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Balfour Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Balfour Elementary is a K-5 public school in Asheboro, NC, serving 558 students in the Asheboro City Schools district, where 98% of families qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. The school ranks in the 23rd percentile statewide (1,142 of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools), placing it in the bottom quarter — though it is the second-highest-ranked elementary in its district, behind Guy B Teachey Elementary and ahead of Charles W McCrary Elementary, Lindley Park Elementary, and Donna L Loflin Elementary. Before the pandemic, Balfour earned a 57th-percentile ranking and 3-star rating in 2018-19.

Academically, math is a relative strength: proficiency averages about 57% across grades 3-5, while reading averages just 37%. The most pressing concern is 3rd grade reading, where only 31% of students are proficient versus 55.6% statewide — a gap of nearly 25 points. Balfour exceeds its district average in six of seven tested grade/subject combinations but trails several nearby schools in the Randolph County School System that serve similar high-poverty populations, including Southmont Elementary, Tabernacle Elementary, New Market Elementary, and Franklinville Elementary. The most useful local comparison may be Guy B Teachey Elementary, a same-district school with similar demographics that outperforms Balfour substantially in math and science.

Balfour also has genuine strengths. Chronic absenteeism was just 17.8% in 2024-25, well below the district average of 24.4% and the state average of 24.2%. State subgroup rankings show African American students at the 56th percentile, special education students at the 55th percentile, and English Language Learners at the 44th percentile — all stronger than the school's overall profile. Low-income students improved from the 9th percentile in 2023-24 to the 40th percentile in both 2024-25 and 2025-26. While the school has not yet returned to pre-pandemic performance, its climb from a 12th-percentile low in 2023-24 to the current 23rd percentile and its steady attendance gains provide a positive foundation.

558

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

2097 N Asheboro School Rd
Asheboro, NC 27203-3276

(336) 672-0322

District: Asheboro City Schools

Students who attend Balfour Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Asheboro Middle
High:	Asheboro High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.8%

White:

22.2%

African American:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Reading scores 20 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg61%

1,142^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 23% (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	27.8	1142 of 1492	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	1136 of 1490	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1320 of 1505	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1269 of 1502	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1200 of 1514	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1149 of 1489	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	631 of 1473	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	920 of 1434	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	982 of 1429	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.4	1183 of 1425	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.1	1055 of 1440	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.9	1155 of 1390	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1246 of 1403	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.4	1040 of 1388	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	1093 of 1381	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.6	1093 of 1363	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.6	1002 of 1354	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.0	1108 of 1324	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	1157 of 1293	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	1132 of 1276	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	400 of 903	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	361 of 918	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.5	808 of 924	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	24.3	548 of 646	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	817 of 897	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	292 of 519	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	346 of 563	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	412 of 533	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	427 of 514	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	288 of 485	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	293 of 385	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.8	101 of 497	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	126 of 421	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	1036 of 1447	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	1090 of 1451	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1292 of 1455	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1232 of 1459	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1139 of 1458	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1137 of 1440	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.3	650 of 1424	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	822 of 1405	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	621 of 743	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	712 of 981	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	677 of 961	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	862 of 951	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	833 of 915	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	625 of 893	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	605 of 843	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.7	212 of 865	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	310 of 851	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	856 of 1434	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.9	764 of 1437	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1314 of 1450	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1093 of 1437	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	843 of 1366	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	778 of 1329	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.2	221 of 1361	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	426 of 1332	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	1167 of 1451	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	1154 of 1450	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1264 of 1464	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1227 of 1461	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1184 of 1464	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1116 of 1444	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	585 of 1430	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	954 of 1413	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	45.0	73 of 133	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	367 of 821	55.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	808 of 1146	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	806 of 1172	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	876 of 1166	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	917 of 1183	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1017 of 1194	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1078 of 1172	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	742 of 1183	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1055 of 1178	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)56th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)45th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2021)15th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science57%-10 vs state

Mathematics57%-7 vs state

Reading37%-20 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 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
Balfour Elementary	Public	K-5	2097 N Asheboro School Rd	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 672-0322	558	38	14.6		124 (22.2%)	62 (11.1%)	328 (58.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	27.8	1142^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	23.5%		26.9	1136^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.8%	6	60.9	52.4	57.5	31.0	46.3	33.3	57.5	$10,291	$1,432	$8,859
Charles W McCrary Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Ross St	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 629-1817	370	29	12.6		95 (25.7%)	65 (17.6%)	173 (46.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	16.1	1348^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.7%		14.6	1352^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	9.3%	4	52.2	42.6	47.3	35.8	37.0	23.6	52.7	$11,456	$1,591	$9,864
Donna L Loflin Elementary	Public	K-5	405 S Park St	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 625-1685	300	21	14.2		55 (18.3%)	47 (15.7%)	180 (60.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	10.5	1412^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.4%		22.5	1233^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	17.2%	179	55.6	38.3	35.8	22.2	36.2	26.4	45.3	$10,337	$1,410	$8,927
Lindley Park Elementary	Public	K-5	312 Cliff Rd	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 625-6226	403	30	13.5		139 (34.5%)	72 (17.9%)	167 (41.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	15.4	1357^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.0%		17.2	1324^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.1%	33	43.5	42.5	43.9	39.1	35.0	34.8	54.5	$10,079	$1,101	$8,978
Randleman Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Swaim St	Randleman	27317	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 495-1322	487	39	12.4		244 (50.1%)	39 (8.0%)	170 (34.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	9.8	1426^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.4%		17.8	1319^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.5%	107	44.2	34.0		36.8	31.1			$9,667	$1,434	$8,232
Guy B Teachey Elementary	Public	K-5	294 Newbern Ave	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 625-4163	444	31	14.4		154 (34.7%)	47 (10.6%)	204 (45.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	49.7	736^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.7%		45.2	828^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.4%	92	70.2	70.3	73.1	39.3	53.1	37.3	71.6	$10,893	$1,244	$9,649
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		281 (77.6%)	6 (1.7%)	61 (16.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	59.9	579^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.2%		66.5	459^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.2%	120	65.2	65.1	70.2	55.1	65.1	52.6	71.9	$9,370	$1,066	$8,305
Southmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2497 Southmont School Road	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 625-1558	557	40	13.9		284 (51.0%)	24 (4.3%)	229 (41.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	61.4	559^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.5%		53.8	676^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.6%	117	79.3	54.9	68.5	55.4	48.8	62.9	78.7	$9,447	$1,337	$8,110
Franklinville Elementary School	Public	K-5	162 Pine St	Franklinville	27248	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 824-2306	272	20	13.6		175 (64.3%)	5 (1.8%)	70 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	51.6	702^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	52.9%		67	446^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.1%	256	79.5	57.8	58.5	64.1	42.2	52.8	67.9	$10,355	$1,462	$8,893
Level Cross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5417 Old Greensboro Road	Randleman	27317	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 495-5915	440	30	14.6		347 (78.9%)	12 (2.7%)	60 (13.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	30.1	1092^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	26.8%		53.4	682^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	54.2%	410	47.1	71.2	39.0	37.6	57.6	33.9	59.3	$9,994	$1,337	$8,657

Frequently Asked Questions about Balfour Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Balfour Elementary?

Students at Balfour Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 22% White, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Is Balfour Elementary a good school?

Balfour Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Balfour Elementary attend?

Students who attend Balfour Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Asheboro Middle
High : Asheboro High

How many students attend Balfour Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Balfour Elementary.

What district is Balfour Elementary in?

Asheboro City Schools

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