Southmont Elementary School

Located at 2497 Southmont School Road, in Asheboro, North Carolina, Southmont Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus that serves 557 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Randolph County School System.

Randolph County School System runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 14,994 students. Southmont Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Southmont Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 41% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Southmont Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Randolph County (around 84%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Southmont Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 57.7%, a residual of +9.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Randolph County reports that median household income runs about $61,022, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Randolph County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,656 students), Southmont Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Uwharrie Charter Academy, around 1.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southmont Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 53.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Southmont Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 627 (now 557). The White share of enrollment shrank from 56% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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