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South Asheboro Middle

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South Asheboro Middle ranks 506 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 35% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

South Asheboro Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Asheboro, NC, serving 491 students within the Asheboro City Schools district — a district that ranks in the bottom 14% statewide, even though South Asheboro itself does better than that overall picture suggests. With 2 stars and a 35th-percentile ranking (506th of 778 North Carolina middle schools), it serves a student body where nearly 99% qualify for free or reduced lunch. The student-teacher ratio is 15.8, and chronic absenteeism is 23.6%, slightly below the district and state averages. Historically a mid-range performer, the school hit a low of the 27th percentile in 2021–22 before recovering to its current upper-30s level.

The brightest spot for parents is math: South Asheboro beats its district at every grade level, and 7th grade math (62% proficient) tops both the district (55.1%) and the state (56.2%). Reading also outpaces the district in 6th and 7th grades. The challenge is 8th grade, where math (39.6% vs. 53% statewide) and reading (41.4% vs. 56.1%) fall well behind state averages. Science proficiency in 8th grade has also dropped from over 81% in 2022–23 to roughly 61% today. Outcomes vary considerably across different groups of students, and several subgroups — including gifted students and English learners — saw their statewide percentile rankings decline meaningfully over the past two years.

Compared with nearby schools, South Asheboro is the stronger of the two Asheboro City middle schools, outranking North Asheboro Middle — just 3.78 miles away with similar poverty levels — despite North having a slightly smaller student-teacher ratio. South also looks strong next to Southern Guilford Middle and Southeastern Randolph Middle, both of which have lower rankings and worse attendance. But the more telling comparison is Southwestern Randolph Middle: it serves a nearly identical high-poverty population with a larger class size and less spending per student, yet ranks in the 57th percentile. That gap shows what South Asheboro could aim for.

491

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

523 W Walker Ave
Asheboro, NC 27203-6252

(336) 629-4141

District: Asheboro City Schools

Students who attend South Asheboro Middle usually attend:

High:

Asheboro High

Feeder schools for South Asheboro Middle:

Elementary:	Donna L Loflin Elementary
	Guy B Teachey Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

White:

26.3%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg58%

506^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 35% (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	36.7	506 of 778	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	481 of 773	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	477 of 793	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	420 of 784	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	572 of 786	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	430 of 741	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	406 of 737	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	314 of 691	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.8	290 of 694	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.8	352 of 692	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.2	304 of 705	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	24.1	487 of 627	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.8	465 of 673	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.9	405 of 662	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.9	394 of 648	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.4	379 of 640	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.0	351 of 630	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.0	254 of 620	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.0	251 of 606	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.1	249 of 598	58.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	414 of 553	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	422 of 546	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	280 of 560	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	310 of 559	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	483 of 550	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	328 of 533	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	369 of 519	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.9	163 of 494	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	51.8	146 of 449	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	184 of 478	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	322 of 504	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	210 of 475	55.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	281 of 363	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	249 of 371	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	176 of 356	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	214 of 318	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	172 of 312	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	109 of 236	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	140 of 211	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	471 of 731	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	495 of 733	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	476 of 738	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	435 of 731	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	605 of 733	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	403 of 706	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	374 of 684	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.3	276 of 656	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	397 of 465	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.4	252 of 458	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	301 of 461	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	253 of 452	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	307 of 450	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	326 of 448	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	224 of 416	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	323 of 566	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	299 of 562	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	292 of 564	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	254 of 553	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	395 of 541	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	293 of 522	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	235 of 493	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	92 of 472	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	445 of 725	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	439 of 729	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	354 of 743	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	286 of 735	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	455 of 689	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	259 of 633	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	282 of 639	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	167 of 604	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	496 of 736	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	435 of 733	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	425 of 751	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	377 of 747	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	487 of 748	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	426 of 711	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	437 of 697	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	329 of 665	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	290 of 333	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	295 of 328	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	153 of 302	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	241 of 283	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	227 of 248	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	178 of 237	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	169 of 221	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	441 of 500	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	408 of 478	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	327 of 473	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	310 of 644	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	299 of 649	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	376 of 652	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	401 of 656	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	480 of 658	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.3	310 of 632	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	346 of 624	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	392 of 596	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+40 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)25th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)15th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science61%-7 vs state

