Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405002249
Overton Elementary
1825 Park Rd W, Salisbury, NC 28144 · (704) 639-3000 · Rowan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% 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
15.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
218 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 7 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
67%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
28.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
21.4%
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 21 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% 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 Overton Elementary
Overton Elementary's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overton Elementary this school | 237 | 92.0% | 24.2% |
| Kirkman Park Elementary High Point | 236 | 98.7% | 46.4% |
| Rising Leaders Academy Sanford | 282 | 98.2% | N/A |
| Burton Elementary Durham | 293 | 99.0% | 63.4% |
| L B Yancey Elementary Henderson | 186 | 98.4% | 40.1% |
| J W Coon Elementary Fayetteville | 186 | 98.4% | 40.5% |
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 Overton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #1,285 of 1,297 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #1,289 of 1,296 | #15 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,222 of 1,300 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #1,314 of 1,485 | #18 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #846 of 1,377 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #385 of 1,379 | #6 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #1,078 of 1,414 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.4% | #29 of 937 | #1 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
237
+46 (+24%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 237 | 15.5 | 15.3:1 | 92% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 15.1 | 17.9:1 | 99% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 20.2 | 15.4:1 | 95% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 191 | 18 | 10.6:1 | 98% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 30.2 | 12.7:1 | 99% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 99% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 67% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 60% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 23 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Overton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (385 to 237); teachers down 49% (30.2 to 15.5).
About Overton Elementary
Overton Elementary is a small elementary school in Salisbury, North Carolina. It enrolled 237 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 49% lower than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools runs Overton Elementary along with 31 other schools, enrolling 17,683 students in total.
Black students form the largest group at Overton Elementary, 46% of enrollment. Other groups make up 31% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 10% White. County-wide, 16% of Rowan County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Overton Elementary comes in at 67%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.3:1, with 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Overton Elementary is 92%.
The allk12 Grade for Overton Elementary is F. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 1% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Overton Elementary scores 26.5 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.2%; the prediction is 50.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Rowan County show that median household income is about $65,725, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Overton Elementary is one of 35 public schools in Rowan County, which together enroll about 18,917 students.
Of nearby public schools, Summit Virtual Academy is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 24.2% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 191 to 237 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.3:1, from 10.6:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Salisbury
- East Rowan HighHigh · 986 students
- Salisbury HighHigh · 930 students
- Erwin MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- West Rowan MiddleMiddle · 707 students
- Southeast MiddleMiddle · 628 students
- Granite Quarry ElementaryElementary · 586 students
Other Overton Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Overton Elementary. Overton Elementary is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Overton Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 440 students
- Overton Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 260 students
- Overton Elementary SchoolOVERTON, TX · 256 students
- OVERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOVERTON, NE · 167 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Virtual Academy0.4 mi · 241
- Henderson High1.3 mi · 71
- Salisbury High1.8 mi · 930
- Isenberg Elementary1.9 mi · 509
- North Rowan High2.6 mi · 555
- North Rowan Middle2.7 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Overton ElementaryHow many students attend Overton Elementary?
Overton Elementary enrolls approximately 237 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Overton Elementary serve?
Overton Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Overton Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Overton Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Overton Elementary?
Student demographics at Overton Elementary are roughly 10% White, 31% Hispanic, 46% Black, 13% Two or more.
What district is Overton Elementary in?
Overton Elementary is part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
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