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Enrollment
467
Middle
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM·NCES 370378002276
Southwestern Randolph Middle School
1509 Hopewell Friends Rd, Asheboro, NC 27205 · (336) 628-8344 · Randolph County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
464 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 150 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 33% |
Student demographics
52%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
56.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Southwestern Randolph Middle School
Southwestern Randolph Middle School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Randolph Middle School this school | 467 | 99.4% | 58.7% |
| Starmount Middle Boonville | 502 | 99.4% | 47.8% |
| Forbush Middle East Bend | 598 | 99.2% | 55.6% |
| Central Middle Dobson | 502 | 99.4% | 51.4% |
| Erwin Middle Asheville | 545 | 99.4% | 36.6% |
| Eblen Intermediate Asheville | 566 | 99.3% | 41.4% |
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 Southwestern Randolph Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Randolph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #139 of 463 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #124 of 461 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #133 of 463 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #335 of 478 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #411 of 456 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #337 of 456 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #153 of 472 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #239 of 300 | #6 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
467
-85 (-15%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 99% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 27.6 | 17.4:1 | 64% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 63% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 28 | 19.7:1 | 52% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 29.9 | 16.6:1 | 57% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 62% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 35 | 17.4:1 | 59% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 1,071 | 66 | 16.2:1 | 28% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 46 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwestern Randolph Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (497 to 467); teachers down 16% (29.9 to 25).
About Southwestern Randolph Middle School
Southwestern Randolph Middle School is a small middle school serving families in Asheboro, North Carolina. The school has 467 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 605 students for middle schools in North Carolina.
Randolph County School System enrolls 14,994 students, and its 32 schools include Southwestern Randolph Middle School.
White students are 61% of those enrolled at Southwestern Randolph Middle School. Next come 33% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 78% White among all Randolph County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
A staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.7:1. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 15.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%. Compared with the 84% average for public schools in Randolph County, the school's rate is higher.
In North Carolina, Southwestern Randolph Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 58.7% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
Randolph County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $61,022, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Randolph County's 42 public schools enroll about 21,656 students and include Southwestern Randolph Middle School.
Southwestern Randolph High School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 7. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Southwestern Randolph Middle School ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased 15% over 4 years, reaching 467 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.7:1 to 18.7:1.
On allk12, people connected to Southwestern Randolph Middle School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 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
- Southwestern Randolph High School0.2 mi · 801
- Southmont Elementary School2.0 mi · 557
- Uwharrie Charter Remote Academy2.2 mi · 112
- Uwharrie Charter Academy2.2 mi · 2,145
- Randolph Early College High School4.1 mi · 358
- The Virtual Academy at Randolph4.4 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Southwestern Randolph Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southwestern Randolph Middle School?
Southwestern Randolph Middle School enrolls approximately 467 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Southwestern Randolph Middle School serve?
Southwestern Randolph Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Southwestern Randolph Middle School?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Southwestern Randolph Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Southwestern Randolph Middle School?
Student demographics at Southwestern Randolph Middle School are roughly 61% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Southwestern Randolph Middle School in?
Southwestern Randolph Middle School is part of Randolph County School System.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.