Overton Elementary

Overton Elementary is a tight-knit K-5 school in Salisbury, North Carolina, one of the schools within Rowan-Salisbury Schools. The school teaches 237 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Overton Elementary sits 49% below that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, Overton Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 10% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Overton Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.8%; actual is 24.2%, a gap of -26.5 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Rowan County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,725 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Rowan County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,917 students), of which Overton Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Summit Virtual Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Overton Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Overton Elementary has decreased 38%, going from 385 students in 2018 to 237 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 11% to 31%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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