Tabernacle Elementary School

Tabernacle Elementary School is a K-5 school of intimate scale in Asheboro, North Carolina, part of Randolph County School System, serveing 333 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

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

Demographically, Tabernacle Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school records 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Randolph County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Tabernacle Elementary School lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Randolph County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Tabernacle Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.3%, the actual is 57.6%, a residual of +8.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Randolph County indicate median household income runs about $61,022, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Tabernacle Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve, roughly 1.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tabernacle Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 48.0%.

Tabernacle Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Tabernacle Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 365 (now 333). The White share of enrollment decreased from 86% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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