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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27205

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At a glance

Schools

5,447

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedRandolph Early College High School45^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Farmer Elementary School up 172 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southmont Elementary School 13.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Uwharrie Charter Remote Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 27205, serving the Asheboro area of North Carolina, contains 9 schools — four elementary schools, one middle school, three high schools, and one alternative K-12 school — enrolling roughly 5,447 students across three districts: Randolph County School System, Asheboro City Schools, and Uwharrie Charter Academy. The area also has a high concentration of poverty: five of the eight schools reporting free/reduced lunch data exceed 96% economically disadvantaged students.

The clear academic leader is Randolph Early College High School, ranked in the 93rd percentile statewide with 5 stars and extraordinary EOC scores — 100% in Biology, 96.7% in Math III, and 94.4% in English II. In sharp contrast, Southwestern Randolph High School sits in the 19th percentile with 1 star and just 20% Math I proficiency, while Uwharrie Charter Remote Academy ranks 7th percentile with 0 stars. The middle school picture is brighter: Southwestern Randolph Middle School earns a 3-star, 57th-percentile rank despite a 99.4% free/reduced lunch rate. Among elementary schools, Southmont Elementary School is a high-poverty standout, beating state averages in 3rd-grade math and 5th-grade science and reading, while Guy B Teachey Elementary exceeds the state in every elementary math grade level. Tabernacle Elementary School (55th percentile) and Farmer Elementary School (46th percentile) round out an elementary group that is generally solid.

Reading is the area's clearest weakness: only 3 of 12 elementary reading measures met state averages across the four elementary schools, while 8 of 12 math measures did. Chronic absenteeism at every reporting school is below the state average of 24.2%, ranging from 7.5% at Uwharrie Charter Academy to 22.5% at Guy B Teachey Elementary. Notably, Southwestern Randolph High School graduates 90.5% of students, above the state rate, despite low test scores. For parents, the key takeaway is that school choice dramatically shapes outcomes: high-poverty schools here frequently beat state averages, yet an 86-percentile-point gap separates the top-ranked and bottom-ranked high schools in this single ZIP code.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th 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
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
Uwharrie Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	207 Eagle Ln.	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 610-0818	2,145	132	16.2	35.7%	1,754 (81.8%)	65 (3.0%)	171 (8.0%)	23 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (6.0%)								(n/a)	34.9	48.7	42.5	52.5	65.5	59.1	53.2	61.3	46.0	39.9	51.7	43.5	50.4	45.1	44.9	53.8	70.2	71.7
Uwharrie Charter Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	207 Eagle Ln	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(336) 610-0818	112				101 (90.2%)	3 (2.7%)	5 (4.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7.1	617^th of 662 public high schools	6.8%					(n/a)	29.4	41.7	7.7	11.8					26.7	22.2					53.3	55.6		50.0
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
Southwestern Randolph High School	Public	9-12	1641 Hopewell Friends Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 628-8324	801	47	16.9	55.9%	523 (65.3%)	22 (2.7%)	222 (27.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	22.7	537^th of 662 public high schools	18.9%		20.1	524^th of 641 public high schools	18.3%	13	41.4	56.9	20.0	44.9															$8,889	$722	$8,167
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
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%)	56.7	333^rd of 778 public middle schools	57.2%		62.8	262^nd of 773 public middle schools	66.1%	71								63.3	64.2	49.7				61.2	62.3	49.0		64.5	$8,606	$722	$7,884
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
Randolph Early College High School	Public	9-12	629 Industrial Park Avenue	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 625-1137	358	12	29.8	44.4%	194 (54.2%)	8 (2.2%)	125 (34.9%)	22 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	92.2	45^th of 662 public high schools	93.2%		89.2	85^th of 641 public high schools	86.7%	40	100.0	94.4	83.3	96.7															$5,706	$159	$5,547

Cities Near Zip Code 27205

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Asheboro	0.21 mi	16	373^rd
Randleman	6.72 mi	4	383^rd
Franklinville	7.19 mi	2	143^rd
Sophia	8.74 mi	1	106^th
Ramseur	9.2 mi	4	451^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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