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What's one thing Shive Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405002835
Shive Elementary
655 Holshouser Rd, Rockwell, NC 28138 · (704) 279-2899 · Rowan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
410 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
42%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
43.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 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 Shive Elementary
Shive Elementary's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shive Elementary this school | 413 | 99.3% | 55.1% |
| West End Elementary West End | 413 | 99.3% | 80.0% |
| Prospect Elementary Monroe | 373 | 98.7% | 57.7% |
| West Marion Elementary School Marion | 390 | 99.2% | 51.7% |
| Churchland Elementary Lexington | 441 | 99.3% | 44.8% |
| Level Cross Elementary School Randleman | 440 | 99.3% | 58.0% |
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 Shive Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #659 of 1,297 | #6 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #769 of 1,296 | #6 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #833 of 1,300 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #859 of 1,485 | #11 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #608 of 1,377 | #2 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #1,144 of 1,379 | #14 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #428 of 1,414 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #803 of 937 | #9 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
413
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 413 | 28.4 | 14.5:1 | 99% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 98% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 34.2 | 14.0:1 | 63% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 49% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 29.1 | 14.9:1 | 52% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 59% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 56% (278) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shive Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (433 to 413); teachers down 2% (29.1 to 28.4).
About Shive Elementary
Federal records list Shive Elementary as an elementary school in Rockwell, North Carolina. It enrolls 413 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
In Rowan-Salisbury Schools, 32 schools enroll a combined 17,683 students.
The student body at Shive Elementary is 74% White. The school is also 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. About 99% of students at Shive Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Shive Elementary is 6.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 55.1%. Predicted: 48.5%.
Looking at the county, Rowan County, the median household earns about $65,725 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Shive Elementary, Rowan County has 35 public schools.
A public school about 1.4 miles away, Rockwell Elementary, is the closest to Shive Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Shive Elementary comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 413, from 389 in 2020-21.
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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
Nearby schools
- Rockwell Elementary1.4 mi · 502
- East Rowan High3.6 mi · 986
- Erwin Middle3.7 mi · 763
- Faith Academy Charter School3.8 mi · 938
- Granite Quarry Elementary4.7 mi · 586
- Morgan Elementary6.1 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Shive ElementaryHow large is Shive Elementary?
Shive Elementary enrolls approximately 413 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Shive Elementary serve?
Shive Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shive Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shive Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Shive Elementary?
Shive Elementary reports a student body of 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Shive Elementary?
Shive Elementary is overseen by Rowan-Salisbury Schools in Rowan County.
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