woodlawn Middle would be expected to post about 48.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.9%.
Alamance County has these Census figures: median household income is about $65,651, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Woodlawn Middle is among the 42 public schools in Alamance County.
Eastern Alamance High is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Woodlawn Middle is 7th among 8 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 595 to 633. Students per teacher rose from 17.0 in 2020-21 to 19.8 in 2024-25.
The Woodlawn Middle community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- South Mebane ElementaryElementary · 506 students
- E M Yoder ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 235 students
Other Woodlawn Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Woodlawn Middle. Woodlawn Middle is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Woodlawn Middle SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 807 students
- Woodlawn Middle SchoolLong Grove, IL · 632 students
- Woodlawn MiddleBaltimore, MD · 522 students
- Woodlawn Middle SchoolWest Monroe, LA · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Eastern Alamance High0.2 mi · 952
- E M Yoder Elementary1.9 mi · 336
- South Mebane Elementary2.4 mi · 506
- Haw River Elementary3.4 mi · 490
- Audrey W. Garrett Elementary3.7 mi · 785
- Hawfields Middle3.7 mi · 864
Frequently asked questions
About Woodlawn MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Woodlawn Middle?
Woodlawn Middle enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 06-08.
Is Woodlawn Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodlawn Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Woodlawn Middle have?
Woodlawn Middle employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodlawn Middle?
At Woodlawn Middle, the student body is approximately 32% White, 28% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Woodlawn Middle public or private?
Woodlawn Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alamance-Burlington Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.