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Enrollment
667
High
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM·NCES 370378003100
Wheatmore High School
3678 Finch Farm Rd, Trinity, NC 27370 · (336) 476-1500 · Randolph County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of North Carolina public high schools
- B+Test 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
16.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
323 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 9 | 182 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 163 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 159 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 163 | 24% |
Student demographics
32%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
60.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Wheatmore High School
Wheatmore High School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatmore High School this school | 667 | 48.4% | 55.2% |
| West Stokes High School King | 799 | 44.7% | 59.4% |
| West Davidson High Lexington | 740 | 56.6% | 42.6% |
| South Stokes High School Walnut Cove | 538 | 51.9% | 36.2% |
| The Franklin School of Innovation Asheville | 717 | 37.8% | N/A |
| North Davidson High Lexington | 935 | 41.8% | 52.3% |
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 Wheatmore High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Randolph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #157 of 468 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #125 of 464 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #186 of 448 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #292 of 598 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #129 of 473 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #445 of 474 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #389 of 527 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #36 of 277 | #2 of 8 |
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
667
-54 (-7%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 807
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 667 | 40.5 | 16.4:1 | 48% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 39.1 | 16.9:1 | 46% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 39.8 | 17.0:1 | 44% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 38 | 19.0:1 | 28% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 851 | 45.7 | 18.6:1 | 30% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 841 | 46 | 18.3:1 | 34% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 807 | 45 | 17.9:1 | 31% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheatmore High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (851 to 667); teachers down 11% (45.7 to 40.5).
About Wheatmore High School
Wheatmore High School is a mid-sized high school with an address in Trinity, North Carolina. The school has 667 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12.
Randolph County School System runs 32 schools with a combined 14,994 students. Wheatmore High School is one of them.
At Wheatmore High School, 82% of students are White. Other students are 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put Randolph County at about 78% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
Its staff includes 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.4 students per teacher. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 48% of students at Wheatmore High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Randolph County is 84%.
Wheatmore High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of North Carolina public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Wheatmore High School would score about 64.1%. It scores 55.2%, 8.9 points below that figure.
For the population of Randolph County, median household income comes to about $61,022, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Randolph County counts 42 public schools with about 21,656 students.
About 2.4 miles separate Wheatmore High School from the closest public school, Hopewell Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.7%; Wheatmore High School's is 55.2%, ranking 2nd of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Wheatmore High School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment decreased 7% over 4 years, reaching 667 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.0:1 to 16.4:1.
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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
- Providence Grove High SchoolHigh · 587 students
Other schools in Trinity
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Trinity High SchoolHigh · 675 students
- Wheatmore Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Trinity Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Uwharrie Ridge Six-TwelveHigh · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Hopewell Elementary School2.4 mi · 679
- Fair Grove Elementary4.3 mi · 524
- Trinity Middle School4.4 mi · 544
- Thomasville Primary4.4 mi · 753
- Trinity High School4.5 mi · 675
- Liberty Drive Elementary4.7 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Wheatmore High SchoolHow large is Wheatmore High School?
Wheatmore High School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wheatmore High School serve?
Wheatmore High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Wheatmore High School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Wheatmore High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wheatmore High School?
At Wheatmore High School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wheatmore High School public or private?
Wheatmore High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Randolph County School System.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.