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Highland Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

3720 Bonnar Bridge Parkway, Burlington, NC 27215 · (336) 538-8700 · Part of Alamance-Burlington Schools

Burlington’s School Grade C better than 34% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
661
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Highland Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 11.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Burlington kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Burlington kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Highland ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3720 Bonnar Bridge Parkway, Burlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten104
Grade 1114
Grade 2117
Grade 3121
Grade 493
Grade 5112
Enrollment over time
591’20
608’21
648’22
630’23
661’24

Up 11.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 33%Black 32%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 9%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland Elementary from Burlington families.

Other schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools

The district →
Audrey W. Garrett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mebane
B−
785 students18:1
Alexander Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Graham
C+
609 students16:1
Hillcrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
D
556 students15:1
Marvin B Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
B
556 students15:1
Eastlawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
D
528 students15:1
South Graham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Graham
C−
518 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Burlington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.