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Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Summary:

Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary is a public elementary school in Elon, North Carolina, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district. Despite the district's overall ranking of 174 out of 242 in North Carolina, Altamahaw-Ossipee consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement.

The school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 78.7% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the district's 55.9% and the state's 62.7%. Similarly, the 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 69.1%, compared to 55% for the district and 66.2% for the state. Altamahaw-Ossipee has a higher percentage of White students (61.21%) compared to nearby schools, which tend to have more diverse student populations. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top half of North Carolina elementary schools.

Despite an increase in the percentage of students from lower-income families, Altamahaw-Ossipee has continued to excel academically, suggesting effective strategies in supporting students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, including male students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Gifted and Talented students. In comparison, nearby Harvey R. Newlin Elementary has significantly lower test scores and a 0-star rating, highlighting the contrast in educational outcomes between the two schools.


Detail:

Public K-5

 2832 N Nc 87
       Elon, NC  27244

(336) 538-6030

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
433rd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,982 Help


Students who attend Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Western Alamance Middle
High:    Western Alamance High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  580

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.2%
Hispanic:
19.5%
African American:
12.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary ranks better than 71.2% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.66. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (61.2%), Hispanic (19.5%), African American (12.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary is 14.6. 14 elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary is $8,982. 16 elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary 433rd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Alamance-Burlington Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Alamance-Burlington Schools 174th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 60.60 527th 1276 58.7%
2007 64.70 450th 1293 65.2%
2008 55.44 626th 1324 52.7%
2009 67.29 454th 1354 66.5%
2010 64.14 528th 1363 61.3%
2011 49.54 799th 1381 42.1%
2012 57.51 650th 1388 53.2%
2013 65.55 428th 1403 69.5%
2014 66.72 448th 1390 67.8%
2015 72.67 368th 1440 74.4%
2016 66.56 448th 1425 68.6%
2017 45.98 818th 1429 42.8%
2018 53.52 686th 1434 52.2%
2019 56.45 647th 1473 56.1%
2021 51.53 696th 1489 53.3%
2022 56.51 637th 1514 57.9%
2023 55.57 657th 1502 56.3%
2024 68.66 433rd 1505 71.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 63.65 121st 533 77.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 65.10 167th 801 79.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.96 767th 1332 42.4%
2019 45.43 784th 1361 42.4%
2021 48.22 630th 1329 52.6%
2022 52.08 614th 1366 55.1%
2023 57.56 538th 1437 62.6%
2024 72.27 282nd 1450 80.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.80 654th 1405 53.5%
2019 56.92 612th 1424 57.0%
2021 41.92 799th 1440 44.5%
2022 44.35 808th 1458 44.6%
2023 53.03 678th 1459 53.5%
2024 58.41 569th 1455 60.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.82 453rd 897 49.5%
2019 26.70 730th 878 16.9%
2021 29.35 493rd 646 23.7%
2022 43.77 294th 634 53.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.07 323rd 612 47.2%
2021 49.98 337th 494 31.8%
2022 13.72 484th 500 3.2%
2023 45.28 471st 582 19.1%
2024 70.10 64th 669 90.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.66 719th 1413 49.1%
2019 54.77 660th 1430 53.8%
2021 59.21 565th 1444 60.9%
2022 67.57 427th 1464 70.8%
2023 57.09 614th 1461 58.0%
2024 74.81 304th 1464 79.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.51 812th 927 12.4%
2019 32.54 696th 949 26.7%
2021 28.16 681st 896 24.0%
2022 16.20 870th 927 6.1%
2023 53.93 379th 933 59.4%
2024 69.52 195th 924 78.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.35 510th 851 40.1%
2019 46.34 471st 865 45.5%
2021 40.11 486th 843 42.3%
2022 62.95 244th 893 72.7%
2023 55.67 351st 915 61.6%
2024 54.50 398th 951 58.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.53 748th 1178 36.5%
2019 53.45 558th 1183 52.8%
2021 42.87 682nd 1172 41.8%
2022 47.61 642nd 1194 46.2%
2023 44.39 695th 1183 41.3%
2024 64.30 390th 1166 66.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 432 91 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1989 460 86 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1990 487 82 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1991 483 78 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 562
1992 498 74 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 574
1993 501 74 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 581
1994 491 74 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1995 506 86 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 596
1996 506 86 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 596
1997 484 91 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 579
1998 487 88 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 580
1999 509 84 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2000 519 66 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 593
2001 531 70 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 611
2002 498 50 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 561
2003 498 50 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 561
2004 485 55 0 18 0 n/a n/a 0 558
2005 504 54 0 22 0 n/a n/a 0 580
2006 491 49 0 28 1 n/a n/a 0 569
2007 488 37 0 26 2 n/a n/a 23 576
2008 502 41 0 47 1 n/a n/a 26 617
2009 478 69 0 50 2 n/a n/a 0 599
2010 488 66 1 36 2 n/a n/a 0 593
2011 489 35 2 71 1 1 19 0 618
2012 442 35 2 62 1 1 19 0 562
2013 452 27 2 63 1 2 14 0 561
2014 433 30 2 61 1 2 13 0 542
2015 440 38 2 60 1 2 17 0 560
2016 430 35 1 76 1 2 15 0 560
2017 437 54 0 93 2 1 22 0 609
2018 438 61 0 98 1 1 21 0 620
2019 433 71 0 94 1 0 23 0 622
2020 425 62 0 89 1 0 39 0 616
2021 401 65 0 89 1 0 31 0 587
2022 383 69 0 100 1 0 34 0 587
2023 355 70 1 113 1 2 38 0 580

