B. Everett Jordan Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Graham, North Carolina

B. Everett Jordan Elementary in Graham, North Carolina enrolled 338 students in 2024-25 with 23.5 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 29-36% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 27-34% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

353 students in 2022-23, 343 students in 2023-24, 338 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 23.5.

Students enrolled at B. Everett Jordan Elementary by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 33801002003004002022-233532023-243432024-25338
Students enrolled at B. Everett Jordan Elementary by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 33801002003004002022-233532023-243432024-25338
Students enrolled at B. Everett Jordan Elementary by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 33801002003004002022-233532023-243432024-25338
Students enrolled at B. Everett Jordan Elementary by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 33801002003004002022-233532023-243432024-25338
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335325.014.1
2023-2434324.514.0
2024-2533823.514.4

14.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 343 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection B. Everett Jordan Elementary enrolled 343 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 343 of the 343 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent28.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.0% of students were White, 30.8% Hispanic, 7.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White53.0%
  2. Hispanic30.8%
  3. Two or more races7.1%
  4. Black5.9%
  5. Asian3.0%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at B. Everett Jordan Elementary scored proficient or above: 29-36% in reading and 27-34% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts29‑36%38%48%
Math27‑34%40%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Graham

4 public elementary schools in Graham report 2024-25 enrollment; B. Everett Jordan Elementary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alexander Wilson Elementary60916.052.2%
South Graham Elementary51815.299.4%
North Graham Elementary36214.099.2%
B. Everett Jordan Elementary33814.498.5%

All public schools in Graham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about B. Everett Jordan Elementary

  1. Alexander Wilson ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 6.3 miles away: 609 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
  2. South Graham ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.6 miles away: 518 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
  3. Compare B. Everett Jordan Elementary with Alexander Wilson ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Alamance-Burlington Schools spends per student$11,925 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,925
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaB. Everett Jordan Elementary is the number 1,075 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,075 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about B. Everett Jordan Elementary

  1. How many students attend B. Everett Jordan Elementary?
    338 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 353 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Graham, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at B. Everett Jordan Elementary?
    14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is B. Everett Jordan Elementary a Title I school?
    B. Everett Jordan Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at B. Everett Jordan Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at B. Everett Jordan Elementary scored proficient or above: 29-36% in reading and 27-34% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is B. Everett Jordan Elementary in?
    Alamance-Burlington Schools, NCES district ID 3700030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370003000003 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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