📍 2097 N Asheboro School Rd, Asheboro, Randolph County, 27203
Balfour Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Asheboro, Randolph County. The school has 516 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Asheboro City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Balfour Elementary enrolls 516 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 303 | 59% |
| White | 111 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
419 of the school's 516 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 383 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Balfour Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 70.
Balfour Elementary is one of 8 schools in Asheboro City Schools, based in Asheboro, North Carolina. The district serves 4,405 students district-wide and employs 315 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 516 students, Balfour Elementary is close to the district average of about 551 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant