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Enrollment
763
Middle
DISTRICT 629 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405001611
Erwin Middle
170 St Luke's Church Rd, Salisbury, NC 28146 · (704) 279-7265 · Rowan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
751 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 242 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 241 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 37% |
Student demographics
50%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
39.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
33.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Erwin Middle
Erwin Middle's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin Middle this school | 763 | 98.4% | 36.8% |
| Burns Middle Lawndale | 744 | 99.6% | 53.6% |
| Rockingham County Middle Reidsville | 750 | 99.6% | 56.6% |
| West Pine Middle West End | 717 | 99.6% | 74.8% |
| Lewisville Middle Lewisville | 888 | 99.7% | 69.3% |
| Central Davidson Middle Lexington | 686 | 99.6% | 58.8% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Erwin Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #372 of 463 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #372 of 461 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #338 of 463 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #122 of 478 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #301 of 456 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #350 of 456 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #283 of 472 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #257 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
763
+73 (+11%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 898
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 763 | 44.8 | 17.0:1 | 98% (751) |
| 2023-24 | 812 | 48 | 16.9:1 | 99% (802) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 48 | 15.8:1 | 56% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 49 | 14.1:1 | 42% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 797 | 53.4 | 14.9:1 | 50% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 910 | 54 | 16.9:1 | 51% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 973 | 60 | 16.2:1 | 49% (476) |
| 2000-01 | 1,138 | 78 | 14.6:1 | 23% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 898 | 54 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Erwin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (797 to 763); teachers down 16% (53.4 to 44.8).
About Erwin Middle
Erwin Middle is a public middle school run by Rowan-Salisbury Schools in Salisbury, North Carolina. It had 763 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students, which makes this school 26% above average.
Erwin Middle is part of a district of 32 schools: Rowan-Salisbury Schools, with 17,683 students.
The share of White students at Erwin Middle is 68%, a majority. The remaining students are 14% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Rowan County at about 70% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 17.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Erwin Middle, which has 44.8. The school's 17.0:1 compares with an average of 15.9:1 for middle schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 98%. Public schools in Rowan County average a similar 96%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Erwin Middle would be expected to post about 48.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.8%.
Looking at the county, Rowan County, the median household earns about $65,725 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Erwin Middle, Rowan County has 35 public schools.
East Rowan High is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Erwin Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Erwin Middle ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.8% against a local average of 43.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% increase, from 690 to 763. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.1:1 to 17.0:1.
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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
- West Rowan MiddleMiddle · 707 students
Other schools in Salisbury
- East Rowan HighHigh · 986 students
- Salisbury HighHigh · 930 students
- West Rowan MiddleMiddle · 707 students
- Southeast MiddleMiddle · 628 students
- Granite Quarry ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Knollwood ElementaryElementary · 585 students
Other Erwin Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Erwin Middle. Erwin Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Erwin MiddleAsheville, NC · 545 students
- Erwin Middle SchoolCenter Point, AL · 585 students
Nearby schools
- East Rowan High0.1 mi · 986
- Granite Quarry Elementary1.7 mi · 586
- Faith Academy Charter School2.2 mi · 938
- Rockwell Elementary2.8 mi · 502
- Shive Elementary3.7 mi · 413
- Rowan Co Early College4.3 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Erwin MiddleHow many students attend Erwin Middle?
Erwin Middle enrolls approximately 763 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Erwin Middle serve?
Erwin Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Erwin Middle have?
Erwin Middle employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Erwin Middle?
At Erwin Middle, the student body is approximately 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Erwin Middle public or private?
Erwin Middle 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.