Mathematics53%-3 vs state

Reading43%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/reduced lunch	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	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Asheboro Middle	Public	6-8	523 W Walker Ave	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 629-4141	491	31	15.8		129 (26.3%)	71 (14.5%)	250 (50.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.3%)	36.7	506^th of 778 public middle schools	35.0%		38.4	481^st of 773 public middle schools	37.8%	25		56.6	62.0	39.6		41.7	46.0	41.4		61.3	$9,818	$1,505	$8,313
North Asheboro Middle	Public	6-8	1861 N Asheboro School Rd	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 672-1900	501	37	13.5		101 (20.2%)	68 (13.6%)	298 (59.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	26.4	598^th of 778 public middle schools	23.1%		29.1	555^th of 773 public middle schools	28.2%	43		40.8	48.1	36.1		36.2	36.7	45.2		64.8	$10,102	$1,569	$8,533
Southwestern Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	1509 Hopewell Friends Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 628-8344	467	25	18.6		283 (60.6%)	5 (1.1%)	155 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	56.7	333^rd of 778 public middle schools	57.2%		62.8	262^nd of 773 public middle schools	66.1%	71		63.3	64.2	49.7		61.2	62.3	49.0		64.5	$8,606	$722	$7,884
Randleman Middle School	Public	5-8	800 High Point St	Randleman	27317	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 498-2606	765	44	17.3		472 (61.7%)	39 (5.1%)	201 (26.3%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)	31.2	542^nd of 778 public middle schools	30.3%		37.4	489^th of 773 public middle schools	36.7%	53	50.5	45.2	48.4	31.2	39.6	44.7	49.8	47.5	58.4	59.9	$8,098	$860	$7,237
Southeastern Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	5302 Foushee Rd	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 824-6700	463	26	17.7		220 (47.5%)	33 (7.1%)	169 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	17.6	666^th of 778 public middle schools	14.4%		20.9	630^th of 773 public middle schools	18.5%	36		34.0	42.8	30.2		43.2	43.5	35.8		40.1	$9,220	$1,000	$8,221
Northeastern Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	3493 Ramseur Julian Road	Liberty	27298	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 622-5808	476	26	18.5		324 (68.1%)	16 (3.4%)	112 (23.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	38.8	489^th of 778 public middle schools	37.1%		48	404^th of 773 public middle schools	47.7%	85		51.5	58.8	49.4		41.4	48.6	46.9		60.9	$8,362	$533	$7,828
Wheatmore Middle School	Public	6-8	5105 Archdale Road	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 431-2589	505	27	18.3		412 (81.6%)	12 (2.4%)	40 (7.9%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	42.6	455^th of 778 public middle schools	41.5%		49.8	387^th of 773 public middle schools	49.9%	68		63.0	50.8	42.3		47.9	54.0	50.0		60.8	$8,958	$705	$8,253
Trinity Middle School	Public	6-8	5271 Surrett Drive	Archdale	27263	Guilford County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 886-1100	544	30	18.1		311 (57.2%)	29 (5.3%)	116 (21.3%)	61 (11.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	34.3	519^th of 778 public middle schools	33.3%		39.7	473^rd of 773 public middle schools	38.8%	46		48.9	44.9	43.5		43.2	52.2	48.8		59.4	$9,003	$524	$8,479
Southern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	5747 Drake Rd	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 674-4266	620	36	17.0		89 (14.4%)	230 (37.1%)	210 (33.9%)	57 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.2%)	19.6	653^rd of 778 public middle schools	16.1%		22.2	617^th of 773 public middle schools	20.2%	36		40.6	45.0	26.9		35.3	38.0	44.0		50.9	$9,441	$1,343	$8,098
Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	5-8	1201 East Fairfield Rd	High Point	27263	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 819-2164	392	24	16.3		35 (8.9%)	253 (64.5%)	54 (13.8%)	24 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.9%)	42.6	454^th of 778 public middle schools	41.6%		34	517^th of 773 public middle schools	33.1%	63	64.9	54.9	51.2	40.2	51.4	45.1	53.5	58.7	66.2	64.1	$10,175	$860	$9,314

Frequently Asked Questions about South Asheboro Middle

What district is South Asheboro Middle in?

Asheboro City Schools

Is South Asheboro Middle a good school?

South Asheboro Middle ranks 506^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of South Asheboro Middle attend?

Students who attend South Asheboro Middle usually go on to attend Asheboro High

What is the racial makeup of South Asheboro Middle?

Students at South Asheboro Middle are 51% Hispanic, 26% White, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend South Asheboro Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended South Asheboro Middle.

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