Elon Elementary

Summary:

Elon 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. The school has seen a gradual shift in its student racial makeup, with a current population that is 47.6% White, 16.07% African American, 25.83% Hispanic, 1.2% Asian, and 9.01% two or more races.

Elon Elementary consistently outperforms the Alamance-Burlington Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores, with a 3rd-grade math proficiency rate of 67.9% compared to 55.9% for the district and 62.7% for the state. The school has also maintained a relatively stable 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the top half of North Carolina elementary schools, with its male students and students from African American and Hispanic backgrounds performing better than state averages. However, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 29.91% in 2020-2021 to 55.56% in 2022-2023.

While Elon Elementary generally outperforms other schools within the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, it is worth noting that Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary, located just 4.31 miles away, has consistently outperformed Elon Elementary in both academic achievement and school rankings. Additionally, the changing demographic trends at Elon Elementary, with a decrease in the percentage of White students and an increase in the percentage of Hispanic students, may have implications for the school's future academic performance and resource needs.


Detail:

Public K-5

 720 Walker Road
       Elon, NC  27244-9304


(336) 538-6000

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
737th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,235 Help


Students who attend Elon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Western Alamance Middle
High:    Western Alamance High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  682

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.3%
Hispanic:
25.1%
African American:
18.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Elon Elementary ranks better than 51% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 9th 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 50.38. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Elon Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Alamance-Burlington Schools District. Student population at Elon Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.3%), Hispanic (25.1%), African American (18.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elon Elementary is 15.3. 12 elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elon Elementary is $8,235, which is the lowest among 20 elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Elon Elementary 737th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Elon 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 Elon Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Elon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 75.36 244th 1276 80.9%
2007 77.19 218th 1293 83.1%
2008 68.24 382nd 1324 71.1%
2009 53.37 720th 1354 46.8%
2010 43.46 872nd 1363 36.0%
2011 55.40 696th 1381 49.6%
2012 72.93 351st 1388 74.7%
2013 69.81 363rd 1403 74.1%
2014 55.12 616th 1390 55.7%
2015 47.19 795th 1440 44.8%
2016 51.64 699th 1425 50.9%
2017 47.76 787th 1429 44.9%
2018 44.00 856th 1434 40.3%
2019 48.39 797th 1473 45.9%
2021 40.52 866th 1489 41.8%
2022 39.13 934th 1514 38.3%
2023 49.04 782nd 1502 47.9%
2024 50.38 737th 1505 51.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Elon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 33.19 95th 133 28.6%
2024 71.52 39th 159 75.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.16 409th 421 2.9%
2022 46.58 224th 485 53.8%
2023 35.81 327th 514 36.4%
2024 24.82 459th 533 13.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Elon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 30.21 596th 801 25.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.44 1021st 1332 23.3%
2019 38.69 899th 1361 33.9%
2021 39.23 795th 1329 40.2%
2022 44.09 765th 1366 44.0%
2023 42.38 865th 1437 39.8%
2024 48.59 737th 1450 49.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Elon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.01 925th 1405 34.2%
2019 48.41 775th 1424 45.6%
2021 39.63 840th 1440 41.7%
2022 35.63 968th 1458 33.6%
2023 47.06 789th 1459 45.9%
2024 46.15 783rd 1455 46.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Elon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.35 683rd 878 22.2%
2021 20.62 592nd 646 8.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Elon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.23 468th 612 23.5%
2021 43.97 372nd 494 24.7%
2022 49.93 361st 500 27.8%
2023 44.50 479th 582 17.7%
2024 43.78 554th 669 17.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Elon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.66 778th 1413 44.9%
2019 47.84 786th 1430 45.0%
2021 41.19 838th 1444 42.0%
2022 42.59 854th 1464 41.7%
2023 50.32 740th 1461 49.3%
2024 53.67 681st 1464 53.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Elon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.93 667th 927 28.0%
2019 39.51 604th 949 36.4%
2021 36.85 544th 896 39.3%
2022 37.41 579th 927 37.5%
2023 52.71 401st 933 57.0%
2024 42.98 533rd 924 42.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Elon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.93 615th 851 27.7%
2019 35.49 609th 865 29.6%
2021 26.36 691st 843 18.0%
2022 35.10 621st 893 30.5%
2023 46.34 486th 915 46.9%
2024 42.79 552nd 951 42.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Elon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.60 777th 1178 34.0%
2019 45.29 690th 1183 41.7%
2021 39.43 727th 1172 38.0%
2022 31.06 906th 1194 24.1%
2023 41.49 735th 1183 37.9%
2024 46.99 658th 1166 43.6%
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 Elon Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 598 64 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 665
1989 633 61 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 701
1990 641 76 3 5 1 n/a n/a -1 725
1991 629 74 4 5 1 n/a n/a 0 713
1992 608 80 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 694
1993 653 87 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 748
1994 673 100 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 783
1995 737 103 6 7 1 n/a n/a 0 854
1996 737 103 6 7 1 n/a n/a 0 854
1997 690 102 6 5 1 n/a n/a 0 804
1998 688 107 6 8 1 n/a n/a 0 810
1999 695 117 7 10 1 n/a n/a 0 830
2000 687 112 8 11 1 n/a n/a 0 819
2001 668 94 8 13 1 n/a n/a 0 784
2002 620 88 15 23 0 n/a n/a 0 746
2003 620 88 15 23 0 n/a n/a 0 746
2004 638 82 12 23 0 n/a n/a 0 755
2005 592 71 10 36 0 n/a n/a 0 709
2006 616 84 15 35 0 n/a n/a 0 750
2007 650 66 20 40 1 n/a n/a 23 800
2008 440 67 10 40 1 n/a n/a 24 582
2009 474 110 8 38 1 n/a n/a 0 631
2010 470 122 10 51 2 n/a n/a 0 655
2011 472 75 7 70 3 0 26 0 653
2012 455 75 7 72 3 0 30 0 642
2013 481 77 5 75 2 0 30 0 670
2014 458 65 8 65 1 0 30 0 627
2015 448 73 9 68 3 0 31 0 632
2016 428 89 8 146 2 0 31 0 704
2017 440 98 13 156 4 0 29 0 740
2018 406 117 10 146 3 1 33 0 716
2019 420 108 10 149 4 1 36 0 728
2020 425 112 9 147 3 1 63 0 760
2021 371 104 7 142 1 1 66 0 692
2022 357 118 7 145 1 0 61 0 689
2023 317 107 8 172 1 1 60 0 666
2024 316 126 9 171 1 0 59 0 682

