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If you had an hour of school board time for North Rowan Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405001627
North Rowan Elementary
600 Charles St, Spencer, NC 28159 · (704) 639-3042 · Rowan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
15.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
402 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
72%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
13.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
10.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-32.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 North Rowan Elementary
North Rowan Elementary's state test result (15.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rowan Elementary this school | 405 | 99.3% | 15.9% |
| Dole Elementary Salisbury | 388 | 99.2% | 26.3% |
| Cooper Academy Clayton | 447 | 98.9% | 52.6% |
| Forest Park Elementary Kannapolis | 472 | 99.4% | 44.5% |
| College Park Elementary Wilmington | 470 | 99.4% | 35.7% |
| Aycock Elementary Henderson | 376 | 99.2% | 47.0% |
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 North Rowan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #1,295 of 1,297 | #17 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #1,295 of 1,296 | #18 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #1,297 of 1,300 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #884 of 1,485 | #12 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #749 of 1,377 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #106 of 1,379 | #2 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #442 of 1,414 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #221 of 937 | #4 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
405
+105 (+35%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 405 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 99% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 30.2 | 13.7:1 | 99% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 30.8 | 13.8:1 | 92% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 99% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 30.4 | 17.2:1 | 97% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 99% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 40 | 12.9:1 | 73% (378) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 61 | 11.9:1 | 55% (400) |
| 1990-91 | 846 | 46 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Rowan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (523 to 405); teachers down 11% (30.4 to 27).
About North Rowan Elementary
North Rowan Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Spencer, North Carolina. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 405 students.
Within Rowan-Salisbury Schools, North Rowan Elementary is one of 32 schools. The district enrolls 17,683 students.
No group is above 50% at North Rowan Elementary; the largest is Black, at 38%. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 16%. The diversity index for North Rowan Elementary is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 15.0:1 is based on 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%.
North Rowan Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, North Rowan Elementary would score about 48.5%. It scores 15.9%, a bottom-10% result among North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Rowan County area, median household income comes to about $65,725, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rowan County's 35 public schools enroll about 18,917 students and include North Rowan Elementary.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, North Rowan Middle, is the closest to North Rowan Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, North Rowan Elementary is 7th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 35%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.5:1 to 15.0:1 over the same years.
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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
- Erwin MiddleMiddle · 763 students
Other schools in Spencer
- North Rowan MiddleMiddle · 649 students
- North Rowan HighHigh · 555 students
Nearby schools
- North Rowan Middle0.2 mi · 649
- North Rowan High0.4 mi · 555
- Dole Elementary2.2 mi · 388
- Henderson High2.4 mi · 71
- Overton Elementary2.8 mi · 237
- Summit Virtual Academy3.2 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About North Rowan ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at North Rowan Elementary?
North Rowan Elementary enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Rowan Elementary serve?
North Rowan Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Rowan Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Rowan Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Rowan Elementary?
At North Rowan Elementary, the student body is approximately 21% White, 30% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is North Rowan Elementary public or private?
North Rowan Elementary 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.