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Balfour Elementary

2097 N Asheboro School Rd, Asheboro, NC 27203 · (336) 672-0322 · Randolph County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
547 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten9818%
Grade 110419%
Grade 29216%
Grade 39016%
Grade 49216%
Grade 58215%
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
12422%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
32859%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
6211%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
397%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
28251%
Female
27649%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
35.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.0%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.

Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Balfour Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Randolph County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.8%#961 of 1,297#15 of 22
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
49.0%#930 of 1,296#13 of 22
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
35.2%#1,087 of 1,300#17 of 22
Enrollment
ranked largest first
558#439 of 1,485#2 of 22
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.6:1#638 of 1,377#15 of 22
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.8%#745 of 1,379#8 of 22
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
98.0%#900 of 1,414#21 of 22
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+4.5%#273 of 369N/A
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
558
+33 (+6%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2555838.214.6:198% (547)
2023-2453640.713.2:199% (533)
2022-235163813.6:181% (419)
2020-215253913.5:177% (403)
2017-185343714.4:172% (384)
2015-166483817.1:191% (588)
2010-116683917.1:187% (579)
2000-015633914.4:157% (323)
1990-913092015.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Balfour Elementary.

About Balfour Elementary

Balfour Elementary is an elementary school in Asheboro, North Carolina, reachable at (336) 672-0322. It reports enrollment of 558 students in pre-K through 5.

Balfour Elementary is among 8 schools run by Asheboro City Schools, which serves 4,405 students.

At Balfour Elementary, 59% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 22% White, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Randolph County is about 14% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The school has 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. In all, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 84% average for public schools in Randolph County is 14 points.

Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Balfour Elementary's results are 4.1 points below predicted: 44.8% against 48.9%.

Census data for Randolph County show median household income comes to about $61,022, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 42 public schools and about 21,656 students.

North Asheboro Middle is the nearest public school to Balfour Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 40.9%, lower than Balfour Elementary's 44.8%.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

From 525 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 558 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.6:1, from 13.5:1.

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Randolph County at a glance

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Population
146,348
Census ACS
Median income
$61,022
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
21,656 students

Quick facts

School name
Balfour Elementary
District
Asheboro City Schools
Address
2097 N Asheboro School Rd, Asheboro, NC 27203
Phone
(336) 672-0322
County
Randolph County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
558
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
547 (98%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
370024000064
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Balfour Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Balfour Elementary?
Balfour Elementary enrolls approximately 558 students in grades PK-05.
Is Balfour Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Balfour Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Balfour Elementary have?
Balfour Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is Balfour Elementary?
Balfour Elementary reports a student body of 22% White, 59% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Balfour Elementary in?
Balfour Elementary is part of Asheboro City Schools.
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