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Farmer Elementary School

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Farmer Elementary School ranks 806 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

806^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Farmer Elementary School is a small, rural school serving 230 students in grades K–5 within the Randolph County School System near Asheboro, NC. Nearly all of its students—about 99%—qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making it one of the most economically challenged schools in the area. The district overall ranks 160 out of 246 North Carolina districts (2 stars), placing it below Davidson County Schools but well above nearby Asheboro City Schools.

Academically, Farmer shows a striking split. Fifth graders are among the strongest readers in the surrounding area, with 72.2% proficient in 2025–2026—well above the district (48.9%), the state (55.3%), and nearby schools like Southmont Elementary School (62.9%) and Brier Creek Elementary (44.4%). Science is also a bright spot, with 77.8% of 5th graders proficient. Early grades tell a different story: just 37.5% of 3rd graders met reading standards and 45.8% met math standards, trailing same-district peers Southmont Elementary School (79.3% math) and Tabernacle Elementary School (74.5% reading). Overall state ranking has swung widely—from 402nd in 2020–2021 to 978th in 2024–2025—a pattern common in small schools, where a single cohort can shift results dramatically.

There is also good news beyond test scores. Chronic absenteeism stood at just 17.5% in 2024–2025, far better than the district rate of 22.5% and the state rate of 24.2%, suggesting students feel connected to school. Farmer also spends more per student ($11,185) than most nearby schools, which may fund additional supports. The clearest area for growth is in serving its low-income students, who ranked in the 23rd percentile statewide in 2025–2026 despite the school's overall 46th percentile placement. In short, something is working well in the upper grades; replicating that success in K–3 is the clearest opportunity ahead for this small school.

230

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3557 Grange Hall Rd
Asheboro, NC 27205-2065

(336) 628-8370

District: Randolph County School System

Students who attend Farmer Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Randolph Early College High School
	Southwestern Randolph High School
	Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg61%

806^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 46% (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	45.8	806 of 1492	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	978 of 1490	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	759 of 1505	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	874 of 1502	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	652 of 1514	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	402 of 1489	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	38.3	957 of 1473	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	684 of 1434	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.0	817 of 1429	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.4	997 of 1425	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.5	832 of 1440	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.6	622 of 1390	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.8	399 of 1403	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	62.2	558 of 1388	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.0	522 of 1381	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.8	558 of 1363	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.5	644 of 1354	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.0	351 of 1324	73.5%	★★★★☆
2007	76.1	238 of 1293	81.6%	★★★★☆
2006	80.8	164 of 1276	87.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	42.2	490 of 897	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	850 of 1447	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.1	1243 of 1451	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	840 of 1455	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	871 of 1459	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	726 of 1458	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	421 of 1440	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	872 of 1424	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	785 of 1405	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	676 of 743	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	1103 of 1434	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	1166 of 1437	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.1	693 of 1450	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	900 of 1437	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.4	397 of 1366	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	192 of 1329	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	734 of 1361	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	590 of 1332	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	749 of 1451	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	735 of 1450	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	618 of 1464	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	780 of 1461	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	543 of 1464	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	366 of 1444	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	36.2	1004 of 1430	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.1	565 of 1413	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	912 of 1146	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	1068 of 1172	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1004 of 1166	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1014 of 1183	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	827 of 1194	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	574 of 1172	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.7	1038 of 1183	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	936 of 1178	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)45th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)9th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+10 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

Mathematics53%-10 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Farmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	3557 Grange Hall Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 628-8370	230	16	14.8	98.7%	197 (85.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.4%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	45.8	806^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.0%		36.2	978^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.4%	172	45.8	49.0	63.9	37.5	49.0	72.2	77.8	$11,185	$1,351	$9,834
Tabernacle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Tabernacle School Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 629-3533	333	22	15.1	96.7%	247 (74.2%)	2 (0.6%)	55 (16.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.1%)	53.6	670^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.1%		49.3	754^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.4%	84	78.4	58.8	67.9	74.5	47.1	43.4	56.6	$11,262	$1,885	$9,378
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	99.5%	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
Denton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 W Salisbury Street	Denton	27239	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5708	369	23	16.2	99.2%	320 (86.7%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.7%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	46.7	790^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.1%		51.2	727^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.2%	63	40.0	68.7	71.0	29.1	58.2	46.8	74.2	$9,340	$1,163	$8,177
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	99.3%	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
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	99.0%	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
Silver Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11161 East Old Hwy 64	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-1576	221	18	12.4	98.6%	184 (83.3%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	31.2	1069^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.4%		34.4	1011^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.1%	58	70.4	41.9	46.4	48.1	44.2	42.9	64.3	$10,227	$1,339	$8,887
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	98.9%	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
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	98.8%	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
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	98.0%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Farmer Elementary School

What district is Farmer Elementary School in?

Randolph County School System

What is the racial makeup of Farmer Elementary School?

Students at Farmer Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Farmer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Farmer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Randolph Early College High School
High : Southwestern Randolph High School
High : Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve

How many students attend Farmer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 230 students attended Farmer Elementary School.

Is Farmer Elementary School a good school?

Farmer Elementary School ranks 806^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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