Best Public Schools in Sophia, NC

Summary:

The city of Sophia, North Carolina is home to a single standout school, New Market Elementary School, which is part of the Randolph County School System. Despite the district's overall ranking of 152 out of 242 school districts in the state and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, New Market Elementary consistently outperforms both the district and state averages on standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics.

In the 2024-2025 school year, New Market Elementary's 5th-grade mathematics proficiency rate was an impressive 80.4%, compared to 60.6% for the district and 59.3% for the state. The school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was also significantly higher at 72.3%, compared to 63.5% for the district and 64.1% for the state. While the school's reading proficiency scores are closer to the district and state averages, its strong performance in mathematics and science suggests the school has effective teaching practices and curriculum in place.

Despite the school's high academic achievement, it faces significant economic challenges, with 99.19% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.4 and moderate spending per student of $9,370 in the 2018-2019 school year indicate that the school is efficiently allocating its resources to support student learning. Overall, New Market Elementary School stands out as a model of academic excellence, even in the face of significant economic disadvantages within its student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Market Elementary School	Public	K-5	6096 US Hwy 311	Sophia	27350	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 495-3340	362	30	12.0	99.2%	281 (77.6%)	6 (1.7%)	61 (16.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	66.5	459^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.2%		53	700^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.5%	241	72.3	64.3	80.4	47.7	66.1	53.6	62.5	$9,370	$1,066	$8,305

Cities Near Sophia

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Randleman	4.07 mi	4	383^rd
Archdale	5.32 mi	4	244^th
Trinity	5.89 mi	6	285^th
Asheboro	6.35 mi	17	373^rd
High Point	8.36 mi	28	340^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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