The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in English language arts. The lowest is 8% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Uwharrie Charter Academy Rca
Uwharrie Charter Academy RCA is a middle-grades charter school slated to open in Asheboro, Randolph County. At the time of reporting, the school had not yet served students; it exists in a planning phase with a published 2024-25 state assessment showing a small cohort taking the End-of-Grade tests.
The school's parent organization, Uwharrie Charter Academy, operates a K-12 project-based STEAM curriculum and recently expanded with a dedicated high school facility that opened in 2023. That building houses a substantially redesigned Career Academy with new pathways in culinary arts, auto technology, welding, and construction trades. The district publicly reports that a meaningful share of its graduates enroll in dual-credit college courses before high school completion, running well above the state average and offering families a tuition-free path to early postsecondary work.
The one available state testing snapshot from 2024-25 shows the school tested a very small number of students in grades three through eight. In English language arts, the proficiency rate was below one-third. In mathematics, proficiency was substantially lower. Because enrollment data was not available and the school's operational status is future, it is unclear how many students currently attend or are expected to enroll. A parent considering this school would benefit from direct conversation with leadership about current enrollment, the grade bands the middle-level campus will serve, and how the school's project-based and STEAM framework operates at the middle level specifically.
Asheboro itself is a small Piedmont city with a manufacturing and healthcare base. A historic downtown, listed on the National Register in 2022, has drawn sustained investment and independent retail and restaurant growth over the past decade, though the surrounding area remains largely car-dependent. The city is experiencing significant growth tied to the nearby Toyota Battery Manufacturing plant, which began operations in 2025 and is reshaping the regional labor market. Housing development is accelerating in response, with the city approving a major affordable housing development to absorb new workers drawn to the region.
Uwharrie Charter RCA's test results in 2024-25 place it in the bottom quarter of overall proficiency among the three districts in Randolph County. However, the small tested cohort, the school's future operational status, and the absence of enrollment and demographic detail limit what can be read from a single snapshot. The broader district's commitment to dual enrollment and career-technical pathways is documented, and the middle school will operate within that framework, but specific program details for the middle grades were not available in the data.
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