Southeast Middle

Southeast Middle operates as an average-sized middle-grades school in Salisbury, North Carolina, run under Rowan-Salisbury Schools. Current enrollment sits at 628 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Rowan-Salisbury Schools runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 17,683 students. Southeast Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Southeast Middle logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% White, 19% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Rowan County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Southeast Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Southeast Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.5%; this one comes in at 25.9%, -22.6 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Rowan County put median household income runs about $65,725, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Southeast Middle is one of 35 public schools in Rowan County (combined enrollment of about 18,917 students).

Koontz Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southeast Middle at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.0%.

Southeast Middle operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Southeast Middle's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 729 (now 628). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 57% to 30%. Class-load math has rose: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.