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Enrollment
932
High
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405001629
South Rowan High
1655 Patterson St, China Grove, NC 28023 · (704) 857-1161 · Rowan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL932 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of North Carolina public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
21.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
929 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 266 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 243 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 228 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 195 | 21% |
Student demographics
58%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
38.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
15.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 South Rowan High
South Rowan High's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Rowan High this school | 932 | 99.7% | 28.6% |
| Princeton High Princeton | 988 | 99.2% | 54.0% |
| Carson High China Grove | 1,063 | 99.7% | 47.5% |
| North Iredell High Olin | 983 | 99.7% | 46.4% |
| Dalton McMichael High Mayodan | 681 | 99.6% | 43.9% |
| East Gaston High Mount Holly | 917 | 99.6% | 40.5% |
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 South Rowan High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #406 of 468 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #426 of 464 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #387 of 448 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 932 | #207 of 598 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #354 of 473 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #284 of 474 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #69 of 527 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #198 of 277 | #4 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
932
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,336
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 932 | 43.3 | 21.5:1 | 100% (929) |
| 2023-24 | 989 | 56.1 | 17.6:1 | 97% (955) |
| 2022-23 | 952 | 51.4 | 18.5:1 | 52% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 939 | 55 | 17.1:1 | 33% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 982 | 59.3 | 16.6:1 | 49% (486) |
| 2015-16 | 934 | 59 | 15.8:1 | 51% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 966 | 66 | 14.6:1 | 44% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 1,482 | 101 | 14.7:1 | 17% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 1,336 | 71 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Rowan High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (982 to 932); teachers down 27% (59.3 to 43.3).
About South Rowan High
South Rowan High is a public mid-sized high school in China Grove, North Carolina. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 932 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 761 students for high schools in North Carolina.
The district for South Rowan High is Rowan-Salisbury Schools, with 32 schools and 17,683 students.
About 59% of the student body at South Rowan High is White. It is also 25% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. Rowan County's residents are about 70% White, 11 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
On staff are 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. High schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1, 2.0 fewer students per teacher than here. South Rowan High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%.
South Rowan High holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of North Carolina public high schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for South Rowan High is 48.4%. It actually posts 28.6%, which is 19.8 points lower and in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
In Rowan County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $65,725, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 35 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,917, South Rowan High among them.
Landis Elementary is about 1.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. South Rowan High ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.6% against a local average of 45.0%.
Federal data place South Rowan High in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is 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 (939) and 2024-25 (932). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.5:1) than in 2020-21 (17.1:1).
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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
- Salisbury HighHigh · 930 students
- Erwin MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- West Rowan MiddleMiddle · 707 students
Other schools in China Grove
- Carson HighHigh · 1,063 students
- China Grove ElementaryElementary · 592 students
- China Grove MiddleMiddle · 572 students
- Millbridge ElementaryElementary · 547 students
- Bostian ElementaryElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Landis Elementary1.4 mi · 613
- China Grove Elementary1.4 mi · 592
- Corriher Lipe Middle1.9 mi · 457
- China Grove Middle2.3 mi · 572
- Millbridge Elementary3.3 mi · 547
- Knollwood Elementary3.6 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About South Rowan HighHow many students attend South Rowan High?
South Rowan High enrolls approximately 932 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does South Rowan High serve?
South Rowan High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Rowan High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Rowan High is approximately 21.5:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Rowan High?
Student demographics at South Rowan High are roughly 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is South Rowan High in?
South Rowan High is part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.