Turrentine Middle

Summary:

Turrentine Middle is a public middle school in Burlington, North Carolina, serving 929 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, which is ranked 174 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Turrentine Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates on state standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's math proficiency rates ranged from 24.8% to 32.8%, while the district and state averages were much higher. The school also has a higher percentage of African American (39.18%) and Hispanic (27.45%) students, as well as a large population of students from low-income families, with 44.29% to 67.81% receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past 3 years.

Compared to nearby schools like Woodlawn Middle, Hawfields Middle, and Southern Alamance Middle, Turrentine Middle's academic performance is significantly lower, with the school ranking in the bottom half or quarter of North Carolina middle schools for various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and students with disabilities. The school's per-student spending of $8,378 in 2018-2019 is also lower than the nearby schools, which may contribute to the academic challenges.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1710 Edgewood Avenue
       Burlington, NC  27215-4938


(336) 570-6150

District: Alamance-Burlington Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
641st of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,378 Help


Students who attend Turrentine Middle usually attend:

High:    Walter M Williams High

Feeder schools for Turrentine Middle:

Elementary:    Grove Park Elementary
    Highland Elementary
    Hillcrest Elementary
    Marvin B Smith Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.7 Help
Number of students:  929

Racial breakdown:

African American:
39.2%
Hispanic:
27.4%
White:
23.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.8% Help


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Compare Details Turrentine Middle ranks worse than 80.8% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 5th among 7 ranked middle schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.65. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Turrentine Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Alamance-Burlington Schools District. Student population at Turrentine Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (39.2%), Hispanic (27.4%), White (23.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Turrentine Middle is 18.7. 4 middle 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 Turrentine Middle is $8,378. 4 middle schools in the Alamance-Burlington Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Turrentine Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Turrentine Middle 641st of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Turrentine Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Turrentine Middle

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Rank History for all students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 69.38 167th 598 72.1%
2007 59.73 274th 606 54.8%
2008 53.00 326th 620 47.4%
2009 54.60 345th 630 45.2%
2010 56.56 339th 640 47.0%
2011 50.47 390th 648 39.8%
2012 47.85 413th 662 37.6%
2013 44.29 369th 673 45.2%
2014 29.74 448th 627 28.5%
2015 45.31 394th 705 44.1%
2016 31.24 491st 692 29.0%
2017 25.24 530th 694 23.6%
2018 22.91 546th 691 21.0%
2019 21.95 614th 737 16.7%
2021 25.46 562nd 741 24.2%
2022 18.52 668th 786 15.0%
2023 14.31 696th 784 11.2%
2024 21.65 641st 793 19.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.46 176th 221 20.4%
2019 37.64 158th 237 33.3%
2021 36.90 156th 248 37.1%
2022 20.34 247th 283 12.7%
2023 19.54 268th 302 11.3%
2024 13.84 291st 306 4.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.63 138th 151 8.6%
2019 43.77 98th 211 53.6%
2023 14.80 316th 318 0.6%
2024 25.22 304th 356 14.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 21.25 431st 473 8.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.91 548th 604 9.3%
2019 18.24 571st 639 10.6%
2021 27.61 475th 633 25.0%
2022 13.92 644th 689 6.5%
2023 11.88 697th 735 5.2%
2024 17.19 673rd 743 9.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 35.58 44th 71 38.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.18 521st 656 20.6%
2019 21.58 582nd 684 14.9%
2021 26.72 540th 706 23.5%
2022 20.46 613th 733 16.4%
2023 11.73 681st 731 6.8%
2024 18.18 637th 738 13.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.32 376th 475 20.8%
2019 28.79 403rd 504 20.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.67 39th 127 69.3%
2019 61.33 175th 416 57.9%
2021 40.70 335th 448 25.2%
2022 20.79 429th 450 4.7%
2023 21.62 426th 452 5.8%
2024 28.32 412th 461 10.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.80 572nd 665 14.0%
2019 19.89 597th 697 14.3%
2021 24.23 549th 711 22.8%
2022 16.05 654th 748 12.6%
2023 15.74 661st 747 11.5%
2024 23.73 598th 751 20.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.85 57th 99 42.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.50 463rd 494 6.3%
2019 18.31 479th 519 7.7%
2021 27.45 409th 533 23.3%
2022 15.11 517th 550 6.0%
2023 14.36 533rd 559 4.7%
2024 19.59 493rd 560 12.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.58 403rd 472 14.6%
2019 17.12 453rd 493 8.1%
2021 18.94 471st 522 9.8%
2022 20.38 480th 541 11.3%
2023 14.17 525th 553 5.1%
2024 31.68 415th 564 26.4%
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Rank History for White students at Turrentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.96 351st 596 41.1%
2019 38.24 410th 624 34.3%
2021 44.70 331st 632 47.6%
2022 32.99 461st 658 29.9%
2023 28.27 508th 656 22.6%
2024 39.33 409th 652 37.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle 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.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Turrentine Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 597 230 19 10 1 n/a n/a 0 857
1998 580 235 25 18 0 n/a n/a 0 858
1999 584 259 25 34 1 n/a n/a 0 903
2000 586 294 21 38 2 n/a n/a 0 941
2001 615 314 31 59 3 n/a n/a 0 1022
2002 579 336 33 88 1 n/a n/a 0 1037
2003 579 336 33 88 1 n/a n/a 0 1037
2004 584 346 38 97 2 n/a n/a 0 1067
2005 539 324 35 97 2 n/a n/a 0 997
2006 491 324 32 102 1 n/a n/a 0 950
2007 483 295 33 114 0 n/a n/a 18 943
2008 447 299 35 125 1 n/a n/a 25 932
2009 407 330 33 128 2 n/a n/a 0 900
2010 365 320 31 125 5 n/a n/a 0 846
2011 384 288 32 155 4 0 30 0 893
2012 355 278 24 187 2 1 41 0 888
2013 363 285 19 201 3 4 50 0 925
2014 329 302 21 209 4 4 42 0 911
2015 285 300 19 208 2 5 43 0 862
2016 233 284 23 219 1 3 48 0 811
2017 212 266 17 210 1 2 49 0 757
2018 267 308 25 220 0 1 51 0 872
2019 260 335 29 246 0 2 57 0 929
2020 288 395 30 251 0 1 61 0 1026
2021 265 363 28 235 1 1 57 0 950
2022 246 352 25 257 2 2 71 0 955
2023 222 364 23 255 2 2 61 0 929

