Southeastern Randolph Middle School

Southeastern Randolph Middle School is a grades 6–8 school serving 463 students in Ramseur, NC, a small community within the Randolph County School System. The school holds a 1-star rating and ranks 666th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools (14th percentile), a position it has remained near for years.

Academically, Southeastern Randolph trails district and state averages in every subject and grade level tested. On 2025–2026 EOGs, math proficiency ranged from roughly 30% in 8th grade to 43% in 7th grade, while reading proficiency ranged from about 36% to 44% — well below state averages of roughly 54–59%. The 8th-grade science gap is especially large: just 40% of students scored proficient, compared to 68.6% statewide. Every nearby middle school performed better in 8th-grade science, including Southwestern Randolph Middle School and Northeastern Randolph Middle School, both of which serve similarly high-poverty populations yet rank significantly higher overall. Only Randleman Middle School and Southern Guilford Middle rank comparably close, but both still outperform Southeastern Randolph in most subjects.

Attendance is a major concern: 29.4% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, exceeding both district (22.5%) and state (24.2%) rates. That rate also tops Southwestern Randolph (20.8%) and Northeastern Randolph (23.6%), two same-district schools with poverty levels near 99%. Because nearby schools with similar economic challenges achieve much stronger results, poverty alone does not explain the performance gap — attendance, school climate, and instructional supports likely matter more. While there have been bright spots, such as steady gains in 7th-grade math and reading, overall improvement has not materialized, and the school remains firmly in the bottom 15% of North Carolina middle schools.