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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Rowan County, North Carolina

31 public schools in Rowan County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Rowan Co Early College leads the list at 89.5%, against a median of 38.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rowan County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

89.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

38.2%

BEST IN READING · ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Rowan Co Early College	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	235	89.5%
2	Carson High	China Grove, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	1,063	58.9%
3	Millbridge Elementary	China Grove, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	547	56.3%
4	Mt Ulla Elementary	Mount Ulla, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	281	54.2%
5	Bostian Elementary	China Grove, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	342	52.4%
6	East Rowan High	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	986	49.6%
7	Landis Elementary	Landis, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	613	49.2%
8	China Grove Middle	China Grove, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Middle	572	45.9%
9	Rockwell Elementary	Rockwell, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	502	45.5%
10	Shive Elementary	Rockwell, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	413	43.6%
11	West Rowan High	Mount Ulla, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	988	42.9%
12	West Rowan Elementary	Cleveland, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	611	42.8%
13	Morgan Elementary	Gold Hill, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	275	42.7%
14	Erwin Middle	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Middle	763	39.9%
15	Corriher Lipe Middle	Landis, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Middle	457	39.3%
16	South Rowan High	China Grove, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	932	38.2%
17	North Kannapolis Elementary	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	Elementary	296	37.9%
18	Granite Quarry Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	586	36.9%
19	West Rowan Middle	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Middle	707	36.7%
20	Salisbury High	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	930	35.9%
21	Isenberg Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	509	35.3%
22	China Grove Elementary	China Grove, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	592	31.8%
23	North Rowan High	Spencer, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	555	30.6%
24	Southeast Middle	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Middle	628	29.1%
25	Overton Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	237	28.0%
26	North Rowan Middle	Spencer, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Middle	649	27.9%
27	Knollwood Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	585	24.9%
28	Hurley Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	466	21.0%
29	Dole Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	388	20.8%
30	North Rowan Elementary	Spencer, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	405	13.7%
31	Koontz Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	554	13.5%

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