Summary:
ZIP code 27317 contains exactly one middle school, Randleman Middle School, which serves grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 765 students in the Randolph County School System.
Because there is only one middle school in this area, the most useful comparison is against district and state averages. Randleman Middle is a high-poverty school, with 99.61% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism is elevated at 28.4%, compared to 22.5% for the district and 24.2% for the state. Overall test proficiency is below average: the school sits at 47.5% proficient across all EOG subjects, while the district is at 51.7% and the state is at 59.0%. The school’s latest state rank places it in the 30th percentile of North Carolina middle schools, though it improved to the 37th percentile in the prior year before slipping back.
The clearest academic concern is 8th grade mathematics, where only 31.2% of students are proficient, versus 40.4% in the district and 53.0% statewide. In contrast, 8th grade science is a bright spot: proficiency jumped from 45.3% to 59.9% in one year, now exceeding the district average of 58.1% and closing much of the gap with the state’s 68.6%. There are also encouraging gains in 5th grade, where math proficiency rose 9.5 points and science rose 5.4 points in the latest year. However, a previous strength in 7th grade has faded, as math proficiency dropped from 57.2% to 48.4%, falling back below district and state averages. Given the high levels of poverty and chronic absenteeism, Randleman Middle would likely benefit most from improving attendance and providing extra support in 8th grade math and reading.
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