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 Elon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 665 32.0 20.7 10.5
1989 701 32.0 21.9 21.5
1990 725 38.0 19.0 14.3
1991 713 37.0 19.2 14.6
1992 694 36.0 19.2 11.2
1993 748 37.0 20.2 13
1994 783 42.0 18.6 15.1
1995 854 46.0 18.6 14.1
1996 854 46.0 18.6 14.1
1997 804 43.0 18.7 17.9
1998 810 45.0 18.0 16.9
1999 830 45.0 18.4 23.1
2000 819 45.0 18.2 23
2001 784 44.0 17.8 n/a
2002 746 44.0 17.0 99.6
2003 746 44.0 17.0 99.6
2004 755 44.0 17.2 22.1
2005 709 44.0 16.1 18.8
2006 750 44.0 17.0 18.1
2007 800 n/a n/a 13
2008 582 36.1 16.1 30.1
2009 631 39.1 16.1 29.3
2010 655 38.6 16.9 36.2
2011 653 38.7 16.8 33.7
2012 642 37.7 17.0 37.1
2013 670 40.4 16.5 37.9
2014 627 41.1 15.2 37.3
2015 632 38.0 16.6 38.8
2016 704 42.0 16.7 45.7
2017 740 42.8 17.2 47.2
2018 716 43.4 16.4 45.7
2019 728 44.0 16.5 45.2
2020 760 45.5 16.7 42
2021 692 43.5 15.9 29.9
2022 689 48.0 14.3 28.6
2023 666 46.0 14.4 55.6
2024 682 44.4 15.3 57

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 Elon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 665 32.0 20.7 10.5
1989 701 32.0 21.9 21.5
1990 725 38.0 19.0 14.3
1991 713 37.0 19.2 14.6
1992 694 36.0 19.2 11.2
1993 748 37.0 20.2 13
1994 783 42.0 18.6 15.1
1995 854 46.0 18.6 14.1
1996 854 46.0 18.6 14.1
1997 804 43.0 18.7 17.9
1998 810 45.0 18.0 16.9
1999 830 45.0 18.4 23.1
2000 819 45.0 18.2 23
2001 784 44.0 17.8 n/a
2002 746 44.0 17.0 99.6
2003 746 44.0 17.0 99.6
2004 755 44.0 17.2 22.1
2005 709 44.0 16.1 18.8
2006 750 44.0 17.0 18.1
2007 800 n/a n/a 13
2008 582 36.1 16.1 30.1
2009 631 39.1 16.1 29.3
2010 655 38.6 16.9 36.2
2011 653 38.7 16.8 33.7
2012 642 37.7 17.0 37.1
2013 670 40.4 16.5 37.9
2014 627 41.1 15.2 37.3
2015 632 38.0 16.6 38.8
2016 704 42.0 16.7 45.7
2017 740 42.8 17.2 47.2
2018 716 43.4 16.4 45.7
2019 728 44.0 16.5 45.2
2020 760 45.5 16.7 42
2021 692 43.5 15.9 29.9
2022 689 48.0 14.3 28.6
2023 666 46.0 14.4 55.6
2024 682 44.4 15.3 57

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Elon Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $631 (7.7%) $7,604 (92.3%) $8,235

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Elon Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 797th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 782nd of 1502 Elementary schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Elon Elementary)64.366.7
 2.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alamance-Burlington Schools)57.647.8
 9.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Elon Elementary)55.661
 5.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Alamance-Burlington Schools)52.840.1
 12.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Elon Elementary)52.552.6
 0.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alamance-Burlington Schools)48.744.4
 4.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Elon Elementary)56.751.1
 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 (Elon Elementary)53.543.4
 10.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alamance-Burlington Schools)49.941.1
 8.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Elon Elementary)52.744.2
 8.5%
   5th Grade Reading (Alamance-Burlington Schools)43.535.7
 7.8%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Elon Elementary)73.657.5
 16.1%
   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 Students728666
 8.5%
African American108107
 0.9%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian108
 20%
Hispanic149172
 15.4%
Pacific Islander11
White420317
 24.5%
Two or More Races3660
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.2%55.6%
 10.4%


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Students at Elon Elementary are 46% White, 25% Hispanic, 18% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Elon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Western Alamance Middle
High : Western Alamance High

Elon Elementary ranks 737th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 682 students attended Elon Elementary.


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