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Best Elementary Schools
in Alamance-Burlington Schools

This page covers 20 elementary schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

20
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
E M Yoder Elementary
Grades PK–05358 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,701
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Edwin M Holt Elementary
Grades KG–05514 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,701
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Marvin B Smith Elementary
Grades PK–05481 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,701
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
South Mebane Elementary
Grades KG–05549 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,701
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Highland Elementary
Grades KG–05648 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,701
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Elon Elementary
Grades KG–05666 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,701
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Audrey W. Garrett Elementary
Grades PK–05606 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,701
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary
Grades KG–05580 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,701
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Sylvan Elementary
Grades PK–05291 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,701
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
South Graham Elementary
Grades PK–05480 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,701
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
72%
High economic need
10 more elementary schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools not shown here.
View all schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
20
Elementary Schools
37
Total Schools
52
#1 Score
47
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.