Charles W McCrary Elementary

Charles W McCrary Elementary is one of the tight-knit primary schools in Asheboro, North Carolina, part of Asheboro City Schools, with 370 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

Asheboro City Schools comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,405 students; Charles W McCrary Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Charles W McCrary Elementary reports that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% White, 18% Black, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Charles W McCrary Elementary records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Randolph County (around 84%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Charles W McCrary Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.6%, the actual is 36.3%, a residual of -12.4 points.

In the surrounding community, Randolph County reports that median household income runs about $61,022, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Randolph County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,656 students), of which Charles W McCrary Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Donna L Loflin Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Charles W McCrary Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Charles W McCrary Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.2%.

Charles W McCrary Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 394 students in 2018 compared to 370 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 58% to 47% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.