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Enrollment
505
Middle
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM·NCES 370378001515
Wheatmore Middle School
5105 Archdale Road, Trinity, NC 27370 · (336) 431-2589 · Randolph County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-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
18.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
502 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 | 177 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 141 | 28% |
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
55.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Wheatmore Middle School
Wheatmore Middle School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatmore Middle School this school | 505 | 99.4% | 50.9% |
| West Alexander Middle Taylorsville | 467 | 99.4% | 69.6% |
| Cane Creek Middle Fletcher | 499 | 98.0% | 71.3% |
| West Lincoln Middle Lincolnton | 563 | 98.8% | 54.8% |
| Canton Middle Canton | 475 | 98.3% | 58.8% |
| Hudson Middle Hudson | 551 | 98.9% | 52.5% |
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 Wheatmore Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Randolph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #240 of 463 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #219 of 461 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #145 of 463 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #298 of 478 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #394 of 456 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #432 of 456 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #131 of 472 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.5% | #29 of 300 | #1 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
505
-195 (-28%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 1,087
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 505 | 27.5 | 18.4:1 | 99% (502) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 29.1 | 17.7:1 | 54% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 52% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 42 | 16.7:1 | 42% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 43.7 | 15.9:1 | 43% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 803 | 49 | 16.4:1 | 43% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 826 | 50 | 16.5:1 | 39% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 755 | 52 | 14.5:1 | 15% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 1,087 | 68 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheatmore Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (697 to 505); teachers down 37% (43.7 to 27.5).
About Wheatmore Middle School
Wheatmore Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Trinity, North Carolina. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 505 students.
Randolph County School System counts 32 schools and 14,994 students, including Wheatmore Middle School.
Wheatmore Middle School's enrollment is 82% White. It is also 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. For comparison, Randolph County is about 78% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Wheatmore Middle School operates with 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.4:1. On average, middle schools in North Carolina have 15.9:1, compared with 18.4:1 here. Wheatmore Middle School reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 84% average for public schools in Randolph County is 15 points.
Wheatmore Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Wheatmore Middle School would score about 48.5%. It scores 50.9%, 2.4 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Randolph County show that the median household income is $61,022, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Wheatmore Middle School is one of 42 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Trindale Elementary School, at about 1.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Wheatmore Middle School ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Wheatmore Middle School is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 505, a 28% decrease from 700 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.7 to 18.4 over 4 years.
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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
- Trinity Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Uwharrie Ridge Six-TwelveHigh · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Trindale Elementary School1.2 mi · 382
- John R Lawrence Elementary School1.7 mi · 394
- Trinity Elementary School1.8 mi · 423
- Archdale Elementary School2.2 mi · 355
- Trinity High School2.5 mi · 675
- Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy2.7 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Wheatmore Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wheatmore Middle School?
Wheatmore Middle School enrolls approximately 505 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wheatmore Middle School serve?
Wheatmore Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wheatmore Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wheatmore Middle School is approximately 18.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wheatmore Middle School?
Wheatmore Middle School reports a student body of 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wheatmore Middle School public or private?
Wheatmore Middle 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.