John R Lawrence Elementary School

Set in Archdale, North Carolina, John R Lawrence Elementary School is a compact elementary campus, run under Randolph County School System. It works with 394 students across grades K through 5.

Across the 32 schools in Randolph County School System (14,994 students total), John R Lawrence Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, John R Lawrence Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, John R Lawrence Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Randolph County (around 84%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, John R Lawrence Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 66.7%, a residual of +18.1 points.

In the area at large, Randolph County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,022 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. John R Lawrence Elementary School is one of 42 public schools in Randolph County (combined enrollment of about 21,656 students).

Wheatmore Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John R Lawrence Elementary School. On composite proficiency, John R Lawrence Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 389 students in 2018 compared to 394 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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