Summary:
Zip code 27316 is served by one public high school, Eastern Randolph High School, which enrolls about 586 students in grades 9 through 12 within the Randolph County School System.
Because Eastern Randolph is the only high school in this zip code, there are no nearby schools to compare it to, so the most useful context comes from looking at how it performs against its own district and the rest of North Carolina. The picture is challenging: the school ranks near the bottom of the state, placing 611th out of 662 high schools and earning a 0-star rating. Test proficiency rates are far below district and state levels in every subject. Only 9% of students are proficient in Math I, compared to 42.1% statewide. Biology proficiency is 30.9%, English II is 37.5%, and Math III is 34.4% — all roughly 25 to 35 points behind the state average. On a more positive note, the school made meaningful gains over the previous year in Biology, English II, and Math III, though Math I slipped slightly and all subjects remain well below average.
The biggest red flag is chronic absenteeism: 47.2% of students are chronically absent, more than double the district rate of 22.5% and the state rate of 24.2%. Nearly all students — 99.32% — qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting an extremely high-poverty student population. Despite these struggles, Eastern Randolph’s graduation rate is 88.7%, essentially tied with the state’s 88.8%, which suggests many students are graduating despite scoring below proficiency on end-of-course tests. For families in this area, Eastern Randolph is the local high school option, and its combination of high poverty, widespread absenteeism, and low math achievement points to a school that would benefit most from intensive attendance efforts and targeted academic support.
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