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Western Alamance High High School
1731 North Nc 87 Elon NC, 27244, Alamance County Phone: 336-538-6020 Ranking:  (46 out of 287, top 16%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Alamance-Burlington Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 66 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 69 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,187 | 1,232 | 1,201 | 1,197 | 1,191 | 1,165 | 1,144 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 332 | 28.0% | 343 | 27.8% | 332 | 27.6% | 331 | 27.7% | 377 | 31.7% | 326 | 28.0% | 325 | 28.4% |
| Grade 10: | 301 | 25.4% | 295 | 23.9% | 312 | 26.0% | 322 | 26.9% | 283 | 23.8% | 300 | 25.8% | 274 | 24.0% |
| Grade 11: | 276 | 23.3% | 324 | 26.3% | 305 | 25.4% | 284 | 23.7% | 291 | 24.4% | 285 | 24.5% | 287 | 25.1% |
| Grade 12: | 278 | 23.4% | 270 | 21.9% | 252 | 21.0% | 260 | 21.7% | 240 | 20.2% | 254 | 21.8% | 258 | 22.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 584 | 49.2% | 618 | 50.2% | 626 | 52.1% | 631 | 52.7% | 633 | 53.1% | 609 | 52.3% | 597 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 603 | 50.8% | 614 | 49.8% | 575 | 47.9% | 566 | 47.3% | 550 | 46.2% | 548 | 47.0% | 525 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 20 | 1.7% | 22 | 1.8% | 18 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 95 | 8.0% | 86 | 7.0% | 79 | 6.6% | 74 | 6.2% | 55 | 4.6% | 49 | 4.2% | 34 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 127 | 10.7% | 118 | 9.6% | 135 | 11.2% | 142 | 11.9% | 157 | 13.2% | 161 | 13.8% | 117 | 10.2% |
| White: | 912 | 76.8% | 977 | 79.3% | 947 | 78.9% | 942 | 78.7% | 961 | 80.7% | 946 | 81.2% | 959 | 83.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 2.6% | 26 | 2.1% | 19 | 1.6% | 21 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 255 | 21.5% | 241 | 19.6% | 212 | 17.7% | 225 | 18.8% | 204 | 17.1% | 159 | 13.6% | 176 | 15.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 4.2% | 42 | 3.4% | 39 | 3.2% | 39 | 3.3% | 60 | 5.0% | 68 | 5.8% | 36 | 3.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.04 | 18.93 | 17.95 | 17.75 | 18.37 | 16.90 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89.7% | 84.5% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.4% | 67.2% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 70.9% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 67.5% | 68% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77% | 76.5% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80.3% | 76.8% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 76.8% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 19.4% | 32.7% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 91.8% | 85.4% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 63.8% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 72.3% | 61.5% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 82.4% | 69.4% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 88.8% | 88.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 85.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.6% | 60.3% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.9% | 61% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 64.8% | 65.1% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 72% | 69.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89% | 83.6% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 91.2% | 79.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 84.9% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 56.9% | 42.8% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 78.9% | 83.8% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 77.3% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 89.9% | 84.7% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 76.5% | 60.2% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 72.4% | 65.2% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 80.3% | 66.3% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 82.9% | 73.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 90.6% | 81.9% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 82.8% | 78.9% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 87.8% | 80.2% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 80.3% | 67.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.5% | 70.6% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.7% | 72.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.8% | 80.5% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 88.2% | 79.3% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 78.2% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 57.9% | 47.1% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92.8% | 71.1% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 63.2% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82.6% | 68.4% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 85.2% | 66.4% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.8% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 68.1% | 63.1% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 70% | 49.7% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 60.3% | 62.5% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 78.7% | 82.2% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 82.7% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 84.6% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 77.3% | 75.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 85.7% | 84.7% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 59.5% | 49.8% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 62.8% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 72.3% | 66.9% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 68% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 91.8% | 82.2% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 94.1% | 86.2% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | < 5.0% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 32% | 23.2% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 20.6% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 55.8% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.2% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 70.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 71.9% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 68.7% | 69.9% |
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* Western Alamance High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.