📍 609 Ray Street, Graham, Alamance County, 27253
Ray Street Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Graham, Alamance County. The school has 43 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 2.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ray Street Academy enrolls 43 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 86% male and 14% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 2.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 35% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 18 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
40 of the school's 43 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 40 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ray Street Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 63.
Ray Street Academy is one of 37 schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools, based in Burlington, North Carolina. The district serves 22,661 students district-wide and employs 1,478 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 43 students, Ray Street Academy is smaller than the district average of about 612 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize