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Which teacher or staff member at Southmont Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM·NCES 370378002606
Southmont Elementary School
2497 Southmont School Road, Asheboro, NC 27205 · (336) 625-1558 · Randolph County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
554 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
57%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
45.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Southmont Elementary School
Southmont Elementary School's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southmont Elementary School this school | 557 | 99.5% | 57.7% |
| Hillandale Elementary East Flat Rock | 483 | 99.4% | 46.0% |
| Sand Hill-Venable Elem Asheville | 590 | 98.0% | 45.7% |
| Midway Elementary Dunn | 539 | 99.3% | 64.3% |
| Greenwood Elementary Sanford | 571 | 99.5% | 63.2% |
| Yadkinville Elementary Yadkinville | 478 | 96.4% | 48.6% |
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 Southmont Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Randolph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #574 of 1,297 | #7 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #429 of 1,296 | #6 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #780 of 1,300 | #10 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #446 of 1,485 | #3 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #455 of 1,377 | #10 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #808 of 1,379 | #11 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #195 of 1,414 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #545 of 937 | #8 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
557
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 557 | 40 | 13.9:1 | 99% (554) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 99% (570) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 72% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 61% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 62% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 43 | 15.5:1 | 65% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 50 | 12.9:1 | 68% (443) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southmont Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (627 to 557); teachers down 2% (41 to 40).
About Southmont Elementary School
Located in Asheboro, North Carolina, Southmont Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. There are 557 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Southmont Elementary School falls under Randolph County School System, which has 32 schools enrolling 14,994 students.
The share of White students at Southmont Elementary School is 51%, a majority. After that, the student body is 41% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Randolph County is about 78% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Southmont Elementary School, there are about 13.9 students; the school has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. There are 554 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 99% of enrollment. Among public schools in Randolph County, the average eligibility rate is 84%.
Southmont Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.5% for Southmont Elementary School. The school posts 57.7%, 9.2 points above the prediction.
Randolph County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $61,022 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Randolph County number 42, with about 21,656 students.
The closest school to Southmont Elementary School is Uwharrie Charter Academy, located about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Southmont Elementary School is ahead of the 53.9% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 557, close to the 550 recorded in 2020-21.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 schools in Asheboro
- Uwharrie Charter AcademyCombined · 2,145 students
- Asheboro HighHigh · 1,338 students
- Southwestern Randolph High SchoolHigh · 801 students
- Balfour ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- North Asheboro MiddleMiddle · 501 students
- South Asheboro MiddleMiddle · 491 students
Other Southmont Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Southmont Elementary. Southmont Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Southmont ElementaryLexington, NC · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Uwharrie Charter Academy1.6 mi · 2,145
- Uwharrie Charter Remote Academy1.6 mi · 112
- Southwestern Randolph High School2.0 mi · 801
- Southwestern Randolph Middle School2.0 mi · 467
- Randolph Early College High School2.1 mi · 358
- The Virtual Academy at Randolph2.4 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Southmont Elementary SchoolHow large is Southmont Elementary School?
Southmont Elementary School enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-05.
Is Southmont Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southmont Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Southmont Elementary School have?
Southmont Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Southmont Elementary School?
Student demographics at Southmont Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 41% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Southmont Elementary School?
Southmont 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.