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New Market Elementary School

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New Market Elementary School ranks 459 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

New Market Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sophia, North Carolina, serving 372 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Randolph County School System, which is ranked 152 out of 242 school districts in the state.

New Market Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 72.3% of 3rd-graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 63.5% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school also ranks highly for its performance among specific student subgroups, such as Gifted and Talented (top 104 out of 710 NC elementary schools) and Special Education (17 out of 801). However, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 45.3% in 2021-2022 to 99.19% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to nearby schools in the Randolph County School System, New Market Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, particularly in Mathematics and Science. Schools like Hopewell Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, but New Market Elementary stands out for its consistent 3-star rating and its ability to meet the needs of diverse student populations, despite the growing economic challenges faced by its community.

362

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,370

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6096 US Hwy 311
Sophia, NC 27350-9795

(336) 495-3340

District: Randolph County School System

Students who attend New Market Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Randleman Middle School
High:	Randleman High School
	Randolph Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (64% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Randolph County School System

✓Above the North Carolina median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

459^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Randolph County School System

152^nd of 242Randolph 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
2025	66.5	459 of 1490	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	700 of 1505	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	509 of 1502	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	531 of 1514	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	523 of 1489	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	862 of 1473	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	729 of 1434	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.4	642 of 1429	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.7	462 of 1425	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.0	452 of 1440	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.2	385 of 1390	72.3%	★★★★☆
2013	57.2	561 of 1403	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.3	341 of 1388	75.4%	★★★★☆
2011	67.1	468 of 1381	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.2	800 of 1363	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.4	695 of 1354	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.6	538 of 1324	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.5	271 of 1293	79.0%	★★★★☆
2006	62.6	489 of 1276	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	83.6	37 of 634	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	35.1	600 of 878	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	512 of 897	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	52.3	185 of 497	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	492 of 1451	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	724 of 1455	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	508 of 1459	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	521 of 1458	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	460 of 1440	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	804 of 1424	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	734 of 1405	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	104 of 710	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	102 of 582	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	288 of 500	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	644 of 961	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	574 of 951	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	427 of 915	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	333 of 893	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	259 of 843	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	433 of 865	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	581 of 851	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	244 of 1437	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	528 of 1450	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	393 of 1437	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	423 of 1366	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	289 of 1329	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	43.3	825 of 1361	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	796 of 1332	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	416 of 1450	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	672 of 1464	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	501 of 1461	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	525 of 1464	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	537 of 1444	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	875 of 1430	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	709 of 1413	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	94.8	17 of 801	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	522 of 1172	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	784 of 1166	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	693 of 1183	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	747 of 1194	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	642 of 1172	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1026 of 1183	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	883 of 1178	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)98th percentile+44 vs school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)85th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)63rd percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+12 vs state

Science62%~ state avg

Reading55%+3 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 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
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	99.2%	281 (77.6%)	6 (1.7%)	61 (16.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	66.5	459^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.2%		53	700^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.5%	241	72.3	64.3	80.4	47.7	66.1	53.6	62.5	$9,370	$1,066	$8,305
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	99.4%	244 (50.1%)	39 (8.0%)	170 (34.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	17.8	1319^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.5%		21.7	1256^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.5%	63	53.8	38.7		29.2	33.0			$9,667	$1,434	$8,232
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	99.3%	347 (78.9%)	12 (2.7%)	60 (13.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	53.4	682^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	54.2%		63.7	513^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.9%	169	44.9	67.3	80.6	46.4	56.4	47.8	62.7	$9,994	$1,337	$8,657
John R Lawrence Elementary School	Public	K-5	6068 Suits Rd	Archdale	27263	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 861-8100	394	26	15.1	99.2%	313 (79.4%)	12 (3.0%)	29 (7.4%)	23 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	70.4	384^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.2%		67	457^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.6%	73	77.3	66.7	79.0	45.5	54.4	61.3	77.4	$9,527	$549	$8,978
Balfour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	26.9	1136^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.8%		17.4	1320^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.3%	184	60.2	50.5	35.4	34.8	35.5	35.4	56.1	$10,291	$1,432	$8,859
Trindale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Balfour Dr	Archdale	27263	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 434-1516	382	29	13.4	99.2%	256 (67.0%)	14 (3.7%)	34 (8.9%)	58 (15.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	49.7	746^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.9%		49.5	755^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.8%	9	77.8	51.6	45.3	44.4	58.1	50.9	60.4	$11,695	$1,610	$10,085
Southern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5720 Drake Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 674-4325	215	16	13.2	98.6%	93 (43.3%)	15 (7.0%)	80 (37.2%)	9 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	57.6	602^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	59.6%		47.1	796^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.1%	194	61.1	50.0	61.8	50.0	57.9	58.8	76.5	$10,569	$745	$9,824
Trinity Elementary School	Public	K-5	5457 Braxton Craven Rd	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 431-1027	423	29	14.5	99.3%	254 (60.0%)	26 (6.1%)	87 (20.6%)	31 (7.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	25.5	1170^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.4	1258^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.4%	88	50.6	41.8	39.7	31.6	49.1	42.3	52.6	$10,246	$1,254	$8,992
Archdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	207 Trindale Rd	Archdale	27263	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 431-9121	355	26	13.6	99.2%	135 (38.0%)	27 (7.6%)	73 (20.6%)	105 (29.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	36.9	966^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.2%		35.6	1005^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.2%	39	55.7	34.8	58.3	26.2	45.5	53.3	70.0	$9,852	$771	$9,081
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	K-5	6294 Welborn Road	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 861-2030	679	47	14.4	99.6%	555 (81.7%)	13 (1.9%)	56 (8.2%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	80.5	241^st of 1490 public elementary schools	83.8%		79.7	247^th of 1505 public elementary schools	83.6%	6	83.5	78.1	82.7	49.6	64.9	64.5	80.0	$8,788	$503	$8,285

Frequently Asked Questions about New Market Elementary School

What schools do graduates of New Market Elementary School attend?

Students who attend New Market Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Randleman Middle School
High : Randleman High School
High : Randolph Early College High School

Is New Market Elementary School a good school?

New Market Elementary School ranks 459^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend New Market Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended New Market Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of New Market Elementary School?

Students at New Market Elementary School are 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is New Market Elementary School in?

Randolph County School System

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