Shive Elementary

As an average-sized elementary campus in Rockwell, North Carolina, Shive Elementary enrolls 413 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Rowan-Salisbury Schools.

Across the 32 schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools (17,683 students total), Shive Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Shive Elementary logs that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Shive Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shive Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 55.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Rowan County indicate median household income runs about $65,725, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Rowan County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,917 students), Shive Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rockwell Elementary, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shive Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 42.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 433 students in 2018 compared to 413 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 88% to 74%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.