Mt Ulla Elementary

Located at 13155 NC 801 Hwy, in Mount Ulla, North Carolina, Mt Ulla Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary campus that hosts 281 students (grades K through 5), operated by Rowan-Salisbury Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Mt Ulla Elementary sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Rowan-Salisbury Schools runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 17,683 students. Mt Ulla Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Mt Ulla Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Mt Ulla Elementary logs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Mt Ulla Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Mt Ulla Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Mt Ulla 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 48.6%; this one delivers 68.6%, a residual of +19.9 points.

In the broader community, census data for Rowan County shows median household income runs about $65,725, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Mt Ulla Elementary is one of 35 public schools in Rowan County (combined enrollment of about 18,917 students).

West Rowan High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.7 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mt Ulla Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 53.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 296 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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