Koontz Elementary

Koontz Elementary, a medium-sized primary school in Salisbury, North Carolina, overseen by Rowan-Salisbury Schools, caters to 554 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 32 schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools (17,683 students total), Koontz Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Koontz Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Koontz Elementary has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Koontz Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.5%; actual is 13.3%, a gap of -37.2 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Rowan County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $65,725 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Koontz Elementary is one of 35 public schools in Rowan County (combined enrollment of about 18,917 students).

Rowan Co Early College is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Koontz Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Koontz Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Koontz Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 493 (now 554). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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