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Enrollment
409
High
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM·NCES 370378002647
Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve
1463 Pleasant Union Road, Trinity, NC 27370 · (336) 628-8360 · Randolph County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
406 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 9% |
Student demographics
33%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
40.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
35.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve
Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve this school | 409 | 99.3% | 39.7% |
| Hayesville High Hayesville | 366 | 99.2% | 50.6% |
| Murphy High Murphy | 424 | 99.3% | 51.5% |
| Mitchell High Bakersville | 482 | 98.8% | 35.4% |
| East Surry High Pilot Mountain | 576 | 99.5% | 58.1% |
| Avery County High Newland | 542 | 99.3% | 31.5% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Randolph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #305 of 468 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #237 of 464 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #371 of 448 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #371 of 598 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #12 of 473 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #440 of 474 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #166 of 527 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #134 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
409
-74 (-15%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 409 | 34 | 12.0:1 | 99% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 66% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 34.2 | 13.9:1 | 60% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 51% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 25.8 | 15.3:1 | 51% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 52% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 41% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (396 to 409); teachers up 32% (25.8 to 34).
About Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve
Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve is a small high school in North Carolina, with an address in Trinity. The school reports 409 students in grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 46% smaller than the 761 average for high schools in North Carolina.
Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve is part of Randolph County School System, where 32 schools serve 14,994 students.
At Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve, White students make up 81% of the student body. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 78% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve comes in at 33%.
Its teaching staff equals 34 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.0:1. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 99%. That is higher than the 84% average for public schools in Randolph County.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 48.5% for a school in North Carolina with Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve's free or reduced-price lunch share. Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve posts 39.7%.
Census estimates describe Randolph County this way: median household income is about $61,022, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Randolph County number 42 and enroll about 21,656.
Of nearby public schools, Tabernacle Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.7 miles. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 39.7% is below the 55.1% average for nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve had 483 students in 2020-21 and 409 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.6:1 to 12.0:1.
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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 Trinity
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Trinity High SchoolHigh · 675 students
- Wheatmore High SchoolHigh · 667 students
- Wheatmore Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Trinity Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Tabernacle Elementary School1.7 mi · 333
- Farmer Elementary School5.4 mi · 230
- Silver Valley Elementary6.3 mi · 221
- South Davidson Middle and High7.0 mi · 640
- Brier Creek Elementary7.7 mi · 210
- Wheatmore High School7.7 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About Uwharrie Ridge Six-TwelveWhat is the total enrollment at Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve?
Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve serve?
Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve is approximately 12.0:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve?
At Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve, the student body is approximately 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve?
Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve 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.