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North Asheboro Middle

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North Asheboro Middle ranks 555 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

555^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 28% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

North Asheboro Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Asheboro, North Carolina, with 503 students. The school is part of the Asheboro City Schools district, which is ranked 201 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. North Asheboro Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the recent school years.

North Asheboro Middle consistently underperforms the Asheboro City Schools district and the state of North Carolina in terms of proficiency rates on the End-of-Grade (EOG) tests for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 8th grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 23.7%, compared to 34.1% for the district and 48.7% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with particularly low rankings for Male Students, Hispanic Students, and Gifted and Talented Students. Additionally, North Asheboro Middle has extremely high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching nearly 100% in recent years.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, North Asheboro Middle generally underperforms. For instance, South Asheboro Middle, which is also part of the Asheboro City Schools district, outperforms North Asheboro Middle in terms of test scores and overall school rankings. North Asheboro Middle's performance has also declined over the years, as evidenced by its steadily decreasing statewide ranking, from 335 out of 692 North Carolina middle schools in 2015-2016 to 555 out of 773 in 2024-2025.

501

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,102

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1861 N Asheboro School Rd
Asheboro, NC 27203-3699

(336) 672-1900

District: Asheboro City Schools

Students who attend North Asheboro Middle usually attend:

High:

Asheboro High

Feeder schools for North Asheboro Middle:

Elementary:	Balfour Elementary
	Charles W McCrary Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.5%

White:

20.2%

African American:

13.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2021 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 17 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg54%

555^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Asheboro City Schools

201^st of 242Asheboro 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
2025	29.1	555 of 773	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	584 of 793	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	613 of 784	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	645 of 786	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	648 of 741	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	548 of 737	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	472 of 691	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	388 of 694	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.8	335 of 692	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.5	356 of 705	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.5	496 of 627	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.8	539 of 673	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	556 of 662	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	486 of 648	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	506 of 640	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.4	517 of 630	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.7	444 of 620	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.0	382 of 606	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.3	338 of 598	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	303 of 546	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	430 of 560	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	306 of 559	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	462 of 550	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	374 of 533	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	303 of 519	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	368 of 494	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	298 of 449	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.9	458 of 478	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	435 of 504	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	269 of 475	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	230 of 371	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	285 of 356	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	230 of 318	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	238 of 312	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	230 of 236	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	172 of 211	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	103 of 151	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	503 of 733	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	484 of 738	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	566 of 731	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	636 of 733	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	642 of 706	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	502 of 684	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	456 of 656	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	368 of 458	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	413 of 461	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	397 of 452	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	387 of 450	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	414 of 448	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.6	206 of 416	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	414 of 562	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	397 of 564	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	410 of 553	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	436 of 541	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	486 of 522	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	337 of 493	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	227 of 472	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	484 of 729	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	475 of 743	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	497 of 735	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	483 of 689	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	477 of 633	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	311 of 639	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	276 of 604	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	567 of 733	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	638 of 751	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	600 of 747	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	592 of 748	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	620 of 711	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	552 of 697	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	477 of 665	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	205 of 328	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	245 of 302	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	246 of 283	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	313 of 478	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	336 of 473	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	330 of 649	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	484 of 652	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	600 of 656	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	440 of 658	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.2	570 of 632	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	512 of 624	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	486 of 596	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)49th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+8 vs state

Mathematics39%-15 vs state

Reading36%-17 vs state

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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 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
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	99.4%	101 (20.2%)	68 (13.6%)	298 (59.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	29.1	555^th of 773 public middle schools	28.2%		27.9	584^th of 793 public middle schools	26.4%	29		46.5	45.5	23.7		32.0	37.7	37.3		67.6	$10,102	$1,569	$8,533
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	99.0%	129 (26.3%)	71 (14.5%)	250 (50.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.3%)	38.4	481^st of 773 public middle schools	37.8%		40.8	477^th of 793 public middle schools	39.8%	4		62.4	48.1	44.6		40.1	34.0	38.1		60.7	$9,818	$1,505	$8,313
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	99.6%	472 (61.7%)	39 (5.1%)	201 (26.3%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)	37.4	489^th of 773 public middle schools	36.7%		33.2	546^th of 793 public middle schools	31.1%	57	41.0	48.9	57.2	30.7	33.7	44.3	52.6	45.8	53.0	45.3	$8,098	$860	$7,237
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	99.4%	283 (60.6%)	5 (1.1%)	155 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	62.8	262^nd of 773 public middle schools	66.1%		49.3	398^th of 793 public middle schools	49.8%	136		68.7	56.3	56.6		60.0	48.4	63.6		59.4	$8,606	$722	$7,884
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	99.1%	220 (47.5%)	33 (7.1%)	169 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	20.9	630^th of 773 public middle schools	18.5%		18.5	674^th of 793 public middle schools	15.0%	44		46.0	42.4	19.9		42.3	42.4	32.5		30.7	$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	99.4%	324 (68.1%)	16 (3.4%)	112 (23.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	48	404^th of 773 public middle schools	47.7%		53.6	352^nd of 793 public middle schools	55.6%	52		56.3	57.7	47.5		51.7	44.9	50.6		54.1	$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	99.4%	412 (81.6%)	12 (2.4%)	40 (7.9%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	49.8	387^th of 773 public middle schools	49.9%		45.4	435^th of 793 public middle schools	45.1%	48		56.7	53.6	36.9		57.9	58.7	48.9		46.8	$8,958	$705	$8,253
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	99.5%	89 (14.4%)	230 (37.1%)	210 (33.9%)	57 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.2%)	22.2	617^th of 773 public middle schools	20.2%		16.1	698^th of 793 public middle schools	12.0%	81		47.2	37.7	32.8		32.1	35.1	41.5		42.1	$9,441	$1,343	$8,098
Trinity Middle School	Public	6-8	5271 Surrett Drive	Archdale	27263	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 886-1100	544	30	18.1	99.4%	311 (57.2%)	29 (5.3%)	116 (21.3%)	61 (11.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	39.7	473^rd of 773 public middle schools	38.8%		28.4	574^th of 793 public middle schools	27.6%	101		52.5	46.6	47.5		43.8	36.1	52.5		58.9	$9,003	$524	$8,479
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	98.7%	35 (8.9%)	253 (64.5%)	54 (13.8%)	24 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.9%)	34	517^th of 773 public middle schools	33.1%		57	315^th of 793 public middle schools	60.3%	202	46.9	57.3	44.8	28.7	48.0	49.0	51.0	39.4	57.1	36.2	$10,175	$860	$9,314

Frequently Asked Questions about North Asheboro Middle

How many students attend North Asheboro Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended North Asheboro Middle.

What district is North Asheboro Middle in?

Asheboro City Schools

Is North Asheboro Middle a good school?

North Asheboro Middle ranks 555^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Asheboro Middle?

Students at North Asheboro Middle are 59% Hispanic, 20% White, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of North Asheboro Middle attend?

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

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