Summary:
Zip code 27317 in Randleman, NC is served by a single public high school, Randleman High School, which enrolls roughly 870 students in grades 9–12 and operates within the Randolph County School System. Because only one campus is present, this summary focuses on that school’s strengths, challenges, and trends relative to its district and state.
Randleman High School presents a split profile. Its graduation rate is a clear bright spot at 92.0%, exceeding the state average of 88.8% by more than three points. Yet academic proficiency on End-of-Course exams trails state averages in every subject and in both recent reporting years. The most pressing weakness is Math I: only 25.1% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, a 17-point gap behind the statewide rate of 42.1%, and the gap has widened since the prior year. Math III also lags the state by over 15 points, while Biology and English II are roughly 10–11 points behind. Encouragingly, English II proficiency jumped from 39.2% to 54.2% year-over-year, cutting the state gap in half. Biology improved from 40.8% to 47.3%, though the district improved even faster, flipping Randleman from a small lead to a 5.4-point deficit.
The school has earned just one star in its state ranking for three consecutive years (2023–2026), placing in the 22nd–26th percentile of North Carolina high schools. Nearly 60% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a high level of economic disadvantage that provides important context for these results. Chronic absenteeism affects 22.7% of students—slightly better than the state average but still concerning, as roughly one in four students misses substantial school time. In short, Randleman High School graduates its students at an above-average rate, but consistent below-average proficiency—especially in mathematics—keeps its overall ranking low. The strongest recent signal is real improvement in English II, while math remediation and attendance remain the most urgent areas to watch.
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