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Asheboro High

Public Grades 9-12

503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 24% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Asheboro High is a large, traditional public high school in Asheboro, North Carolina, serving 1,338 students in grades 9 through 12. The school operates within Asheboro City Schools, a district currently ranked 211 out of 246 in North Carolina with a 1-star rating — a standing notably weaker than the neighboring Randolph County School System and Davidson County Schools. Asheboro High's own statewide ranking has slipped considerably over the past several years, from the 69th percentile in 2017–2018 to the 24th percentile (503rd of 662) today.

Classroom performance is generally below state averages. On recent end-of-course exams, English II proficiency was 46.9% versus the state's 64.6%, Math III proficiency was 47.4% versus 68.9%, and Math I proficiency was just 33.8%; Biology came closest to the state mark. Compared with nearby schools, results are mixed: Asheboro trails Wheatmore High in every subject, falls well behind Trinity High in Math I (33.8% versus 67.4%), but outpaces Eastern Randolph High and the Uwharrie Charter Remote Academy. The graduation rate of 91.6% is a genuine highlight — above the state's 88.8% and up from 84.3% a few years ago — though the gap between earning a diploma and scoring proficient on key assessments is worth understanding.

Asheboro High also serves a very high-need student body, with nearly all students (about 99.8%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. That is a far higher share than at nearby schools like Wheatmore High (48%) or Trinity High (56%). Chronic absenteeism runs at 29.1% of students, above the state's 24.2% and higher than at Southwestern Randolph High (19.6%) or Randleman High (22.7%). The student-teacher ratio of 20.3-to-1 also runs higher than nearly every neighboring traditional high school, and outcomes for English Language Learners are a real red flag. On a better note, chronic absenteeism has come down from 37.4% a few years ago, and the school continues to outperform the lowest-performing high schools in the area.

1,338

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,620

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1221 S Park St
Asheboro, NC 27203-6711

(336) 625-6185

District: Asheboro City Schools

Feeder schools for Asheboro High:

Elementary:	Balfour Elementary
	Charles W McCrary Elementary
	Donna L Loflin Elementary
	Guy B Teachey Elementary
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	Lindley Park Elementary
Middle:	North Asheboro Middle
	South Asheboro Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

White:

23.4%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg60%

503^rd of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

211^th of 246Asheboro City Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	503 of 662	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	438 of 641	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	461 of 640	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	479 of 626	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	499 of 621	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	416 of 594	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	230 of 514	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	144 of 469	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.7	304 of 476	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.4	312 of 507	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.2	333 of 531	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.3	306 of 451	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.6	253 of 505	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	36.2	338 of 502	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.7	397 of 506	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.8	359 of 499	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.9	350 of 490	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.8	275 of 477	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	266 of 453	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.5	245 of 431	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	349 of 450	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	311 of 440	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	289 of 437	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	306 of 434	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	331 of 430	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	319 of 364	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	173 of 369	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	99 of 359	72.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	62 of 101	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	28.9	249 of 334	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	224 of 364	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	140 of 349	59.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	265 of 289	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	268 of 273	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	176 of 262	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	202 of 226	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.0	36 of 173	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	51 of 147	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	502 of 629	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	454 of 610	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	474 of 602	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	459 of 588	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	485 of 594	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	296 of 475	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	272 of 475	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	196 of 449	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	323 of 407	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	58.0	219 of 412	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	322 of 403	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	372 of 403	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	358 of 398	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	242 of 337	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	143 of 325	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	371 of 474	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	332 of 462	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	325 of 454	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	373 of 449	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	383 of 436	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	236 of 370	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	111 of 354	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	55 of 340	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	475 of 620	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	363 of 606	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	404 of 613	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	409 of 597	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	403 of 544	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	236 of 432	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	115 of 446	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	74 of 424	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	475 of 624	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	411 of 601	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	408 of 607	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	472 of 602	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	485 of 585	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	345 of 481	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	187 of 488	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	119 of 463	74.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	136 of 265	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.8	123 of 253	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.5	218 of 261	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	205 of 249	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	184 of 226	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	164 of 199	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	98 of 195	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	94 of 185	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	270 of 352	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	222 of 349	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	399 of 551	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.2	325 of 542	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	298 of 553	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	338 of 537	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	443 of 534	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	255 of 439	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	138 of 444	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	119 of 427	72.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2026)49th percentile+25 vs school

Asian (2024)39th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2021)25th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Biology52%-6 vs state

