Warren House and Warren's Store · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWoodlawn’s public schools score below 66% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 39% of Woodlawn’s students scored proficient, below the North Carolina average (50%). The grade covers the public school district serving Woodlawn, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Woodlawn’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 309 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Woodlawn’s, its schools beat 15%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 41% in math, against 50% and 51% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,818 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
20 elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Woodlawn Middle, then Eastern Alamance High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Woodlawn’s grade
C: better than 34% of North Carolina school districts. Both inputs trail the North Carolina average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Woodlawn, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Woodlawn
Woodlawn Middle
Grades 6–8 · 633 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mebane
7th grade in Woodlawn
Woodlawn Middle
Grades 6–8 · 633 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mebane
8th grade in Woodlawn
Woodlawn Middle
Grades 6–8 · 633 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mebane
9th grade in Woodlawn
Eastern Alamance High
Grades 9–12 · 952 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mebane
10th grade in Woodlawn
Eastern Alamance High
Grades 9–12 · 952 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mebane
Woodlawn’s public schools are run by Alamance-Burlington Schools, which also serves Alamance, Burlington, Elon and Gibsonville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Woodlawn vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Woodlawn’s borders.
Every school in Woodlawn
22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Woodlawn’s schools
Are Woodlawn’s schools good?
On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Woodlawn children attend score below 66% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Woodlawn in?
Alamance-Burlington Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 22,661 students in 37 schools (2024–25).
Where do Woodlawn kids go to high school?
Eastern Alamance High in Mebane, with 952 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Woodlawn’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Alamance-Burlington Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Woodlawn spend per student?
$11,818 in Alamance-Burlington Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Woodlawn families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Woodlawn → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.