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Enrollment
544
Middle
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM·NCES 370378001976
Trinity Middle School
5271 Surrett Drive, Archdale, NC 27263 · (336) 886-1100 · Randolph County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- BBeats 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
18.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
541 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 | 166 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 215 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 30% |
Student demographics
61%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
43.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Trinity Middle School
Trinity Middle School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Middle School this school | 544 | 99.4% | 48.8% |
| Maiden Middle School Maiden | 451 | 98.9% | 56.9% |
| River Bend Middle Claremont | 450 | 99.3% | 49.8% |
| East Burke Middle Connelly Springs | 630 | 99.2% | 53.5% |
| Koontz Intermediate Asheville | 725 | 99.2% | 53.6% |
| West Iredell Middle Statesville | 521 | 99.4% | 40.8% |
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 Trinity Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Randolph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #261 of 463 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #236 of 461 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #295 of 463 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #271 of 478 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #376 of 456 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #243 of 456 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #121 of 472 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.8% | #8 of 143 | N/A |
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
544
+206 (+61%) vs 2020
+44% since 2000-01, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 544 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 99% (541) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 29.7 | 18.6:1 | 64% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 64% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 45% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 49% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 51% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 43% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 20% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trinity Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 48% (368 to 544); teachers up 50% (20 to 30).
About Trinity Middle School
Trinity Middle School sits in Archdale, North Carolina, and is classified as a middle school. The school reports 544 students in grades 6 through 8.
Randolph County School System has 14,994 students in 32 schools, and Trinity Middle School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Trinity Middle School, at 57%. Other students are 21% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 78% White share among all Randolph County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 30 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 18.1:1. This ratio sits 2.3 above the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. About 99% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Randolph County is 84%.
Trinity Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Trinity Middle School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 48.8%. Predicted: 48.5%.
Across Randolph County, the median household income is $61,022, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Randolph County is home to 42 public schools and about 21,656 public school students.
Nearby, Trinity High School is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Trinity Middle School at 5th of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment records show 338 in 2020-21 and 544 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 18.1:1, from 19.9:1.
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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 Archdale
- John R Lawrence Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Trindale Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Archdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
Other Trinity Middle schools
One other US public school is named Trinity Middle. Trinity Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Trinity Middle SchoolWashington, PA · 759 students
Nearby schools
- Trinity High School0.5 mi · 675
- Trinity Elementary School1.2 mi · 423
- Hopewell Elementary School2.0 mi · 679
- Archdale Elementary School2.2 mi · 355
- Trindale Elementary School2.4 mi · 382
- Wheatmore Middle School2.9 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Trinity Middle SchoolHow large is Trinity Middle School?
Trinity Middle School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Trinity Middle School serve?
Trinity Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Trinity Middle School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Trinity Middle School.
How diverse is Trinity Middle School?
Trinity Middle School reports a student body of 57% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Trinity Middle School?
Trinity Middle 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.