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 523 28.0 18.6 16.4
1989 546 28.0 19.5 24.5
1990 569 34.0 16.7 22.1
1991 562 34.0 16.5 22.4
1992 574 33.0 17.3 11
1993 581 30.0 19.4 16.4
1994 571 32.0 17.8 13
1995 596 33.0 18.1 16.9
1996 596 33.0 18.1 16.9
1997 579 30.0 19.3 15
1998 580 32.0 18.1 17.8
1999 599 32.0 18.7 24.5
2000 593 36.0 16.5 26.5
2001 611 34.0 18.0 n/a
2002 561 34.0 16.5 29.9
2003 561 34.0 16.5 29.9
2004 558 34.0 16.4 30.1
2005 580 34.0 17.1 31.6
2006 569 34.0 16.7 31.6
2007 576 n/a n/a 14.8
2008 617 36.7 16.8 36.7
2009 599 37.0 16.2 34.6
2010 593 34.9 16.9 40.3
2011 618 37.8 16.3 38.7
2012 562 39.7 14.1 40.9
2013 561 35.2 15.9 41.7
2014 542 34.2 15.8 41.7
2015 560 34.0 16.4 44.3
2016 560 34.0 16.4 46.3
2017 609 35.4 17.1 47.9
2018 620 35.4 17.4 46.1
2019 622 35.3 17.5 45
2020 616 36.0 17.1 41.7
2021 587 38.4 15.2 33.2
2022 587 39.4 14.8 35.1
2023 580 39.5 14.6 53.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 523 28.0 18.6 16.4
1989 546 28.0 19.5 24.5
1990 569 34.0 16.7 22.1
1991 562 34.0 16.5 22.4
1992 574 33.0 17.3 11
1993 581 30.0 19.4 16.4
1994 571 32.0 17.8 13
1995 596 33.0 18.1 16.9
1996 596 33.0 18.1 16.9
1997 579 30.0 19.3 15
1998 580 32.0 18.1 17.8
1999 599 32.0 18.7 24.5
2000 593 36.0 16.5 26.5
2001 611 34.0 18.0 n/a
2002 561 34.0 16.5 29.9
2003 561 34.0 16.5 29.9
2004 558 34.0 16.4 30.1
2005 580 34.0 17.1 31.6
2006 569 34.0 16.7 31.6
2007 576 n/a n/a 14.8
2008 617 36.7 16.8 36.7
2009 599 37.0 16.2 34.6
2010 593 34.9 16.9 40.3
2011 618 37.8 16.3 38.7
2012 562 39.7 14.1 40.9
2013 561 35.2 15.9 41.7
2014 542 34.2 15.8 41.7
2015 560 34.0 16.4 44.3
2016 560 34.0 16.4 46.3
2017 609 35.4 17.1 47.9
2018 620 35.4 17.4 46.1
2019 622 35.3 17.5 45
2020 616 36.0 17.1 41.7
2021 587 38.4 15.2 33.2
2022 587 39.4 14.8 35.1
2023 580 39.5 14.6 53.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $506 (5.6%) $8,475 (94.4%) $8,982

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 647th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 657th of 1502 Elementary schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary)74.169.4
 4.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alamance-Burlington Schools)57.647.8
 9.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary)6255.6
 6.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Alamance-Burlington Schools)52.840.1
 12.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary)66.759.8
 6.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alamance-Burlington Schools)48.744.4
 4.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary)62.256.6
 5.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Alamance-Burlington Schools)49.345.7
 3.6%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary)54.646.7
 7.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alamance-Burlington Schools)49.941.1
 8.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary)43.340
 3.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Alamance-Burlington Schools)43.535.7
 7.8%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary)70.170
 0.1%
   5th Grade Science (Alamance-Burlington Schools)60.754.7
 6%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students622580
 6.8%
African American7170
 1.4%
American Indian11
Asian01
Hispanic94113
 20.2%
Pacific Islander02
White433355
 18%
Two or More Races2338
 65.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45%53.1%
 8.1%

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Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary ranks 433rd of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary are 61% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Students who attend Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Western Alamance Middle
High : Western Alamance High

In the 2022-23 school year, 580 students attended Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary.


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