Math III47%-22 vs state

English II47%-18 vs state

Math I34%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Asheboro High	Public	9-12	1221 S Park St	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 625-6185	1,338	66	20.3	99.8%	313 (23.4%)	194 (14.5%)	744 (55.6%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (4.1%)	26.6	503^rd of 662 public high schools	24.0%		31.1	438^th of 641 public high schools	31.7%	65	52.3	46.9	33.8	47.4								$9,620	$822	$8,797
Randolph Early College High School	Public	9-12	629 Industrial Park Avenue	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 625-1137	358	12	29.8	44.4%	194 (54.2%)	8 (2.2%)	125 (34.9%)	22 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	92.2	45^th of 662 public high schools	93.2%		89.2	85^th of 641 public high schools	86.7%	40	100.0	94.4	83.3	96.7								$5,706	$159	$5,547
Uwharrie Charter Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	207 Eagle Ln	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(336) 610-0818	112				101 (90.2%)	3 (2.7%)	5 (4.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7.1	617^th of 662 public high schools	6.8%					(n/a)	29.4	41.7	7.7	11.8		26.7	22.2		53.3	55.6	50.0
Southwestern Randolph High School	Public	9-12	1641 Hopewell Friends Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 628-8324	801	47	16.9	55.9%	523 (65.3%)	22 (2.7%)	222 (27.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	22.7	537^th of 662 public high schools	18.9%		20.1	524^th of 641 public high schools	18.3%	13	41.4	56.9	20.0	44.9								$8,889	$722	$8,167
Randleman High School	Public	9-12	4396 Tigers Den Rd	Randleman	27317	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 498-2682	870	50	17.3	59.5%	513 (59.0%)	52 (6.0%)	252 (29.0%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.1%)	26.5	504^th of 662 public high schools	23.9%		27.4	476^th of 641 public high schools	25.7%	28	47.3	54.2	25.1	53.4								$8,760	$682	$8,077
Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve	Public	6-12	1463 Pleasant Union Road	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 628-8360	409	34	12.0	99.3%	330 (80.7%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (12.2%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	20	553^rd of 662 public high schools	16.5%		21.8	511^th of 641 public high schools	20.3%	42	46.3	46.2	30.4	19.2	53.3	46.6	38.0	37.3	39.7	49.4	62.0	$9,358	$780	$8,577
Eastern Randolph High School	Public	9-12	390 Eastern Randolph Rd	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 824-2351	586	36	16.0	99.3%	291 (49.7%)	57 (9.7%)	195 (33.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)	8.5	611^th of 662 public high schools	7.7%		6.9	610^th of 641 public high schools	4.8%	1	30.9	37.5	9.0	34.4								$10,181	$839	$9,342
Providence Grove High School	Public	9-12	5555 Mack Lineberry Rd	Climax	27233	Guilford County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 685-0728	587	36	16.4	53.8%	432 (73.6%)	16 (2.7%)	101 (17.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	32.5	458^th of 662 public high schools	30.8%		34.9	414^th of 641 public high schools	35.4%	44	48.5	55.6	20.7	64.6								$9,290	$677	$8,613
Wheatmore High School	Public	9-12	3678 Finch Farm Rd	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 476-1500	667	41	16.4	48.4%	544 (81.6%)	15 (2.2%)	66 (9.9%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.5%)	61.3	246^th of 662 public high schools	62.8%		64.1	204^th of 641 public high schools	68.2%	42	68.7	66.3	48.4	82.8								$8,813	$788	$8,025
South Davidson Middle and High	Public	6-12	14956 South NC Hwy 109	Denton	27239	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-5700	640	47	13.6	99.5%	562 (87.8%)	8 (1.3%)	37 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	40.3	401^st of 662 public high schools	39.4%		39.5	381^st of 641 public high schools	40.6%	20	60.0	54.3	36.2	65.6	50.4	58.2	57.0	41.9	48.9	55.1	68.4	$10,381	$1,112	$9,269

Frequently Asked Questions about Asheboro High

What schools feed into Asheboro High?

Asheboro High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Balfour Elementary
Elementary : Charles W McCrary Elementary
Elementary : Donna L Loflin Elementary
Elementary : Guy B Teachey Elementary
Elementary : Lindley Park Elementary
Middle : North Asheboro Middle
Middle : South Asheboro Middle

What district is Asheboro High in?

Asheboro City Schools

Is Asheboro High a good school?

Asheboro High ranks in the bottom 24.0% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Asheboro High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,338 students attended Asheboro High.

What is the racial makeup of Asheboro High?

Students at Asheboro High are 56% Hispanic, 23% White, 14% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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