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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Millbridge Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405002792
Millbridge Elementary
155 Ed Deal Rd, China Grove, NC 28023 · (704) 855-5591 · Rowan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
544 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
56.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
71.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
547
-14 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.4:1
% White
75%
was 84%
% Hispanic
17%
was 10%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Millbridge Elementary
As a medium-sized primary school in China Grove, North Carolina, Millbridge Elementary educates 547 students from grades K through 5, part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 17,683 students; Millbridge Elementary is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Millbridge Elementary reports that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
On the resource side, On paper, Millbridge Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 99% of students at Millbridge Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Millbridge Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 65.4%, a residual of +16.9 points.
In the broader community, census data for Rowan County shows median household earnings sit near $65,725, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Millbridge Elementary is one of 35 public schools in Rowan County (combined enrollment of about 18,917 students).
Nearest neighbor: South Rowan High, around 3.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Millbridge Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Millbridge Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 561 students in 2018 to 547 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 84% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. 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 ElementaryElementary · 592 students
- China Grove MiddleMiddle · 572 students
- Bostian ElementaryElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- South Rowan High3.3 mi · 932
- Landis Elementary3.9 mi · 613
- Corriher Lipe Middle4.5 mi · 457
- China Grove Elementary4.6 mi · 592
- Knollwood Elementary4.7 mi · 585
- China Grove Middle5.2 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Millbridge ElementaryHow many students attend Millbridge Elementary?
Millbridge Elementary enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Millbridge Elementary serve?
Millbridge Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Millbridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Millbridge Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Millbridge Elementary?
At Millbridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Millbridge Elementary?
Millbridge Elementary is overseen by Rowan-Salisbury Schools in Rowan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.