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If you could change one rule at North Rowan Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
649
Middle
DISTRICT 629 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405001626
North Rowan Middle
512 Charles St, Spencer, NC 28159 · (704) 639-3018 · Rowan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of North Carolina public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
646 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 252 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 269 | 41% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 20% |
Student demographics
68%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
27.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
20.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 Middle
North Rowan Middle's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rowan Middle this school | 649 | 99.5% | 25.9% |
| East Hoke Middle Raeford | 771 | 99.6% | 37.8% |
| Zebulon Middle Zebulon | 772 | 99.6% | 44.0% |
| Paisley Magnet School Winston Salem | 553 | 99.5% | 36.7% |
| W P Grier Middle School Gastonia | 659 | 99.5% | 29.2% |
| East Millbrook Middle Raleigh | 731 | 99.6% | 35.1% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #449 of 463 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #449 of 461 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #440 of 463 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #189 of 478 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #149 of 456 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #97 of 456 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #71 of 472 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.2% | #16 of 143 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
649
+265 (+69%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 649 | 42.5 | 15.3:1 | 100% (646) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 35.8 | 15.8:1 | 97% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 24.5 | 18.0:1 | 89% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 33 | 11.6:1 | 99% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 38.2 | 12.6:1 | 99% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 40 | 12.9:1 | 99% (514) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 73% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 724 | 56 | 12.9:1 | 59% (429) |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 47 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Rowan Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (480 to 649); teachers up 11% (38.2 to 42.5).
About North Rowan Middle
North Rowan Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Rowan-Salisbury Schools, located in Spencer, North Carolina. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 649 students enrolled.
The Rowan-Salisbury Schools system has 32 schools and 17,683 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at North Rowan Middle, at 44%. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 16% White, and 8% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 16%. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at North Rowan Middle and a ratio of 15.3:1. That is close to the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students.
North Rowan Middle is graded F by allk12, scoring above 2% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
North Rowan Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina are predicted to post 48.5%, so the school is 22.6 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
In the county around the school, Rowan County, the median household income is $65,725, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 35 public schools in Rowan County, enrolling about 18,917 students in all.
North Rowan Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of North Rowan Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, North Rowan Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
North Rowan Middle reported 384 students in 2020-21 and 649 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.6:1 to 15.3:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for North Rowan Middle covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 Spencer
- North Rowan HighHigh · 555 students
- North Rowan ElementaryElementary · 405 students
Nearby schools
- North Rowan Elementary0.2 mi · 405
- North Rowan High0.4 mi · 555
- Dole Elementary2.3 mi · 388
- Henderson High2.4 mi · 71
- Overton Elementary2.7 mi · 237
- Summit Virtual Academy3.1 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About North Rowan MiddleHow many students attend North Rowan Middle?
North Rowan Middle enrolls approximately 649 students in grades 06-08.
Is North Rowan Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Rowan Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at North Rowan Middle?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at North Rowan Middle.
How diverse is North Rowan Middle?
North Rowan Middle reports a student body of 16% White, 31% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is North Rowan Middle public or private?
North Rowan Middle 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.