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Enrollment
491
Middle
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHEBORO CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370024000063
South Asheboro Middle
523 W Walker Ave, Asheboro, NC 27203 · (336) 629-4141 · Randolph County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
486 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 164 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 34% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
South Asheboro Middle→Asheboro High
Based on grade levels within Asheboro City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
37.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 South Asheboro Middle
South Asheboro Middle's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Asheboro Middle this school | 491 | 99.0% | 47.5% |
| West Lee Middle Sanford | 522 | 96.9% | 41.9% |
| East Middle Biscoe | 422 | 99.3% | 40.5% |
| East Lee Middle Sanford | 526 | 97.5% | 36.3% |
| Hobbton Middle Newton Grove | 428 | 99.3% | 49.0% |
| North Asheboro Middle Asheboro | 501 | 99.4% | 43.2% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 South Asheboro Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Randolph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #270 of 463 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #208 of 461 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #367 of 463 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #308 of 478 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #196 of 456 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #184 of 456 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #236 of 472 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #188 of 300 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
491
-60 (-11%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 99% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 99% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 77% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 64% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 65% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 66% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 56% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | 43 | 14.4:1 | 29% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 36 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Asheboro Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (539 to 491); teachers down 18% (38 to 31).
About South Asheboro Middle
South Asheboro Middle is a low-enrollment middle school in Asheboro, North Carolina, administered by Asheboro City Schools. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 491 students.
Asheboro City Schools counts 4,405 students in its 8 schools, and South Asheboro Middle is one of them.
At South Asheboro Middle, Hispanic students make up 51% of the student body. The school is also 26% White, 14% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 14% Hispanic share among all Randolph County residents. South Asheboro Middle's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.8:1, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at South Asheboro Middle is 99%. On average, public schools in Randolph County report 84%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, South Asheboro Middle receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, South Asheboro Middle is 1.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 47.5%. Predicted: 48.6%.
Within Randolph County, the median household income is $61,022, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Randolph County has 42 public schools and roughly 21,656 students.
Asheboro High is the public school closest to South Asheboro Middle, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, South Asheboro Middle places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
South Asheboro Middle's enrollment declined from 551 in 2020-21 to 491 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 13.8:1 to 15.8:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for South Asheboro Middle covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Asheboro City Schools
- Asheboro HighHigh · 1,338 students
- Balfour ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- North Asheboro MiddleMiddle · 501 students
- Guy B Teachey ElementaryElementary · 444 students
- Lindley Park ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Charles W McCrary ElementaryElementary · 370 students
Other schools in Asheboro
- Uwharrie Charter AcademyCombined · 2,145 students
- Asheboro HighHigh · 1,338 students
- Southwestern Randolph High SchoolHigh · 801 students
- Balfour ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- Southmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- North Asheboro MiddleMiddle · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Asheboro High0.2 mi · 1,338
- Donna L Loflin Elementary0.9 mi · 300
- The Virtual Academy at Randolph0.9 mi · 99
- Lindley Park Elementary1.2 mi · 403
- Randolph Early College High School1.2 mi · 358
- Guy B Teachey Elementary1.3 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About South Asheboro MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at South Asheboro Middle?
South Asheboro Middle enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does South Asheboro Middle serve?
South Asheboro Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at South Asheboro Middle?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at South Asheboro Middle.
How diverse is South Asheboro Middle?
South Asheboro Middle reports a student body of 26% White, 51% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees South Asheboro Middle?
South Asheboro Middle is overseen by Asheboro City Schools in Randolph County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.