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Wheatmore Middle School

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Wheatmore Middle School ranks 455 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 42% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Wheatmore Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Trinity, NC, enrolling about 505 students in the Randolph County School System. It currently holds a 2-star rating and ranks 455th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools, placing it at the 42nd percentile statewide. Its performance history has been uneven: Wheatmore climbed as high as the 58th–59th percentile in 2021–2023, then dipped to the 45th percentile in 2023–24, recovered to the 50th in 2024–25, and slid back to this year's 42nd percentile.

Wheatmore outperforms its district average in six of the seven tested grade-level subjects, but it tops the state average in just one: 6th-grade math, with 63% proficiency versus 59.2% statewide. More concerning is the slide as students advance: 7th-grade math falls to 50.8%, and 8th-grade math drops to 42.3%, about 11 points under the state average. Within its own region, however, Wheatmore compares well — its average proficiency across grades 6–8 (~52.7%) exceeds Trinity Middle School (~48.7%), Randleman Middle School (~46.7%), and Thomasville Middle (~39.8%). The exception is Ledford Middle, about 10 miles away, which ranks in the 71st percentile statewide and outpaces Wheatmore in nearly every subject.

Attendance is a genuine strength: Wheatmore's 18.8% chronic absenteeism rate is better than the district's 22.5% and the state's 24.2%, and it compares favorably with most nearby schools. Among close competitors, only Ledford Middle (13.6%) and Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy (16.2%) have clearly lower rates. Wheatmore also serves a high-need population, with 99.4% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch under expanded meal reporting, and its 18.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio is one of the highest in the area. The tougher story is in results for specific groups: students with disabilities ranked at the 6th percentile statewide, and gifted-student outcomes dropped from the 62nd percentile to the 22nd percentile in a single year.

505

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

5105 Archdale Road
Trinity, NC 27370

(336) 431-2589

District: Randolph County School System

Students who attend Wheatmore Middle School usually attend:

High:	Randolph Early College High School
	Wheatmore High School

Feeder schools for Wheatmore Middle School:

Elementary:	Archdale Elementary School
	Hopewell Elementary School
	John R Lawrence Elementary School
	Trindale Elementary School
	More...
	Trinity Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.6%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (53% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg58%

455^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

160^th of 246Randolph County School System 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	42.6	455 of 778	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	387 of 773	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	435 of 793	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	332 of 784	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	324 of 786	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	341 of 741	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	397 of 737	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	351 of 691	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.5	361 of 694	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	355 of 692	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.7	353 of 705	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.0	290 of 627	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.0	285 of 673	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.4	385 of 662	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.4	392 of 648	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.6	337 of 640	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.7	313 of 630	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.8	348 of 620	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.3	311 of 606	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.2	226 of 598	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	10.3	94 of 99	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	85 of 102	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	73 of 95	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	31.5	357 of 478	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	413 of 504	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	444 of 475	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	46.1	90 of 236	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	124 of 211	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	464 of 731	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	416 of 733	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	433 of 738	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	391 of 731	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	351 of 733	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	294 of 706	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	406 of 684	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	356 of 656	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	364 of 465	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	63.8	173 of 458	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.5	405 of 461	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	336 of 452	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	367 of 450	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	333 of 448	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	339 of 416	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	321 of 566	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	415 of 562	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	389 of 564	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.3	494 of 553	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	296 of 541	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	239 of 522	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.7	382 of 493	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	258 of 472	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	503 of 725	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	446 of 729	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	421 of 743	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	306 of 735	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	291 of 689	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	157 of 633	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	328 of 639	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	288 of 604	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	415 of 736	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	334 of 733	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	394 of 751	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.5	265 of 747	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	272 of 748	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	374 of 711	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	373 of 697	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	335 of 665	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	263 of 306	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	120 of 248	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.9	220 of 237	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	451 of 478	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	297 of 473	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	551 of 644	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	496 of 649	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	531 of 652	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	460 of 656	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	450 of 658	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	457 of 632	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	516 of 624	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	468 of 596	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2021)25th percentile-29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)14th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-44 vs school

Asian (2021)5th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science61%-8 vs state

Mathematics52%-5 vs state

Reading51%-5 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
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
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
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
Ferndale Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Ferndale Boulevard	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2855	486	32	15.2		34 (7.0%)	222 (45.7%)	150 (30.9%)	55 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	23.4	620^th of 778 public middle schools	20.3%		17	673^rd of 773 public middle schools	12.9%	53		43.0	47.1	37.0		34.7	45.3	36.4		55.2	$9,974	$1,173	$8,801
Welborn Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1710 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2880	376	30	12.6		45 (12.0%)	207 (55.1%)	75 (19.9%)	32 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	12	702^nd of 778 public middle schools	9.8%		15.4	682^nd of 773 public middle schools	11.8%	20		43.2	36.7	16.7		33.3	36.2	32.6		34.1	$11,773	$2,324	$9,449
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
Thomasville Middle	Public	6-8	400 Unity Street	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4120	500	25	20.0		70 (14.0%)	171 (34.2%)	216 (43.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	18.7	662^nd of 778 public middle schools	14.9%		12.6	703^rd of 773 public middle schools	9.1%	41		34.9	40.8	37.1		33.3	40.1	37.9		54.2	$11,713	$2,082	$9,631
Jamestown Middle	Public	6-8	301 Haynes Road	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2100	949	56	16.8		213 (22.4%)	386 (40.7%)	181 (19.1%)	99 (10.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.7%)	50.3	396^th of 778 public middle schools	49.1%		44.9	431^st of 773 public middle schools	44.2%	35		63.3	51.8	47.1		54.5	55.3	59.5		62.3	$8,206	$601	$7,604
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
E Lawson Brown Middle	Public	6-8	1140 Kendall Mill Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 475-8845	560	33	16.8		421 (75.2%)	15 (2.7%)	96 (17.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	49.8	399^th of 778 public middle schools	48.7%		43.9	441^st of 773 public middle schools	42.9%	42		49.7	60.0	52.3		51.4	52.3	53.9		70.5	$7,929	$745	$7,183

Frequently Asked Questions about Wheatmore Middle School

What district is Wheatmore Middle School in?

Randolph County School System

How many students attend Wheatmore Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Wheatmore Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Wheatmore Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wheatmore Middle School usually go on to attend Randolph Early College High School

Is Wheatmore Middle School a good school?

Wheatmore Middle School ranks 455^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wheatmore Middle School?

Students at Wheatmore Middle School are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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