Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM·NCES 370378001524
New Market Elementary School
6096 US Hwy 311, Sophia, NC 27350 · (336) 495-3340 · Randolph County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
359 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
55.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 →
Schools most like New Market Elementary School
New Market Elementary School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Market Elementary School this school | 362 | 99.2% | 63.9% |
| Nebo Elementary School Nebo | 354 | 99.2% | 55.1% |
| Sawmills Elementary Granite Falls | 351 | 99.1% | 49.7% |
| Weaverville Elementary Weaverville | 342 | 97.4% | 71.1% |
| Pilot Mountain Elementary Pilot Mountain | 353 | 99.2% | 70.2% |
| Andrews Elementary Andrews | 330 | 99.1% | 40.1% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where New Market Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Randolph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #385 of 1,297 | #4 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #273 of 1,296 | #3 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #444 of 1,300 | #3 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #1,015 of 1,485 | #14 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #102 of 1,377 | #1 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #1,211 of 1,379 | #17 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #528 of 1,414 | #11 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #140 of 937 | #4 of 17 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
362
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 362 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 99% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 27.7 | 13.4:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 63% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 52% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 33.5 | 14.7:1 | 52% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 57% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 55% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 31% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 31 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Market Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (492 to 362); teachers down 10% (33.5 to 30).
About New Market Elementary School
New Market Elementary School is a small elementary school in Sophia, North Carolina. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 362 students. The school is 22% below the average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
The 32 schools in Randolph County School System enroll 14,994 students altogether, New Market Elementary School among them.
The share of White students at New Market Elementary School is 78%, a majority. Other students are 17% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Randolph County at about 78% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at New Market Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at New Market Elementary School comes to 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.1:1. The school's 12.1:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. On the income side, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 84% average for public schools in Randolph County.
On the allk12 Grade, New Market Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 78% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, New Market Elementary School is 15.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 63.9% actual, 48.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
In the surrounding county, Randolph County, the median household earns about $61,022 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting New Market Elementary School, Randolph County has 42 public schools.
About 2.5 miles separate New Market Elementary School from the closest public school, Randleman High School. The five-mile area around New Market Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Nearby schools average 47.7% on proficiency, and New Market Elementary School is above that at 63.9%.
New Market Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 389 to 362. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.4:1 to 12.1:1.
The allk12 page for New Market Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Randolph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Randolph County School System
- Randleman High SchoolHigh · 870 students
- Southwestern Randolph High SchoolHigh · 801 students
- Randleman Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Trinity High SchoolHigh · 675 students
- Wheatmore High SchoolHigh · 667 students
Other New Market Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named New Market Elementary. New Market Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- New Market ElementaryNew Market, MD · 571 students
- New Market Elementary SchoolNew Market, IN · 468 students
- New Market ElementaryNew Market, TN · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Randleman High School2.5 mi · 870
- Randleman Middle School2.7 mi · 765
- Randleman Elementary School3.9 mi · 487
- Level Cross Elementary School4.6 mi · 440
- John R Lawrence Elementary School5.2 mi · 394
- Wheatmore Middle School6.2 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About New Market Elementary SchoolHow many students attend New Market Elementary School?
New Market Elementary School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does New Market Elementary School serve?
New Market Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does New Market Elementary School have?
New Market Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is New Market Elementary School?
New Market Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees New Market Elementary School?
New Market Elementary School is overseen by Randolph County School System in Randolph County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.