Enrollment
235
High
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405003035
Rowan Co Early College
1333 Jake Alexander Blvd S, Salisbury, NC 28146 · (704) 216-3873 · Rowan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of North Carolina public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
33.0:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
232 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 61 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 24% |
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
89.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
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 Rowan Co Early College
Rowan Co Early College's state test result (78.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan Co Early College this school | 235 | 98.7% | 78.4% |
| Montgomery County Early College Troy | 282 | 98.6% | 84.5% |
| Johnston County Schools Career Technical Smithfield | 241 | 98.8% | N/A |
| Wayne Early / Middle College High Goldsboro | 239 | 98.7% | 88.8% |
| Beaufort Co Early College High Washington | 280 | 98.9% | 87.8% |
| Early College Asheville | 271 | 98.9% | 80.5% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Rowan Co Early College ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #58 of 468 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #66 of 464 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.5% | #36 of 448 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #453 of 598 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 33.0:1 | #456 of 473 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #125 of 474 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #236 of 527 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #266 of 277 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
235
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 183
Student : Teacher
33.0:1
was 30.1:1
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 | 235 | 7.1 | 33.0:1 | 99% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 9.1 | 25.8:1 | 98% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 9.1 | 26.1:1 | 48% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 8 | 30.1:1 | 32% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 7.5 | 31.7:1 | 55% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 7 | 32.7:1 | 61% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 183 | 7 | 26.1:1 | 54% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowan Co Early College.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (238 to 235); teachers down 5% (7.5 to 7.1).
About Rowan Co Early College
Rowan Co Early College is a small high school with its address in Salisbury, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 235 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 69% lower.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools operates 32 schools. Combined enrollment is 17,683 students.
White students form the largest group at Rowan Co Early College, 40% of enrollment. Next come 39% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 70% White among all Rowan County residents. By the diversity index, Rowan Co Early College comes in at 67%.
Rowan Co Early College operates with 7.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 33.0:1. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1. About 99% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades Rowan Co Early College an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations places Rowan Co Early College in the top 10% of North Carolina schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 29.7 points above it (78.4% actual, 48.7% predicted).
In Rowan County (population about 149,875), median household income is 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 Co Early College is one of 35 public schools in Rowan County, which together enroll about 18,917 students.
Of nearby public schools, Koontz Elementary is the closest, at about 1.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Rowan Co Early College is ahead of the 26.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (241) and 2024-25 (235). The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 30.1:1 to 33.0:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Koontz Elementary1.3 mi · 554
- Salisbury High1.9 mi · 930
- Southeast Middle2.6 mi · 628
- Granite Quarry Elementary2.7 mi · 586
- Henderson High3.0 mi · 71
- Faith Academy Charter School3.3 mi · 938
Frequently asked questions
About Rowan Co Early CollegeHow many students attend Rowan Co Early College?
Rowan Co Early College enrolls approximately 235 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rowan Co Early College serve?
Rowan Co Early College serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Rowan Co Early College have?
Rowan Co Early College employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 33.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Rowan Co Early College?
Student demographics at Rowan Co Early College are roughly 40% White, 39% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Rowan Co Early College in?
Rowan Co Early College is part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
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