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Southern Alamance High

Alamance-Burlington Schools · Alamance County

Address
631 Southern High Road, Graham, NC 27253
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370003000016
1,148
Students
61.1
Teachers (FTE)
18.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
60
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
43.7%
Chronically absent
49.4%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Southern Alamance HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Southern Alamance MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-80.2 mi
  2. River Mill AcademyOther · Grades K-12 · River Mill Academy · Charter3.0 mi
  3. South Graham ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.6 mi
  4. Alexander Wilson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.8 mi
  5. Alamance Virtual SchoolHigh · Grades 6-124.2 mi
  6. Ray Street AcademyHigh · Grades 6-124.2 mi
  7. Graham MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-84.5 mi
  8. Southeast Alamance HighHigh · Grades 9-124.7 mi
  9. Edwin M Holt ElementaryElementary · Grades K-54.8 mi
  10. Harvey R Newlin ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-55.0 mi

How Southern Alamance High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 60 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools46th percentile
Higher than 46% · rank 1,267 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools24th percentile
Higher than 24% · rank 375 of 514
Alamance-Burlington Schools72nd percentile
Higher than 72% · rank 10 of 36

Chronic absence is lower here than at 6% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 6 points since 2014 (66 → 60). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202560CNot Met57.8
202467CMet63.6
202365CNot Met65
202266CNot Met67.2
201969CMet67.7
201871BMet68.1
201769CMet65
201669CExceeded65
201564CNot Met63
201466CMet64

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Alamance-Burlington Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 58.19%Hispanic 21.78%Black 12.46%Two+ Races 5.31%Asian 1.92%Native Am. 0.35%
White: 58.19% (668) Hispanic: 21.78% (250) Black: 12.46% (143) Two+ Races: 5.31% (61) Asian: 1.92% (22) Native Am.: 0.35% (4)
White58.19%
Hispanic21.78%
Black12.46%
Two+ Races5.31%
Asian1.92%
Native Am.0.35%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,148
46.43%533 Female
53.57%615 Male

Student counts for Southern Alamance High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,148 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 56.3%Chronically absent 43.7%
Regular attendance: 56.3% (683) Chronically absent: 43.7% (529)
Regular attendance56.3%
Chronically absent43.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,212
49.4%Economically disadvantaged
9.49%109 English learners

Student indicators for Southern Alamance High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,212 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 93.48%Beginning 6.52%
Experienced: 93.48% (52) Beginning: 6.52% (4)
Experienced93.48%
Beginning6.52%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 55.2 FTE
98.37%Fully licensed
1.63%Emergency or provisional
10.86%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Southern Alamance High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 55.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 363.8%40%
English II45.6%21%
Biology42.6%26.1%
NC Math 120.6%5%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology57.4%16.5%20.2%5.9%
English II54.4%24.6%18.5%--
NC Math 179.4%16.1%----
NC Math 336.2%23.8%26%14%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.6766.6

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers55.23
Experienced teachers51.63 (93%)
Beginning teachers3.6 (7%)
Holding a standard license54.33 (98%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.9 (2%)
National Board certified6

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (529 of 1,212)43.7%
Economically disadvantaged49.4%
English learners making progress (of 109)11%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.83
Library books per student9.15
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.56

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Southern Alamance High report card PDF

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Southern Alamance High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.