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 Turrentine Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 857 46.0 18.6 19.8
1998 858 52.0 16.5 20.2
1999 903 52.0 17.4 24.5
2000 941 55.0 17.1 27.3
2001 1022 55.0 18.6 n/a
2002 1037 55.0 18.9 37.1
2003 1037 55.0 18.9 37.1
2004 1067 55.0 19.4 39.1
2005 997 55.0 18.1 38.2
2006 950 55.0 17.3 38.5
2007 943 60.2 15.7 21.8
2008 932 56.0 16.6 44.5
2009 900 56.0 16.1 47.1
2010 846 52.5 16.1 52.6
2011 893 56.0 15.9 54.3
2012 888 55.0 16.1 59.7
2013 925 58.9 15.7 62.6
2014 911 60.7 14.9 64.5
2015 862 56.0 15.3 65.3
2016 811 55.0 14.7 64.2
2017 757 49.3 15.3 65.5
2018 872 51.8 16.8 64.8
2019 929 57.8 16.0 63.5
2020 1026 63.5 16.1 62.7
2021 950 61.5 15.4 46.6
2022 955 56.7 16.8 44.3
2023 929 49.5 18.7 67.8

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 Turrentine Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 857 46.0 18.6 19.8
1998 858 52.0 16.5 20.2
1999 903 52.0 17.4 24.5
2000 941 55.0 17.1 27.3
2001 1022 55.0 18.6 n/a
2002 1037 55.0 18.9 37.1
2003 1037 55.0 18.9 37.1
2004 1067 55.0 19.4 39.1
2005 997 55.0 18.1 38.2
2006 950 55.0 17.3 38.5
2007 943 60.2 15.7 21.8
2008 932 56.0 16.6 44.5
2009 900 56.0 16.1 47.1
2010 846 52.5 16.1 52.6
2011 893 56.0 15.9 54.3
2012 888 55.0 16.1 59.7
2013 925 58.9 15.7 62.6
2014 911 60.7 14.9 64.5
2015 862 56.0 15.3 65.3
2016 811 55.0 14.7 64.2
2017 757 49.3 15.3 65.5
2018 872 51.8 16.8 64.8
2019 929 57.8 16.0 63.5
2020 1026 63.5 16.1 62.7
2021 950 61.5 15.4 46.6
2022 955 56.7 16.8 44.3
2023 929 49.5 18.7 67.8

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 Turrentine Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,130 (13.5%) $7,248 (86.5%) $8,378

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Turrentine Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 614th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 696th of 784 Middle schools
 5.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Turrentine Middle)38.526.8
 11.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alamance-Burlington Schools)49.441.5
 7.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Turrentine Middle)49.429.4
 20%
   6th Grade Reading (Alamance-Burlington Schools)49.837.5
 12.3%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Turrentine Middle)40.825.2
 15.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alamance-Burlington Schools)52.241.1
 11.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Turrentine Middle)45.635.7
 9.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Alamance-Burlington Schools)47.639.2
 8.4%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Turrentine Middle)25.619.1
 6.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alamance-Burlington Schools)47.335.1
 12.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Turrentine Middle)41.330.1
 11.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Alamance-Burlington Schools)47.339.7
 7.6%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Turrentine Middle)63.547.8
 15.7%
   8th Grade Science (Alamance-Burlington Schools)6958.6
 10.4%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students929929
African American335364
 8.7%
American Indian02
Asian2923
 20.7%
Hispanic246255
 3.7%
Pacific Islander22
White260222
 14.6%
Two or More Races5761
 7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63.5%67.8%
 4.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Turrentine Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 929 students attended Turrentine Middle.

Turrentine Middle ranks in the bottom 19.2% of North Carolina middle schools.

Students at Turrentine Middle are 39% African American, 27% Hispanic, 24% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Turrentine Middle usually go on to attend Walter M Williams High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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