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If you could change one rule at China Grove Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405001612
China Grove Elementary
514 South Franklin St, China Grove, NC 28023 · (704) 857-7708 · Rowan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
589 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
31.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
25.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like China Grove Elementary
China Grove Elementary's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Grove Elementary this school | 592 | 99.5% | 31.1% |
| Dixon Road Elementary Willow Spring | 644 | 99.5% | 67.0% |
| Tramway Elementary Sanford | 559 | 98.7% | 72.5% |
| Cape Fear Elementary Rocky Point | 533 | 99.4% | 46.6% |
| Cullowhee Valley School Cullowhee | 570 | 99.5% | 43.0% |
| Landis Elementary Landis | 613 | 99.5% | 57.2% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where China Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #1,236 of 1,297 | #12 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,274 of 1,296 | #12 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #1,149 of 1,300 | #12 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #368 of 1,485 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #1,319 of 1,377 | #15 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #707 of 1,379 | #12 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #155 of 1,414 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #887 of 937 | #11 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
592
+144 (+32%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 592 | 31.9 | 18.6:1 | 99% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 38.3 | 16.6:1 | 97% (618) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 68% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 50% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 38.6 | 15.6:1 | 97% (583) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 99% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 65% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 807 | 48 | 16.8:1 | 37% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 706 | 38 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for China Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (603 to 592); teachers down 17% (38.6 to 31.9).
About China Grove Elementary
China Grove Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in China Grove, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 592 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 27% above average.
China Grove Elementary is run by Rowan-Salisbury Schools, whose 32 schools enroll 17,683 students.
China Grove Elementary is 55% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Rowan County's population at about 70%. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 18.6:1 comes from the school's 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The lunch program counts 99% of students at China Grove Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, China Grove Elementary receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 48.5% for a school in North Carolina with China Grove Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. China Grove Elementary posts 31.1%.
Rowan County census figures show that the median household income is $65,725, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Rowan County is home to 35 public schools and about 18,917 public school students.
The nearest other public school, China Grove Middle, is about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, China Grove Elementary is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 144 students since 2020-21, to 592. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 13.6:1 to 18.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for China Grove Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Rowan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,875
Census ACS
Median income
$65,725
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools
- Carson HighHigh · 1,063 students
- West Rowan HighHigh · 988 students
- East Rowan HighHigh · 986 students
- South Rowan HighHigh · 932 students
- Salisbury HighHigh · 930 students
- Erwin MiddleMiddle · 763 students
Other schools in China Grove
- Carson HighHigh · 1,063 students
- South Rowan HighHigh · 932 students
- China Grove MiddleMiddle · 572 students
- Millbridge ElementaryElementary · 547 students
- Bostian ElementaryElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- China Grove Middle1.1 mi · 572
- South Rowan High1.4 mi · 932
- Landis Elementary2.1 mi · 613
- Corriher Lipe Middle2.2 mi · 457
- Carson High2.3 mi · 1,063
- Knollwood Elementary3.4 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About China Grove ElementaryHow many students attend China Grove Elementary?
China Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 592 students in grades PK-05.
Is China Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
China Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at China Grove Elementary?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at China Grove Elementary.
How diverse is China Grove Elementary?
China Grove Elementary reports a student body of 55% White, 29% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is China Grove Elementary public or private?
China Grove Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.