Western Alamance High School

Western Alamance High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1731 N NC Highway 87,  Elon, NC
Alamance-Burlington Schools
3.7
3.4
1,036 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr Todd Stephan
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1200
Average ACT Score
25
Math Proficiency
62%
Reading Proficiency
59%
Average GPA
3.56
Graduation Rate
86%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
B-
Teachers
B
College Prep
C+
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.56
Reading Proficiency
59%
Math Proficiency
62%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
63
Full Time Teachers
63
Teachers in First or Second Year
4.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
1200
Math
590
Verbal
610
Average ACT
25
Math
24
English
25
Reading
26
Science
25
Number of AP Courses
17
AP Pass Rate
53.7%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
269:1

Student Diversity

Female
50.1%
Male
49.9%
White
61%
Hispanic
18.7%
Black
14%
Two or more races
4.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 190 Students
North Carolina State University 189 Students
Appalachian State University 153 Students
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 142 Students
University of North Carolina - Greensboro 134 Students
Elon University 132 Students
East Carolina University 108 Students
University of North Carolina - Wilmington 97 Students
Western Carolina University 82 Students
Alamance Community College 72 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 68 Students
Biology 62 Students
Psychology 49 Students
Nursing 33 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 25 Students
Computer Science 24 Students
Marketing 20 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 19 Students
Engineering 18 Students
Chemistry 18 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.7 191 Reviews
3.0 Senior
6/17/2024
I enjoyed high school, I feel as if the school needs to prepare kids for the future. We need to know what to expect when going off to college or going into the work force. Not just teach us the books but actual life lessons. Communications between parents and students need to be improved.
3.0 Junior
1/16/2024
Western Alamance High School is a great high school with many different opportunities and experiences to be ready for college. The teachers and staff are really nice and caring towards students. But on the other hand, the students that go to this school are very rude to teachers and other students. This makes people want to leave and can also make teachers want to quit. I would like to see change in other students behavior toward teachers and their classmates.
4.0 Senior
7/20/2023
My experiences at Western Alamance High School have been quite satisfactory. I found the curriculum informative, decisive, yet simple and effective in its teaching. I would give it an almost perfect 4 out of 5 while i do believe it was quite effective there was still some issues so not quite perfect.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.4 7 Reviews
5.0 student
3/25/2025
Everyone is excited to come to school and students of all backgrounds are supported and celebrated.
1.0 student
12/9/2024
Absolutely Horrid school.Very unsafe, Fights, A stabbing, multiple guns at school, bomb threats, and a car crashes in the parking lot have all occurred during my time here.Witnessed Administration mock disabled students in wheelchairs.Teachers either don't care or will try to sexually assaults you.S...
1.0 parent
8/28/2024
As a parent, I do not believe this school values the well being of the children’s minds. They are taught to disobey their parents while ppl in the front office, named Crystal, said her last name one of the three, but she wasn’t telling me. Which shows they are hiding behind their actions. It’s very...
2.0 parent
1/15/2021
10 years ago - a very good school. Parents would relocate to western Alamance County so their children could attend WAHS. Sadly, over the past 5 years or so, the school has lost its way.

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