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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
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
41%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
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 →
Schools most like Millbridge Elementary
Millbridge Elementary's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbridge Elementary this school | 547 | 99.5% | 65.4% |
| Mountain View Elementary Jefferson | 566 | 98.9% | 60.2% |
| North Buncombe Elementary Weaverville | 593 | 98.7% | 62.9% |
| Locust Elementary Locust | 563 | 99.5% | 75.2% |
| Fair Grove Elementary Thomasville | 524 | 99.4% | 54.5% |
| Hazelwood Elementary Waynesville | 490 | 98.6% | 61.8% |
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 Millbridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #339 of 1,297 | #2 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #288 of 1,296 | #2 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #430 of 1,300 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #475 of 1,485 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #891 of 1,377 | #10 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #1,166 of 1,379 | #15 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #212 of 1,414 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #870 of 937 | #10 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
547
+164 (+43%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 547 | 35.3 | 15.5:1 | 99% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 39.1 | 14.1:1 | 98% (542) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 39.9 | 14.2:1 | 47% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 32% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 38.9 | 14.4:1 | 47% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 54% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 44% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Millbridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (561 to 547); teachers down 9% (38.9 to 35.3).
About Millbridge Elementary
Millbridge Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in China Grove, North Carolina. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 547 students.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools (32 schools, 17,683 students) runs Millbridge Elementary.
At 75%, White students outnumber all other groups at Millbridge Elementary combined. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Millbridge Elementary comes in at 41%.
The school reports 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.5 students per teacher. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 99% of students.
Millbridge Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Millbridge Elementary ranks in the top 10% in North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.4%, against a prediction of 48.5%.
Rowan County has these Census figures: median household income is about $65,725, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The public schools of Rowan County number 35 and enroll about 18,917.
The nearest other public school, South Rowan High, is about 3.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Ranked by average proficiency, Millbridge Elementary places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 383 in 2020-21 and 547 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.0:1 to 15.5:1.
Discussions about Millbridge Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Millbridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Millbridge Elementary. Millbridge Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Millbridge Elementary SchoolDELRAN, NJ · 666 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.